ISE 16:9 Mixer Tickets Just About Gone January 2, 2019 by Super User Hello 2019! I hope, like me, you took at least a little time off to re-charge, as this year looks busy. My To Do List includes work related to a pair of 16:9 mixers – the first happening in about five weeks (Feb. 6th) in Amsterdam. The ticketing engine lets me know when there are …
How McDonald’s Has Made In-Store Interactivity The Norm January 2, 2019 by Brandon Harp Guest Post: Emily Ingram, Prendi Consumer expectations are advancing rapidly, and businesses will benefit if they keep up with it. Here’s a look into how McDonald’s have tackled this, to meet our growing expectations. I walked into McDonald’s the other day with a colleague, who went immediately up to the touchscreen kiosk to complete her order. Now …
16:9’s 2018 Year In Review For Digital Signage, And A Look Ahead December 31, 2018 by Super User Here are the most heavily-read posts on 16:9 in 2018, as well as (later) my observations on the major trends in 2018 for digital signage, and what may be coming in 2019. As you will notice right away, readers like free or cheap, and they definitely like lists and headlines that promise 3 or 5 …
Big LED Fail At Montreal’s Trudeau Airport December 30, 2018 by Super User From a reader – This is a very large LED display board at international arrivals at Montreal’s main airport, shot this weekend. I THINK this is a media company’s display, and not the airport’s.
More Smart Parking Systems Should Mean More Smart Digital Signs December 29, 2018 by Super User Digital signage systems for parking lots is not the sort of thing that’s going to set the hearts of industry people racing, but there’s reason to pat attention to this use-case because of the way these very utilitarian venues are going smart. A recent piece in SmartCitiesWorld news suggests smart parking solutions are on a big …
Merry Christmas! December 24, 2018 by Super User Time to shut down for a few days. There will not be a new podcast episode this week or next, as much of the audience is also taking a few days off with 2019 winding down. We’ll start off fresh in January. Coming then, coverage of NRF in New York and ISE in Amsterdam, and …
STRATACACHE Owner And CEO Riegel Buys Office Tower In Dayton December 21, 2018 by Super User The dollar goes a bit further in Dayton, Ohio, the head office city of the digital signage solutions company STRATACACHE. The company’s owner and CEO Chris Riegel has purchased a 12-storey office block in the city’s downtown – the Courthouse Plaza building at 10 N. Ludlow Street – for $1.67 million. Riegel confirmed the purchase …
Kim Sarubbi On The Opportunity And Challenge Of Lighting Up Screens In Cannabis Clinics December 19, 2018 by Super User Screens in medical waiting rooms is one of the most well established kinds of digital OOH media, and there’s been no end of companies that developed networks built around advertising-supported content. That’s now happening in the United States with medical cannabis clinics, through a pair of signage industry vets who have applied what they learned …
New Istanbul Airport Goes Big On Direct View LED, LCD Smart Signs December 18, 2018 by Super User The new Istanbul Airport in Turkey, which is opening in phases, has almost 700 Samsung LCD and LED displays, with the direct view LED encompassing more than 1,000 sq. meters of visual space. The centerpieces of the install are two giant 193-sq. meter LED screens at the international departure gate, near the hotel area and …
This Year’s Loopy Telecine Holiday Video Is Out December 18, 2018 by Super User Montreal solutions provider Telecine has produced and sent around its loopy annual Christmas video – something that’s become a bit of a tradition. This one features a magical shell from the South Pacific that keeps the snow and cold away from the rooftop of Telecine’s historic stone building near downtown Montreal. Telecine founder James Fine …
