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16:9: McDonald’s Sued Over Use Of AI In Drive-Thru Lanes

QSR giant McDonald’s is being sued in its home state over its use of AI-driven recognition technologies in the drive-thru lane, with the court file citing invasion of privacy. The customer is arguing that McDonald’s company violated the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act by not getting prior approval before using voice recognition technology in the drive-thru ordering process. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 2:50 PM

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Daktronics, Inc.’s fiscal year results (Billboard Insider)

Daktronics reported fiscal year 2021 net sales of $482.0 million, operating income of $17.1 million, net income of $10.9 million, and earnings per diluted share of $0.24. This compares to net sales of $608.9 million, operating loss of $0.2 million, and net income of $0.5 million, or $0.01 earnings per diluted share for fiscal 2020. […]

billboardinsider.com
Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 2:47 PM

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Interactive digital signage trends in retail (DS Today)

by Katie Kochelek, Frank Mayer and Associates, Inc. Merchandising displays with touchscreens. For decades now, kiosks have revolutionized our everyday experiences. […]

digitalsignagetoday.com
Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 2:46 PM

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Irish OOH advertising market update (Adworld)

By Colum Harmon, PML Group. The much heralded ‘outdoor summer’ is well and truly underway with hospitality, attended sports events and live music all back on the agenda in the past few days. Last night saw the first live music gig of the year, attended by 500 James Vincent McMorrow fans at the Iveagh Gardens. […]

adworld.ie
Sun, Jun 13, 2021 at 1:58 PM

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This tool tells you how much a billboard ad costs in any US market (Billboard Insider)

The most often asked question Billboard Insider gets is “how much does it cost to rent a billboard in…”  We refer the questioner to the Adquick “how much does a billboard cost” widget.  Here’s what the landing page looks like. […]

billboardinsider.com
Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 2:23 PM

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Chain Store Age: Verizon Media says brick-and-mortar still vital post-COVID-19

Dan Berthiaume Senior Editor, Technology Despite the shift to e-commerce caused by COVID-19, retailers’ post-pandemic strategies should include a prominent focus on physical stores. Chain Store Age recently spoke with Andrea Wasserman, head of global commerce, Verizon Media, about how digital and physical retail have both changed as a result of the pandemic. […]

chainstoreage.com
Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 2:04 PM

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Motley Fool’s Analyst says Outfront Media stock has ‘huge upside potential”

Matthew Frankel, CFP Outfront Media (NYSE:OUT) specializes in billboards and transit system advertising. Matt Frankel: Outfront Media has been around since 1938 in one form or another. It's been passed around a subsidiary of a lot of bigger companies. […]

fool.com
Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:57 PM

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Frank Kalil Believes the Future of Outdoor is Digital (Billboard Insider)

By Frank C. Kalil, Founder, Kalil & Co. We know outdoor works. […]

billboardinsider.com
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 3:30 PM

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Ad Revenue Will Grow 22% in 2021, GroupM Projects (Adweek)

By Kyle O’Brien. GroupM's midyear forecast shows a big upturn compared to last year. A year ago, the industry was seeing the results of several months of lockdown, and it was looking at a 10% drop in spending for 2020, ending nearly a decade of growth. […]

adweek.com
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 2:00 PM

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16:9: Workplaces Reworked Special Report Now Available for Free Download

Workplace was already a major vertical market for the digital signage industry prior to COVID-19, and even though the pandemic has triggered rethinks and reboots on where and how we all work and collaborate, just about everything suggests digital signage technologies will continue to be a key to impactful workplace communications. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 1:00 PM

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Ray Moyers Retiring (Billboard Insider)

As the old saying goes, how quickly time flies when you are having fun. I still have fond memories of my first job as a real estate rep with White Advertising in Dallas, TX in 1970. My territory was Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Dallas Metro. […]

billboardinsider.com
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 12:30 PM

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FOX and Rapport First to Measure Programmatic Taxi and Rideshare OOH Alongside Non-Moving Inventory (OOH Today)

Brands can now take advantage of this new solution with taxi and rideshare top inventory from Curb, Firefly and Lyft via Vistar Media. NEW YORK – Vistar Media, the leading end-to-end programmatic ecosystem for digital out-of-home (DOOH), today announced it can now measure moving inventory, including taxi and rideshare tops, alongside non-moving OOH media types in the U.S. […]

oohtoday.com
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 11:00 AM

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PPDS Introduces Indoor LED Displays (Digital Signage Today)

PPDS, a provider of digital signage solutions and TVs, has launched the Philips L-Line 7000 series indoor LED range for retail and shopping mall environments. The Philips 7000 series features built-in cable and data wiring, IP30 rating for protection against dust, dirt and moisture, and fire retardancy. The bezel-less displays provide 1200-nit brightness and come in a range of sizes. […]

digitalsignagetoday.com
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 9:00 AM

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Cumulus Media, Adomni Enter Into Exclusive Uber OOH Sales Partnership (PR Newswire)

Agreement Provides for Exclusive Local Sales for Country's Largest Digital Cartop Network, Uber OOH NEW YORK and LAS VEGAS, June 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CUMULUS MEDIA (NASDAQ: CMLS) announced today that it has executed an agreement with Adomni, a programmatic advertising platform with 460,000 out of home digital screens nationally, to be its exclusive sales partner to local businesses for the Uber OOH powered by Adomni cartop advertising network in markets where Cumulus operates radio stations. […]

prnewswire.com
Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 8:00 AM

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VIOOH – JCDecaux’s answer to programmatic DOOH advertising

JCDecaux, the company that calls itself “the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide,” made a splash in 2018, when it launched a programmatic digital out-of-home trading platform, VIOOH. I recently interviewed Jean-Christophe Conti, CEO at VIOOH, to find out more about the company, its place in the programmatic DOOH market, and its plans.   N.U: What is VIOOH? […]

Editorial
Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 4:00 PM

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