Broadsign, DOOHX Partner On New Online Courses Intended To Demystify The Very Mystifying World Of Digital Out Of Home October 7, 2021 by Dave Haynes Sixteen:Nine doesn’t heavily cover the digital OOH industry for three main reasons: There’s more than enough broadly going on in digital signage to keep me busy; Digital OOH is very much a distinct thing – an advertising medium and separate ecosystem that uses digital signage technologies; I can’t always figure out WTF these companies are …
ISE Opens Registration For Feb. Show In Barcelona October 7, 2021 by Dave Haynes Integrated Systems Europe has opened registration for its 2022 trade show, set for Feb. 1-4 in Barcelona, Spain. The timing seems a bit odd, as show co-owner AVIXA has a full court press on right now convincing pro AV people to come to InfoComm at the end of this month. That show’s attendance and exhibitor …
Shanghai Museum Uses Giant LED Wall To Add To City’s Iconic Riverfront Skyline October 6, 2021 by Dave Haynes A new museum that’s opened along Shanghai’s famed riverfront features a huge LED video wall that is easily seen by looking across Huangpu River from the Bund at the ultra-modern skyline. In a press release I would politely call confusing as hell, Chinese LED manufacturer LianTronics relates the story behind “Shanghai’s Largest Outdoor Small-pitch LED …
The Uncertain Return Of Tech Trade Shows October 6, 2021 by Dave Haynes Guest Post: Meghan Thompson, STRATACACHE As we march toward 2022 with a still uncertain live event outlook, B2B leaders are looking closely at the business value of these high-cost, face-to-face events and asking the question: “Will the trade show of the past, remain just there … in the past?” You’ll perhaps recall walking the floor …
Digital Display Usage In Drive-Thru Spiked In COVID Era, But Research Suggests Industry Far From Built Out: Study October 6, 2021 by Dave Haynes QSR Magazine covers guess what and does an annual, very thorough study of what’s happening with the drive-thru side of that business. It is required reading for anyone selling display hardware or software into that space, and provides some intriguing insights about how much things changed when COVID-19 turned up. Under a headline suggesting the …
How TrilbyTV Has A Different Angle On Digital Signage For Schools October 6, 2021 by Dave Haynes I am a huge believer in digital signage software and solutions companies that narrowly define their vertical market and then go after it, as opposed to the many companies out there that say, in effect, we do digital signage. Those kind of general offers can be deadly, I think, when there is sooo much competition. …
SageNet Merges Capabilities From Convergent Acquisition Into Full Meal Deal Digital Signage Solution October 5, 2021 by Dave Haynes Tulsa-based managed network services provider SageNet has revealed its intentions and use of the intellectual property and insights it got from acquiring Atlanta-based Convergent earlier in the year – launching a suite of integrated SageVIEW Digital Signage solutions. The solutions combine Convergent’s content creation and integration capabilities and Digital Signage as a Service (DSaaS) approach …
Elo Releases 4th-Gen, Android 10-Driven Options For Interactive Screens October 5, 2021 by Dave Haynes With self-service ordering getting mainstreamed by the pandemic – use a machine instead of riskier person to person contact – all-in-one kiosk displays are presumably seeing a lot of demand across numerous industry verticals beyond the obvious one of QSR and fast-casual. Silicon Valley-based Elo has just announced its newest interactive screen options – which …
BrightSign Has Sold And Shipped 1M Little Purple Play-out Boxes In Last Four Years October 5, 2021 by Dave Haynes BrightSign has announced it has now shipped two million of its little purple media play-out boxes, half of those in just the last four years. That’s about 1,000 units shipped per day lately, which is impressive. I have lately been referring to BrightSign as a category, as opposed to a player option. When I hear …
Atmosphere Adds Streaming, Steadily-Updated News To Place-Based TV Channel Options October 5, 2021 by Dave Haynes Bandwidth has sped up and stabilized to a level that using streaming TV as part or all of a digital signage/DOOH solution no longer seems unpredictable and risky, and a good example of where things are heading is an Austin, TX company called Atmosphere, which spun out a couple of years ago from Chive Media …
