Microgigantic Acquired By Another Creative Shop, Miami-based Mod Op February 8, 2021 by Super User The Minneapolis digital creative and solutions studio Microgigantic has been acquired by another agency, Miami-based Mod Op. Mod Op has been growing, in part, through acquisitions and this is the third such deal in two years for the company, which has offices across the U.S. and an office in Latin America. This tie-up expands Mod …
DOOH EV Charging Network Volta Does Special Purpose Merger; Hopes To Raise $600M February 8, 2021 by Super User Volta Industries, which has a Digital OOH ad network built around electric vehicle charging stations, has announced plans for a merger with a special purpose acquisition company with hopes of generating $600 million for its network buildout. The overall value of the deal is estimated to be $1.4 billion. The deal comes just three weeks …
Seoul Office Block’s LED Windows Become Public Art At Nightfall February 5, 2021 by Super User This is a relatively small office block somewhere in Seoul that has LEDs embedded in the architectural glass, and transforms into a public art piece once it gets dark. The tech is from a Korean company – G-Smatt. In the US, it is GLAAM America. The proposition with this technology is that this is not …
Shenzhen’s LP Display Marketing DV-LED Posters Hardened Against Damage, Abuse February 5, 2021 by Super User Email pitches come in day and night from lesser known Chinese DV-LED display manufacturers, showing me their versions of displays and infrastructure. I look at them, but it’s rare when there’s anything new to write about. And really, most of the people e-mailing seem to want me to batch-order product. Press is secondary. But there …
Fifteen Years Of Sixteen:Nine February 5, 2021 by Super User Fifteen years ago, I sat down and knocked out this post: I have been hanging around in the digital screen media/digital signage/captive audience networks industry since the very early days. I’ve seen a lot, and even learned a thing or two about what works and what doesn’t.I’ve looked around and seen a few industry blogs, but …
ISE Says Despite InfoComm Date Shift, It Is Sticking With June Event Dates February 4, 2021 by Super User On the immediate heels of word today from AVIXA that it is shifting its InfoComm trade show from June to October this year, Integrated Systems Europe has released a statement saying it is staying the course with its plans for a June 2021 show. But, the show says it will make a final go/no go …
InfoComm Shifts 2021 Trade Show From June To October; ISE, So Far, Still Set For June 2021 February 4, 2021 by Super User InfoComm 2021 has been shifted from June 12-18 to October 23-29 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL, a move necessitated by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s the statement from AVIXA CEO Dave Labuskes, whose organization owns and runs the show: Throughout my tenure, AVIXA has been committed to two fundamental priorities: to be the hub of …
Austrian Shoe Outlet Gets Beyond The Rectangle With Interesting Video Wall February 4, 2021 by Super User This is a really nice outlet shoe store in Feldkirchen, Austria that has an interesting mosaic video wall at the checkout and service area, and works other displays into the store fixtures. Designed by umdasch Store Makers, the legero united “shoemakers outlet” puts four brands – legero, superfit, VIOS and Think! – under one new …
Cowboys Kit Out Home Stadium With More Than 1,000 New LG Displays February 4, 2021 by Super User The fit-out is pretty standard concession and concourse stuff, but it’s hard to ignore a digital signage project that involves more than 1,000 screens in one venue. The NFL’s Dallas Cowboys play their games at AT&T Stadium, which upgraded its fan areas with a few truckloads of LG commercial displays. The stadium, says the team’s …
Survey Requests Suggest ISE, InfoComm Weighing Go/No-Go Options On June Shows February 3, 2021 by Super User Both InfoComm and Integrated Systems Europe sent out surveys in the last couple of days asking previous attendees (I assume) about their attitudes towards trade shows and travel as the pandemic wears on. There are several questions in the survey (did them both) about travel intentions, as well as interest and receptivity to things like …
