World Out Of Home Launches Global Sustainability Task Force December 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes The World Out of Home Organization has created a Global Sustainability Task Force of expert practitioners from all sides of the global ad industry to get on top of rapidly emerging environmental issues confronting media owners. The Task Force will be led by blowUP media CEO, and WOO board member, Katrin Robertson. “Sustainability is one …
NYC Events Venue Invests In 163-Inch Fine Pitch Feature Wall, Replacing LCDs December 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes This is what is, in effect, a 163-inch 4K TV installed in a private entertainment venue in NYC owned and run by Brooklyn AV consulting shop Park Boulevard Productions. It’s a fine pitch 0.9mm all-in-one LED display with 4k resolution, replacing an LCD video wall that was in the same area. The display – all-in-ones …
EU Commissioner Makes Personal Appearance From Afar Using Hologram-ish LED Light Stick Array December 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes I think using those shower stall-like transparent LCD set-ups to enable personal appearances by people who can’t actually get to the destination is pretty compelling, but I’m always thrown off a bit by how the subject is very visibly encased and confined in the enclosure. So it’s interesting to see how the UK company HYPERVSN …
Wednesday Webinar To Offer Expert Insights On 2023 Digital Signage Industry Trends December 13, 2022 by Dave Haynes Supply chain issues, unrest and wobbling economies aside, there seems to be a lot of general momentum in this industry at the moment, and lots happening as we head very soon into 2023. The Digital Signage Experience folks have organized a one-hour online panel for tomorrow that explores what’s going on and what’s to come …
Exertis Almo Bulks Up Managed Services Via Acquisition Of Engineering/Drafting Firm Caddrillion December 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes The big pro AV and technology distributor Exertis Almo has taken the interesting step of acquiring a Baltimore-area company that specializes in engineering, drafting and programming resources for technology integrators and consultants. The Philly-area company has reached an agreement to acquire certain assets of Caddrillion Engineering & Drafting, with the deal being effective at the …
Mall Uses Displays, Creative To Create Virtual Elevator Ride For Kids To See Santa December 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes Hat Tip to Jay Leedy at Sony for pointing out … And a note … it’s not clear this is running this year. It might be be news from a few years ago, as a reader suggests in the comments. Whatever the case, the application is interesting and well done. AND … it may not …
Daktronics CEO: Working To Remove “Going Concern” Qualifying Language ASAP December 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes I had a listen to the now-completed investor call for Daktronics, based on its quarterly results release and on the heels of news that the big LED manufacturer delayed its earnings report and had to issue a statement about its financial viability. The call – which included statements by CEO Reece Kurtenbach – was in …
Signagelive Partners With EyeQuant On AI-Driven Creative Optimization Toolset December 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes I always thought artificial intelligence and machine learning-based computer vision platforms were more interesting for analyzing how people really view digital signage messaging than the endless pitching of this technology as a way to serve ads in real-time based on the estimate of the profile, and even the emotions, of the viewer. AI-driven, camera-based audience …
50-Foot Fine Pitch Video Wall Livestreams Symphony Concerts At NYC’s Lincoln Center December 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes The Lincoln Center in New York City, home to the New York Philharmonic, is using a 50-foot-wide fine pitch LED display as the key feature of its new “living room” area in the venue’s lobby. Located at the southeast corner of David Geffen Hall, part of the venue’s Welcome Center is the Karen and Richard …
Daktronics CEO Says Company Endured Perfect Storm Last Two Years, But Business Skies Seem To Now Be Clearing December 12, 2022 by Dave Haynes The CEO of Daktronics says a “perfect storm” of COVID-era lockdowns and shuttered economies, followed rapidly by huge supply chain issues, has forced the LED manufacturer to rethink operations and find ways to improve cash flow. The South Dakota company is one of the most well-established manufacturers in LED displays and one of few not …
