Downtown LA’s Circa Digital Spectacular Goes Live January 21, 2026 by John Berkovich After months of industry anticipation and build-out, the Circa Digital Spectacular in downtown Los Angeles is now officially live – and it’s arrived as one of the city’s most prominent large-format digital platforms. Originally announced in late September 2025 on Sixteen:Nine, the Circa project was conceived as Downtown LA’s largest and most advanced digital display, …
Albertsons to Expand Retail Media Network 10x, Accelerating Scale for Advertisers January 21, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger Digital screens are set to multiply in Albertsons stores next year, as the grocery chain ramps up its in-store retail media network tenfold. Albertsons Media Collective is rolling out screens in 800 stores across its 2,200+ locations in 2026, up from an 80-store pilot launched last summer. Albertsons made the announcement at CES this month. …
ADI To Transform Preston City Centre With Digital Art Telephone Box Installation January 20, 2026 by John Berkovich Who says phone booths have outlived their usefulness? In Preston, England, nine of the city’s iconic red boxes prove that even the most familiar pieces of street furniture can find a new purpose in the digital age. ADI has unveiled plans to reimagine nine Grade II listed red telephone boxes on Market Street, transforming them …
Pikasso Italia Opens Its DooH Network to Global Programmatic Buying Through Vistar Media January 20, 2026 by John Berkovich Italian digital out-of-home operator Pikasso Italia has partnered with Vistar Media to make its large-format and mall-based screen network available to programmatic buyers worldwide through Vistar’s supply-side platform. The integration gives agencies and advertisers access to Pikasso’s inventory across major Italian cities, including Milan, Rome, Verona, and Genoa, allowing campaigns to be planned, activated, and …
Sony and TCL to Combine TV Businesses January 20, 2026 by Florian Rotberg In a move set to reshape the digital signage display market, Sony and TCL Electronics plan to merge their television and home entertainment operations into a new joint venture. Under the proposed structure, TCL will hold a 51% majority stake while Sony retains 49%. The new company is scheduled to begin operations in April 2027. For the …
Elevision Expands Premium DooH Network With Four New Residential Media Circuits in Dubai January 20, 2026 by John Berkovich Dubai-based Elevision has expanded its premium digital out-of-home (DooH) footprint in the UAE with the launch of four new residential media circuits across Dubai, extending its network deeper into high-value lifestyle and living environments. The new circuits span Jumeirah, Bluewaters, Meydan, and the Discovery Gardens and Al Furjan communities, adding to the company’s growing portfolio …
Retail Study Offers Empirical Evidence That Screens In Stores Really Do Drive Significant Sales Bumps January 19, 2026 by Dave Haynes Adoption in digital signage for retail has long been throttled by skepticism about the true bottom line business aspects of the technology, but a 2025 study across a bunch of stores and marketing campaigns lays down how the whole thing really does work. In short, researchers analyzed data from 237 advertising campaigns across roughly 30 …
Video Interview: i5LED’s George Pappas on Emerging LED Markets and Supply Chain Strategies January 19, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger In a recent conversation with George Pappas, CEO of i5LED, he shared how his company distinguishes itself in the dvLED screen market. Sacramento, California-based i5LED focuses on unique product development and closely controls its supply chain with trusted partners in Taiwan, China, and Malaysia, avoiding mere reselling of displays. George discussed the trust-building process with …
Avocor’s 2025/26 Review: Dana Corey on the Shift from Static Screens to Smart Platforms January 19, 2026 by Antonia Hamberger In 2025, Avocor officially became part of the AUO Group, one of the world’s largest panel manufacturers based in Taiwan. At ISE 2026, Avocor will, for the first time, showcase its collaboration and digital signage displays alongside AUO’s solution brand, AUP Display Plus. In his Year in Review, Avocor’s SVP and GM, Dana Corey highlights …
Siliconcore And Trak-Kit To Showcase Kinetic, Reconfigurable LED at ISE 2026 January 19, 2026 by John Berkovich As interest grows in LED displays that can physically move and reconfigure within the built environment, SiliconCore is teaming up with New York-based Trak-Kit at ISE 2026 to demonstrate how large-format dvLED can go beyond static video walls. The companies will present two high-resolution configurations from Siliconcore’s Enlighten COB Series mounted on a Trak-Kit Multi …
