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16:9: How And Why Universal Symbols Improve Emergency Notice Visuals

The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT Suppose something bad happens – like a tsunami or a gas leak – and the alert messaging comes up on TVs and digital signage screens in English text. That’s great, except if much of the viewing audience consists of first-generation immigrants who barely speak or read English. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 5:11 PM

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Unpacking The ‘Smart Building’ Opportunity For Pro AV (Commercial Integrator)

As organizations across every industry become more digital as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, smart buildings are becoming an even larger opportunity for the pro AV industry than ever before. That is according to Sean Wargo, senior director of market intelligence at AVIXA, who presented some illuminating market research at this week’s RISE Spotlight event on smart buildings. […]

commercialintegrator.com
Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 5:02 PM

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What OOH Advertiser Categories Nick Coston Is Targeting Post-Pandemic (OOH Today)

A year ago while taking Amtrak back from NYC to Baltimore, my phone was ringing and dinging from texting. “What was New York like, is everyone in masks, are you wearing a mask on the train, are passengers getting sick and falling down in the aisle” they would ask. No, I answered, nothing is out of the ordinary. […]

oohtoday.com
Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 5:02 PM

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New Tradition to Use UniLIVE DOOH Campaign Reporting (OOH Today)

New York, NY – New Tradition Media is the first out-of-home vendor to launch a partnership with UniLIVE in the United States digital out of home marketplace. New Tradition is a continuously growing, pristine vendor in the out-of-home media space consistently disrupting the industry with new acquisitions and partnerships such as this with UniLIVE. […]

oohtoday.com
Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 12:00 PM

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16:9: Pro tip: How to secure your LED video wall

This is the broadcast set for ESPN’s football coverage in Colombia, and part of the visual sizzle is an LED video wall. As the brief video in the tweet embedded below shows, it is probably a good idea to affix DV LED walls to the back wall, or if that is not feasible, at least use a mounting system with wide enough “feet” or anchor bolts that will ensure it stays upright. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 11:34 AM

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Tiffin Metals, Formetco CEOs Speak to Billboard Insider Following Sale

Yesterday Billboard Insider wrote about Tiffin Metals exit from the billboard business via a sale of the billboard division to Formetco. We talked with Matt Dysard, CEO of Tiffin and Matt Xander, CEO of Formetco to get more details. Matt Dysard, CEO, Tiffin Metal Products Matt Dysard, why did Tiffin decide to exit the billboard business? […]

billboardinsider.com
Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 9:12 AM

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DPAA To Host WE.DOOH Event on March 17

WE.DOOH (Women’s Empowerment in Digital Out of Home) is a network powered by DPAA, in partnership with Advance Women at Work, that unites women working at DPAA member companies and across our ecosystem. […]

dpaaglobal.com
Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 12:08 AM

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Making Sense of the Out-of-Home Advertising Landscape (AdQuick)

A quick overview of the inner workings of the OOH media ecosystemWhen people talk about “out-of-home” in the most general sense of the term, it can mean a lot of different things. Aside from the fact that out-of-home media pretty much encompasses anything in the physical world that can be used as an advertising canvas—from massive billboards to wallscapes to street art (i.e. […]

adquick.com
Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 12:08 AM

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Daktronics, PPDS Join Sharp, NEC and Tripleplay in Withdrawing from ISE 2021 (AV Magazine)

Daktronics and PPDS (formerly Philips Professional Display Solutions) have become the latest major industry players to confirm they will not be attending ISE 2021, following announcements by Sharp NEC and Tripleplay towards the end of last week. […]

avinteractive.com
Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 6:29 PM

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Eccleshare: don’t expect Clear Channel Outdoor assets sale in 2021 (Billboard Insider)

Clear Channel Outdoor’s expense cuts are done in the US and Latin America but have yet to be completed in Europe. And don’t expect to see asset sales until 2022 at least. Here’s what else Clear Channel Outdoor CEO William Eccleshare, Americas CEO Scott Wells, and CFO Brian Coleman said at this week’s Deutsche Bank Conference. […]

billboardinsider.com
Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 6:15 PM

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Formetco buys billboard division from competitor Tiffin Metal Products (Billboard Insider)

Tiffin will transfer the production of Outdoor Advertising products to Formetco. Customers will have the exact same products with expert service from Formetco. “We wanted to ensure our billboard clients continued to have access to our products and replacement parts into the future. […]

billboardinsider.com
Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 1:22 PM

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Is used digital signage worth it? (Digital Signage Today)

Prior to COVID-19 brick and mortar retailers had to be lean to compete with online only retailers. However, many retailers simply couldn't keep up and went out of business due to the increased competition. COVID-19 has made it even more difficult for retailers to function. […]

digitalsignagetoday.com
Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 11:59 AM

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DPAA To Host Member Town Hall Event on March 25

Speakers at member only event include GroupM, Xaxis, Anheuser-Busch   NEW YORK, February 09, 2021 – DPAA, the leading global trade marketing association connecting Out-of-Home (OOH) media with the advertising community while moving OOH to digital, announced today it will hold its first Member Town Hall of the year on March 25 at 11am EST. […]

dpaaglobal.com
Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 9:08 AM

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16:9: Massive Experiential DV LED Video Walls Focal Point Of New Project In Central London

A new development going up now in central London, in the immediate vicinity of the Tottenham Court Road tube station, includes a building with a public atrium lined inside by four-storey tall 8K DV LED video walls. The Outernet London development is a feature of new build and redeveloped properties intended to make the area a destination focused on the performing arts and public art. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 8:04 AM

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How do you trigger specific content on your digital signage? (DSFederation)

DSF Member Signagelive has written this article about how triggering specific digital content works within an experience So you’re looking to create a digital signage experience and you want to change your content when a user interacts with something? So how does it work? Let’s take an example and walk you through the setup. […]

digitalsignagefederation.org
Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 5:30 AM

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