Industry “Should Be Put On Notice” With Emergence Of New VXT SaaS CMS: Samsung June 28, 2023 by Dave Haynes I first started hearing rumblings about Samsung developing and starting to talk about a successor to its MagicINFO CMS software at the start of the year, and got a little sense of it during ISE in Spain, and in the weeks after. The electronics giant was fully ready to showcase and talk about it by …
Francesco Ziliani On How SpinetiX Has Evolved Its Digital Signage Offer To Be SaaS-First June 27, 2023 by Dave Haynes The Swiss technology firm SpinetiX has evolved its go-to-market approach through the years – positioning itself much more as a software solutions firm than as a manufacturer of very nice media layout boxes … that also came with software. The company has end-point devices that have been operating flawlessly for years, but to grow and …
Vericast, Intel Partner On Context-Driven Retail Media Networks Solution June 27, 2023 by Dave Haynes The marketing solutions firm Vericast has partnered with Intel on what’s described as a new, programmatically-enabled digital in-store retail media network, having come out of a trial deployment in 50 c-stores. The solution pairs Vericast’s “intelligent targeting technology” and Intel’s Edge software platforms “to deliver contextually relevant advertising and product information throughout the shopping experience. …
Madrid Nightclub’s Central Feature Is Vast Experiential Dome Built With Conical LED Rings June 27, 2023 by Dave Haynes I go to nightclubs exactly never, so I am something far less than well-informed about the tech being used in these venues. But I am going to assume the breadth of AV technology put in place for a new club in Madrid is, at minimum, on the impressive and ambitious side. This is Fitz, a …
UK CMS Start-Up Fugo Bucks Larger Trend And Moves TO Windows Devices June 27, 2023 by Dave Haynes While much of the digital signage industry seems to be shifting to Android, dedicated devices like BrightSign and SpinetiX boxes, and special purpose operating systems for smart displays, the UK-based digital signage CMS start-up Fugo has taken the interesting step of unveiling a media player based on Microsoft’s Windows. Since its launch in 2020, the …
TelemetryTV Debuts Third-Party “DevOps” Toolset For Its CMS Platform June 27, 2023 by Dave Haynes Vancouver-based CMS software firm TelemetryTV has pushed out a very nerdy announcement about making its platform and toolset “DevOps”-driven, making it more open and easy to work with for third-party and end-user software development teams. The company says it now seamlessly integrates with developer platforms like GitHub Actions, which enables users to automate their build, …
Grocer Giant Albertson’s Publishes Framework For Establishing Needed Retail Media Network Standards June 26, 2023 by Dave Haynes US grocer Albertson’s has taken the interesting step of publishing a framework for establishing standards and best practices for the rapidly expanding area of retail media networks (RMNs), working from the premise that the lack of commonality across these omnichannel initiatives is a significant barrier to success. The grocer says RMNs are at a pivotal …
Video: Have A Last, 360-Degree Look At The Creative From The InfoComm Digital Signage Mixer June 26, 2023 by Dave Haynes Here’s one last video – in 360 – showing all the content played a couple of weeks ago at the Sixteen:Nine digital signage mixer in Orlando, using that 155-foot long cruved LED volume. This one has all three creative sequences as well as the sponsor recognition sequence. The difference here is that it was shot …
Retail Media Network Tech Firms Neptune, Quotient “Combine” In $430M Deal June 26, 2023 by Dave Haynes A couple of retail media network technology firms have “combined” – with NYC-based Neptune Retail Solutions reaching an agreement to acquire the Salt Lake City firm Quotient in an all-cash deal valued at about $430 million. Neptune has a pile of in-store solutions and services that range from stickers and tags on products at shelves …
Sao Paulo Bus Stops Add Video Conferencing For Nighttime Comfort And Safety June 26, 2023 by Dave Haynes Hat Tip Kelson Schmitt for pointing this out … It’s unfortunate this is necessary, but noting that, also interesting that a Brazilian out of home media firm has started adding cameras, microphones, speakers and videoconferencing capabilities to transit shelters along routes in São Paulo as a safety amenity for female riders. Eletromidia implemented this set …
