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16:9: LG Now Actively Marketing Its Transparent #LED Film For Glass Surfaces

LG has started actively marketing the transparent LED film, for windows and architectural glass, it has been demonstrating at trade shows for the last couple of years. The film is only 1.5mm thick (about the thickness of a dime coin) and pushes more than 1,000 nits of brightness in each 668×480 mm panel. Each of those panels has 560 LED pixels set at 24mm pitch. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 9:23 AM

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NEC Display unveils giant LED screens at Stockholm Arlanda Airport (AV Interactive)

NEC's screens also eliminated electromagnetic interference that could affect passenger device connectivity and even safety-critical systems at Sweden’s largest airport. […]

avinteractive.com
Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 4:01 AM

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Digital Retail Forum January 30, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa (PRNewswire)

Under the theme "Harnessing Digital Technology for Next-Level Customer Centred Retailing", #DigitalRetailForum will bring together hundreds of Africa's retail and technology leaders to engage and give insights on emerging technology trends such as Ai, IoT, drones, digital payment solutions, new eCommerce models and mobility are disrupting the retail sector. […]

prnewswire.com
Wed, Jan 16, 2019 at 2:59 AM

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16:9: How Chive Media Keeps Butts On Barstools, And Its Plans To Expand Its Screen Network Well Beyond Bars

The big selling point for Chive TV is that the streaming channel’s five-hour mix of curated social media content keeps butts in barstools. The Austin, Texas-based company has some 4,000 bar and restaurant venues running content on one or many of their TVs, and about 500 more come on monthly – with a lot of that growth through word of mouth. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 11:11 PM

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16:9: My Impressions Of NRF 2019 – From The Lens Of Digital Signage

Sitting at Newark airport, heading back to East Coast Canada, after the National Retail Federation trade show in New York. I don’t go every year, so I can’t pass on year to year impressions. But I have been several times, including 2 or 3 times in the last five years. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 7:14 PM

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MeMo² and Exterion Media are launching the Outdoor Ad Impact Forecaster

The Outdoor Ad Impact Forecaster is a new, quick and unique way of predicting the impact of an Out-of-Home (OOH) campaign. The Forecaster makes it possible to generate a reliable and valid prediction regarding the impact of a traditional outdoor campaign, within 48 hours. […]

exterionmedia.com
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 7:07 PM

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MediaPost: Adobe is testing tech to detect mobile devices in front of digital billboards for targeting DOOH ads

Here’s how it works. Sensors near the billboard detect a mobile device passing by. The technology then serves up an ad on the screen. […]

mediapost.com
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 7:05 PM

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New digital signage trade body to make its pitch at ISE (AV Interactive)

The president and two board members of the new Digital Signage Organisation for Europe are former board members of the DSF Europe who have been joined by new blood ahead of ISE. […]

avinteractive.com
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 7:04 PM

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OOH software developer Ayuda makes Deloitte’s top 50 in Canada and Fast500 list in North America (Sign Media)

Ayuda, a business software provider for out-of-home (OOH) advertisers, has been ranked among both Deloitte’s Fast50 in Canada and Fast500 in North America for 2018. […]

signmedia.ca
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 7:02 PM

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8 questions to ask your digital signage vendor (DSToday)

Deploying your first display or network can be intimidating. There are so many factors to consider right off the bat, such as budget, placement, training, content and many more. Luckily, a good vendor should be able to help ease your mind on these concerns, if you just ask the right questions. […]

digitalsignagetoday.com
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 6:57 PM

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Google/Beaver Group Digital Signage Masterclass May 13, Google HQ, London UK

For the third year, and as part of London Digital Signage Week 2019, Google and Beaver Group are delivering a free-to-attend masterclass session at Google's amazing Kings Cross, London Headquarters! Check back here to find out more details as they are announced in early 2019. […]

events.withgoogle.com
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 6:34 PM

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JCDecaux wins a new 11-year contract with Rotterdam for analogue and digital advertising street furniture (Nasdaq)

This new contract includes 242 2m² analogue and digital panels, 52 of which have the possibility to display full-motion advertising, as well as a maximum of 78 6,5m² panels. It does not include the bus/tram advertising shelters which JCDecaux operates under the RET contract awarded in May 2017. […]

nasdaq.com
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 6:20 PM

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Takeaways from CES 2019 from the OOH business perspective (Linkedin)

Walking through the expo floor and thinking about all of the new tech and how it will affect the future of OOH, the most compelling items for me were: 1. 5G technology - promising speeds of up to 1,000X faster than 4G, 5G-enabled sensors will connect everything and everyone. […]

linkedin.com
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 5:44 PM

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Appeal Judges Selected to Hear Important Billboard Case (Billboard Insider)

The case (Thomas v. Schroer) challenges the constitutionality of billboard law on free speech grounds. The US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals announced that these three judges will hear the case (in Cincinnati): Chief Judge R. […]

billboardinsider.com
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 5:29 PM

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Kinetic and Posterscope CEOs to speak at FEPE Congress in Dubai May 1-3 2019 (Billboard Insider)

Kinetic Global CEO Marc-Antoine de Roys and Posterscope Global CEO Stephen Whyte have been confirmed as Keynote Speakers for FEPE International’s 60th Annual Congress be be held at the Intercontinental Hotel Dubai Festival City on May 1-3 2019. […]

billboardinsider.com
Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 5:26 PM

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