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Infocomm 2026 registraion opens: what to expect from the restructured show (16:9)

by Antonia Hamberger. The annual show, produced by Avixa, runs June 13–19 in Las Vegas, with exhibits open June 17–19. Organizers say more than 750 exhibitors are expected, covering the familiar spectrum of conferencing and collaboration, digital signage, broadcast AV, enterprise IT, education environments, and live production. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Wed, Feb 18 at 11:10 PM

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Why Microsoft is bringing MDEP to digital signage (AVInteractive)

Microsoft’s Juha Kuosmanen tell us how MDEP tackles security and manageability in ARM-based enterprise displays. Juha Kuosmanen, senior director of Android product and engineering at Microsoft. […]

avinteractive.com
Wed, Feb 18 at 11:08 PM

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Why AI is winning the search war but losing the checkout battle (Invidis)

Roi Iglesias, Partner at invidis impact. The real trend of 2026 isn’t “Agentic Commerce”; it’s the Verification Tax. For every minute an AI saves a consumer in research, that consumer spends another minute verifying the data to ensure they aren’t being “hallucinated” into a bad purchase. […]

invidis.com
Wed, Feb 18 at 11:07 PM

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The City of Johannesburg takes down illegal billboards, including digital displays (Daily Investor)

Apart from erecting billboards without approval, many digital advertising structures draw electricity unlawfully from the city’s network. These connections place the city’s electrical infrastructure at risk, endanger surrounding communities, and constitute electricity theft. […]

dailyinvestor.com
Wed, Feb 18 at 11:07 PM

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JCDecaux says it can now measure the full environmental impact of its OOH campaigns (Marketscreener)

JCDecaux offers advertisers and agencies a unique and comprehensive calculator covering four areas: Carbon footprint, expressed in CO₂ emissions. Water footprint, expressed in cubic metres. Social footprint, measured as the number of local full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs supported. […]

marketscreener.com
Wed, Feb 18 at 10:47 PM

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OOH ad sales: Solving problems versus peddling products (Billboard Insider)

Out-of-home sales Expert Kevin Gephart. Advertisers are not shopping for cheap billboards. They are shopping for solutions and billboards may be one of the tools. […]

billboardinsider.com
Wed, Feb 18 at 10:12 PM

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Retail media progress slowed, valuations of media assets are inflated (Mi-3)

By Paul McIntyre - Editor At Large. Despite a multi-year bull run in retail media globally, there was an abundance of retail executive teams around the world disappointed with their retail media network initiatives. That's largely because of a misleading valuation method influencing what retailers think they can extract in advertising terms from their physical and digital store media assets. […]

mi-3.com.au
Tue, Feb 17 at 11:22 PM

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Why APAC retail advertising is underperforming despite market recovery (Mission Media)

Leighton Cosseboom. Ooh!Media's 54% profit plunge despite record revenue exposes structural retail advertising weakness across APAC. Retail advertising revenue declined 6% to A$124.8 million, representing 18% of total revenue and performing "below expectations" according to new CEO James Taylor. […]

missionmedia.asia
Tue, Feb 17 at 11:07 PM

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Retail media has trust deficit (The Drum)

By Kiri Masters, Commerce Media Columnist, The Drum. “Retail media has a PR problem,” says Parbinder Dhariwal, vice-president and general manager of CVS Media Exchange: "if retail media networks can’t prove efficacy for every dollar spent, the industry’s explosive growth will stall before it reaches its full potential. […]

thedrum.com
Tue, Feb 17 at 10:35 PM

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Futuresource Consulting: ‘Pro AV is leaving hype cycles and marketing gloss behind’ (AVInteractive)

Futuresource Consulting’s ISE report reveals a market that is evolving quickly and consolidating in many areas. In professional displays, dvLED dominated visually, with 1.2mm pixel pitch COB solutions becoming the baseline. […]

avinteractive.com
Tue, Feb 17 at 10:34 PM

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How in-store media is changing the grocery store (Progressive Grocer)

By the Path to Purchase Institute. For years, in-store retail media was often shorthand for digital screens. It was eye-catching, yes, but the screens were frequently treated as an add-on rather than a core part of the grocery experience. […]

progressivegrocer.com
Tue, Feb 17 at 10:31 PM

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Digital signage CMS solutions are finally delivering AI-powered workflows (Invidis)

by Antonia Hamberger. These platforms are no longer just automating signage tasks – they are turning digital signage into a data source that can drive decisions across the enterprise. During ISE, I had the chance to see several demos firsthand, and the results were impressive. […]

invidis.com
Tue, Feb 17 at 10:24 PM

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Dave dodges winter and 1 EU Vino Tinto in his ISE 2026 video recap (16:9)

I brought along a cool little video camera with steadicam gimbal thingie when I went to ISE a couple of weeks back, with intentions of recording some useful explainers of new stuff I’d find on the trade show floor. But by 4 PM on opening day, my voice totally, completely, went out on me. Like I couldn’t even squeak out questions. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Tue, Feb 17 at 12:25 AM

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OOH effectiveness? 4,000 men applied to date the woman who paid for ‘marry me’ billboards and taxi ads (The Sun)

By Kate Kulniece. Lisa Catalano, 42, decided to splash out on ‘Marry Me’ billboards and taxi ads – and the response has been shocking. The 42-year-old resorted to launching her campaign after becoming frustrated with dating apps, which weren’t producing meaningful conversations or dates. […]

thesun.co.uk
Tue, Feb 17 at 12:11 AM

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These 13 companies joined the World Out of Home Organization after the Seoul event (Outsmart)

The new members are: National Media Owners: NTT Docomo, Japan Atrapos Media, Greece Addd Inc, Republic of Korea Orange Barrel Media, USA Info Media G.Billboard Advertising LLC, UAE OOH Service Providers/Suppliers Playlog, Indonesia Adzymic, Singapore Shenzhen Mightary LED Co. […]

outsmart.org.uk · Promoted content
Tue, Feb 17 at 12:10 AM

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