Tech That Pours Transistor-Filled Inks On MicroLEDs Touted As Way To Realize Mass Market Pricing November 26, 2024 by Super User A UK chemicals company is teaming up with one of the world’s largest display manufacturers to co-develop a new kind of transparent display that would be made, at least in theory, without much of the costs and complexity of current microLED manufacturing. Manchester-based Smartkem suggests that displays built by its partner, Taiwanese manufacturing AUO, would …
Global Market: Donald Trump Plans to Hit China, Canada, and Mexico with New Tariffs November 28, 2024November 26, 2024 by Florian Rotberg The US president-elect vows to impose tariffs on his first day in power in retaliation for illegal immigration and drug trafficking. Donald Trump announced that he will levy tariffs of 25 percent on all imports from Canada and Mexico, and an extra 10 percent tariff on Chinese goods. The impact on digital signage hardware could …
CAPEX Spending By Display Manufacturers Surpasses $7B This Year; On Both LCD And OLED November 25, 2024 by Super User One indicator of the relative health of the display tech sector would be how much manufacturers are spending on equipment, and by that measure, the sector looks quite robust. But a 47% jump in spending in 2024 comes immediately on the heels of big dips in investment the previous year. The research and consulting firm …
OOH Ad Spend In US Up 4.6% For 2024: OAAA November 25, 2024 by Super User Out of home (OOH) advertising revenue in the U.S. increased 4.3% in the third quarter of 2024, nudging past $2B, reports the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA). The numbers are up for the year by 4.6%. Key Q3 findings: Digital OOH is key growth driver; Digital OOH, which accounted for 33.2% of …
Year in Review: Jeffrey Weitzman | Navori November 25, 2024November 22, 2024 by Guest Contributor In his Year in Review, Jeffrey Weitzman, Managing Director of Navori Labs, takes a look at the most important industry developments in 2024, and how they will have an impact in the new year.
InfoComm US and Latin America Get New Show Director November 22, 2024 by Super User I don’t tend to write many posts about new hires because based on analytics, not that many readers seem to care. But once in a while there’s a big one that will have wider industry interests. In this case, the biggest pro AV trade show on this side of the Atlantic has a new person …
New Downtown Toronto Bank Branch Draws Eyes With Some 250 Sq. Meters Of LED Display In Windows November 22, 2024 by Super User The Chinese display manufacturer Muxwave will soon have another high-profile reference case for its in-window LED mesh displays – the windows of a new street-level branch of the Bank of Montreal in downtown Toronto. The branch, set to open Monday, is tied in with Toronto Eaton Centre, the busiest mall in Canada. It is at …
Digital Signage Business Climate Index For Q3 Finds Big Players Growing While Smaller Firms May Be Struggling November 22, 2024 by Super User German language content partners invidis have released the findings of its latest quarterly Business Climate Index, suggesting market sentiment is improving, even though actual sales are just poking along. The Q3 invidis Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) shows increasing optimism among industry participants. The status quo index rose from 29.29 to 42.89 in Q3, …
Uniguest Consolidates Digital Communication Tools Into Single Cloud Platform November 22, 2024 by Super User One of the big challenges of growing a company through acquisition is harmonizing a bunch of solutions developed by the different sister-in-law companies and gradually offering up something cohesive. Nashville-based Uniguest has been on that journey and has now introduced Uniguest Hub, which presents its blended offer as a single management system. The new SaaS …
LG Re-Org Puts Commercial Displays In Same Business Tent As Company’s Media And Entertainment Business November 22, 2024 by Super User LG Electronics has announced a pile of organizational changes and appointments it says its built around the Korean company’s mid- to long-term strategy, restructuring the business into four companies and putting commercial displays under the umbrella of Media Entertainment Solutions. The business units are Home Appliance Solution (HS) Company, the Media Entertainment Solution (MS) Company, …
