Korea’s Cities Race to Build Their Own Times Squares October 16, 2025 by John Berkovich South Korea’s skyline is entering a new era of light. Cities across the country are competing to build “Korean Times Squares” — large-scale digital districts designed to fuse culture, commerce, and technology through immersive LED media. As reported by The Korea Times and covered by invidis in its article “DooH: New Times Squares for South …
Glass-Media and Samsung Partner on Re-Usable Signage Built for Rapid Deployment October 16, 2025 by John Berkovich Dallas-based Glass Media has engineered a new digital signage line using Samsung’s commercial-grade displays and a modular housing that is designed for repeated use and upcycling, called “Fibrecraft.” The product line is positioned as a customizable, sustainable signage solution and is now rolling out across Samsung’s ecosystem in North America. Apart from is modular structure, …
Leyard LED Wall Enhances Emergency Response at Czech Dispatch Center October 15, 2025 by John Berkovich Leyard Europe has supplied an advanced LED video wall to the Emergency Medical Services of the Pardubice Region in the Czech Republic, creating a high-performance command hub for coordinating regional medical responses. The new system, delivered in partnership with Prague-based integrator AV Media, features a 3-by-1.7 meter (9.8-by-5.6 feet) video wall built from 25 Leyard …
Sharp’s Mark Quiroz: Finding Opportunity in a Turbulent Display Market October 15, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger When Mark Quiroz took charge of Sharp’s display organization for the Americas in November 2024, the mandate was clear: drive growth across the entire portfolio – from LED and LCD to projection and desktop displays. What wasn’t on the agenda was reshaping supply strategies around tariff issues. Yet the renewed trade conflict with China has …
Digital Signage Folks Take Over Google Chrome Offices in NYC October 15, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger The digital signage family cozied up at Google Chrome in NYC on Monday for DSF’s Signage Social, kicking off a hectic week of Digital Signage and DooH events in Midtown. According to our friends at DSF, the turnout was great and the crowd included people from across the digital signage ecosystem, from DooH media networks …
Spectrio Adds Programmatic DooH Monetization Through Screenverse Integration October 15, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger Spectrio has teamed up with programmatic DooH platform Screenverse, giving customers a way to connect their digital signage networks to automated ad sales and create new opportunities to generate revenue from their screens. With this integration, companies can set aside portions of their screen time for advertisers, enabling them to turn unused airtime into income. …
Korbyt Expands Digital Signage Portfolio with New Line of Media Players October 14, 2025 by John Berkovich Korbyt has announced a new lineup of digital signage media players designed to integrate with its Korbyt Anywhere content management system (CMS). The series includes the Aries III Fanless Signage Player, Orion 4K Signage Player, and Vega Multi-Zone Signage Player – each built for different performance and management needs. Andrew Gildin, VP of Channel Sales …
Buffalo Launches Smart Curb Pilot to Digitize Downtown Streets October 14, 2025 by John Berkovich The City of Buffalo, New York, USA, is moving forward with Smart Curb Buffalo. This pilot program will introduce real-time digital signage and street-level sensors designed to improve traffic flow, parking management, and emergency communication. Funded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s SMART Grant program, the initiative marks a significant step in the city’s push …
Kumulus and Brightsign Bring Interactive Storytelling to Svalbard Museum October 14, 2025 by John Berkovich Who says there’s not much to see and do above the Arctic Circle? The Svalbard Museum in Longyearbyen, Norway, has been reimagined as an interactive experience that blends cultural heritage with digital storytelling. The museum, located at 78 degrees North and dedicated to preserving Arctic history, had long relied on static displays. To create a …
Drone Show Turns To Disaster in China October 14, 2025 by John Berkovich What was meant to be an aerial ballet of drones and fireworks became a nightmare. In Liuyang, Hunan Province, China, officials launched a drone-fireworks spectacle titled “October: The Sound of Blooming Flowers.” Instead of ethereal light patterns, hundreds of drones malfunctioned shortly after takeoff – spiraling out of formation, crashing mid-air, and in some cases …
