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Revenues of US Digital Billboard Manufacturer Daktronics Grew 30% for 3 Months Ended October 2021, but Supply Chain Issues Are Expected to Continue (Billboard Insider)

Daktronics revenues have recovered from covid but supply chain issues are impacting the digital billboard maker’s profits. Here are the results from the Daktronics 2Q FY 22 earnings release and earnings call for the 3 months ended October 31, 2021. Revenue increased by 30% to $165 million due to eased pandemic site restrictions. […]

billboardinsider.com
Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 1:10 PM

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The DOOH Tech Company Behind the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop (Billboard Insider)

Most spectators take it for granted when they see a clock counting down the time to the moment when one year ends and another begins. However, professionals know how much science and state-of-the art technology are involved in this. In previous years, malfunctions in countdown and synchronization caused awkward moments and disruptions in some cities around the world, including monetary damage. […]

billboardinsider.com
Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 1:02 PM

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16:9: Kyle Porter’s $2.3 Billion Decision To Get Out Of Digital Signage

Let’s start winding down this nutty year – really two nutty years – on a happy note, with a giant tip of the hat ... […]

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Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 10:46 AM

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16:9: Delivery Cubes For Scooter Delivery Get Little LED Media Facades

We’ve seen, through the years, LCD screens tied in with harnesses so they loom over the heads of people hired to walk-around with these ... […]

sixteen-nine.net
Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 6:47 AM

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Industry executives assess the state of technology in Indian OOH advertising (Exchange4Media)

Jayesh Yagnik, CEO, MOMS Outdoor Media Solutions, stated, “Technology is modernizing OOH advertising right from static to dynamic through DOOH, from non-measurable to measurable, as well as from larger than life to experiential and innovative. […]

exchange4media.com
Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 12:11 AM

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How digital signage helps retailers improve in-store marketing (Telemetry TV via Earthweb)

Promote Sales.  Perhaps the main reason to use retail digital signs is to promote sales. […]

earthweb.com
Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 12:10 AM

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Remembering Billboard Champion Senator Harry Reid (1939-2021) (Billboard Insider)

Former Senate Leader Harry Reid — a champion of the billboard industry — died Tuesday (December 28). He was 82.  Reid rose from humble beginnings in Searchlight, Nevada, to become the Democratic leader in the Senate, including eight years in the majority. Reid, who served in both the US House and Senate, referred to himself as the “king of billboards. […]

billboardinsider.com
Wed, Dec 29, 2021 at 12:10 AM

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TechRadar: Amid Omicron surge, CES 2022 will have a more subdued show

By Nick Pino. As of right now, (despite all the cancellations) the CTA says that most of the main players will be returning to their usual spots on the Las Vegas Convention Center show floor. In the face of a rapidly-spreading Omicron COVID variant, a significant portion of tech media plans to cover CES remotely (including TechRadar). […]

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Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 5:57 PM

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The story behind Times Square New Year’s Eve Countdown (Media4Growth)

By Rajiv Raghunath. Rafale Chang, CEO of Tiger Party provides a detailed account of what it takes to manage the synchronized New Year countdown on Times Square billboards, which the company has been managing over 11 years now. What are the different innovations that you have introduced to make the countdown highly engaging for the audiences? […]

media4growth.com
Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 5:35 PM

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16:9: DSF Announces New Board, Incoming Chairman For 2022

The incoming DSF Chair is Len Dudis, of Grupo Vidanta The newly elected board members: Kristin Roubie of EloTouch; Bryan Meszaros of OpenEye Global; Jeffrey Weitzman of Navori Labs; Tony Green of Snap Install. Current director Frank Pisano of BrightSign was elected to a second two-year term. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 12:23 PM

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How the AV Industry is Getting Smaller (And Why That’s a Good Thing) (Digital Signage Federation)

Jeff Hastings, CEO, BrightSign. As 2022 gets underway, one can’t help but reflect on how transformative the past two years have been. The AV industry endured pandemic-driven changes that nobody could have anticipated. […]

digitalsignagefederation.org
Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 12:20 PM

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Legal Implications of Billboard Leases on Tribal Land (Billboard Insider)

Think you can write a lease with a tribe and be done with it? Not so fast, especially if the tribe hasn’t qualified under the Hearth Act. The Hearth Act is a federal law passed in 2012 which allows Indian tribes to write business leases for a primary term of 25 years and with 2 extensions of 25 years without having to get Bureau of Indian Affairs review and approval. […]

billboardinsider.com
Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 12:17 PM

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16:9: Beauty Brand’s New Andorran Concept Store Uses LED Columns As main Design Feature, Inside And Outside

This is definitely one of the nicer applications of transparent LED technology I’ve seen applied to retail – a concept store for a beauty ... […]

sixteen-nine.net
Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 10:40 AM

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16:9: Venetian Resort’s Faux Venice Streetscape in Vegas Projection-Mapped For Holidays

People involved in projection mapping work on buildings have to – when necessary – explain to clients that the visual experience only works when ... […]

sixteen-nine.net
Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 10:09 AM

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Lindmark buys 18 faces from Tillery in New Mexico, in a second acquisition this month (Billboard Insider)

Lindmark Outdoor Media is one of the largest privately held outdoor advertising companies in the United States with over 6,000 faces in its inventory. Lindmark Outdoor Media announced today the purchase of all Outdoor Advertising displays from Tillery Chevrolet-GMC, Inc. […]

billboardinsider.com
Tue, Dec 28, 2021 at 12:11 AM

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