GRUBBRR Broadens Sports Venues Offer With Acquisition Of Mobile Ordering Platform Noble October 27, 2022 by Dave Haynes It should be readily apparent to digital signage companies chasing specific verticals that they’re probably going to get more traction with buyers if the solution they’re touting is open and working with the other software systems that drive operations in those targeted venues. It’s particularly the case when technology advances are changing how these venues …
Expired Security Certificate Prompts Scramble To Samsung’s Smart Displays Digital Signage-Ready October 27, 2022 by Dave Haynes Our German language content partner Invidis has an interesting post up exploring how there was a scramble yesterday when an internal security certificate on Samsung’s Tizen OS-driven smart displays expired, potentially blocking updates from third party applications, like digital signage CMS software. The post is in German, but should auto-translate (or you can read most …
How DOOH Network Barvanna Uses DIRECTV As Its Distribution Channel In Bars, Other Venues October 26, 2022 by Dave Haynes There are many, many stories of ad-based digital signage networks starting up in bars and restaurants, but many and perhaps most of those stories have bad endings – because of the high cost of the hardware that needed to go in and the limited ability to manage that tech. A company called Barvanna is taking …
World’s Smallest DOOH Network Has Four Screens, But F1’s Global Ad Audience October 25, 2022 by Dave Haynes Pretty much every digital OOH network operator that targets motor vehicles as their “location” has to worry about quickly getting to scale across 100s or likely 1,000s of cars and screens, but a newly announced DOOH initiative involves just two cars – albeit very high profile ones. A company called Seamless Digital is putting a …
DOOH Network Focused On Screens Inside Rideshare Cars Goes Under October 25, 2022 by Dave Haynes A digital out of home ad network start-up based on tablets in view of passengers in the rear of ride-share cars, paired with AI-based analytics, has had a messy demise. The DOOH network ALFI has ceased operations and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, four years after founding and about 17 months after going public on …
New $5B, Digital-Heavy Arena/Resort Complex Touted For North End Of Vegas Strip October 24, 2022 by Dave Haynes I assume it would be wise for any sales or business development person to add an asterisk to sales opportunity reports when the project involves a Las Vegas entertainment resort not owned and backed by MGM, Caesars, Wynn or another well-established resorts brand. That would certainly be the case with the All Net Resort & …
DSE Mixer Sponsor Profiles: signageOS Accelerates Digital Signage Hardware Adoption; Removes Big Pain Points October 24, 2022 by Dave Haynes The big Sixteen:Nine networking mixer at DSE is back, and a little more than three weeks out. It’s sold out, meaning we expect to have 350+ Digital Signage Experience attendees showing up for drinks, nibblies and lots of conversations and introductions. The event happens because of the terrific support of sponsors who help cover the …
Utah Jazz’s Home Arena Completes Big LED Refresh In Seating Bowl October 24, 2022 by Dave Haynes Vivint Arena, home to the NBA’s Utah Jazz, just completed a big LED refresh in its seating areas – adding a pile of new displays manufactured by Absen and put in by Revel Media Group, a content shop turned integrator based in Utah. The new LED boards at the Salt Lake City venue include: Upper …
PE-Backed LED Display Maker Watchfire Signs Makes Its First Industry Acquisition October 24, 2022 by Dave Haynes Large-format LED display maker Watchfire Signs has made its first acquisition since its own purchase earlier in the year – with the now private equity-backed firm buying the assets of Anthem Displays in rural North Carolina. Based in Elizabethtown, NC, Anthem Displays was a digital billboard manufacturer since 2014, majority-owned the last couple of years …
London’s Decaying Battersea Power Station Brought Back To Life As Mixed-Use Development October 24, 2022 by Dave Haynes The old Battersea Power Station – a huge coal-powered electric generation station along the Thames in London – has been revived after decades of sitting derelict, opening up 10 days ago as a mixed-use development that includes retail, dining and high-end residential. The giant brick industrial block has been restored and spruced up in much …
