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16:9: Samsung Marketing Bundled Outdoor LED Solution Aimed At SMBs, Schools, Churches

Samsung has started marketing a bundled LED solution for outdoor applications – aimed at the SMB, QSR and education markets. I’ve seen a bunch of fixed size LED displays bundled with mounting and other components for indoor applications, but not sure there has been one for outdoor. For indoor, the big driver is simplifying the unit so resellers and buyers can get their heads around it. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 2:38 PM

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16:9: Taipei-area Porsche Dealer’s Experiential Centerpiece Is Big LED Feature Wall

This is a Porsche dealer in Hsinchu, Taiwan, a big city in the immediate orbit of Taipei that has a LOT of big tech companies, and therefore any number of high net worth individuals. Porsche Studio Hsinchu is a new concept dealership I assume is aimed at urban locations, where space is finite and real estate particularly expensive. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 8:00 AM

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Out-of-Home Stocks Trail Market in Third Quarter 2020 (Billboard Insider)

Out of home stocks had a volatile third quarter as you can see below. OUTFRONT led the way with a 3.9% gain for the third quarter of 2020. Clear Channel Outdoor was up 2.4% and Lamar declined 0.2% The Standard and Poors Index was up 9.6%. […]

billboardinsider.com
Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 6:27 PM

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Beijing Infocomm China did take place as a physical event September 28-30, 2020 (ProAVL Asia)

The exhibition was just the second major AV tradeshow to take place since the pandemic put a damper on in-person gatherings. Pro AVL Asia’s Frank Shao was on the front line to find out how the industry is recovering and glean the latest in technology trends. It will be several days before official attendance figures are compiled, but an on-the-floor glance indicated strong attendance. […]

proavl-asia.com
Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 6:04 PM

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16:9: AV Distribution Company Stampede Undergoing Name Change; Parent Exertis Unifying Its Pro AV Brands

A well-established name in the North American digital signage and AV market is going away, taking on the name of its UK-based masters in a brand unification exercise. Buffalo, NY-based pro AV distribution company Stampede will operate in North America as Exertis. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 7:40 AM

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Insite sells its 1,271 OOH faces in Georgia and South Carolina (Billboard Insider)

1,271 faces in this deal blanketed the state of Georgia along with strong coverage in the desirable South Carolina markets near the Georgia line. These assets were assembled through acquisition and organic development for more than ten years and represented one of the largest independents in the southeast by number of faces. The buyer was Trailhead Media. […]

billboardinsider.com
Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 12:10 AM

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16:9: Stingray Enters U.S. Market Via Partnership With LA’s Space Factory Media

Montreal-based streaming audio and digital solutions firm Stingray has done a deal that gives the firm a sales footprint in the U.S. market, as well as an “exclusive option” to acquire its new partner, LA’s Space Factory Media. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 12:08 AM

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How to approach political advertising during this election season (Billboard Insider)

By Debbie Thompson (Cleveland Outdoor Advertising). The presidential debate in Cleveland (September 29) — no matter your politics — spotlighted important points about out of home media. […]

billboardinsider.com
Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 11:22 PM

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MediaPost: Adomni says political campaigns can now target ads by voter segment across its 180,000-screen national DOOH inventory

Ross Miller, former Nevada secretary of state and 2020 candidate for Clark County Commission, said the Adomni DOOH platform allows him to easily reach constituents and change out messaging at a much lower cost than other advertising channels. More people are moving about the country by car and RV, spending time outdoors. RVs have seen record sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]

mediapost.com
Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 11:11 PM

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Dayton Daily News: Digital signage tech firm Stratacache gives Krispy Kreme a ‘killer brand impression’

Technology from Dayton-based Stratacache is powering vivid new interior displays for a new Krispy Kreme store in New York City’s Times Square. The Dayton-born customer-facing technology is being used at the iconic donut chain’s new flagship store in New York, according to Stratacache and a news site for the digital signage industry. […]

daytondailynews.com
Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 11:02 PM

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A tour of the best retail digital signage in Barcelona (AVInteractive)

We begin at Sephora in El Triangle Shopping Mall, a shopping hub in the cultural centre of the city of Barcelona. Customers are enticed and guided in by the LED screens flanking the avenue with bold surreal shapes that almost make you feel as if you are entering a whole new world. Once inside, small screens are everywhere within the store. […]

avinteractive.com
Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 10:59 PM

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How to obtain your digital billboard permit (Samsung Insights)

Implementing a digital display for the first time — be it a billboard or on-premise sign — can be more complicated than it might seem, especially when the goal isn’t just building a sign, but regulatory compliance and effective visibility for years to come. Here are some helpful tips to make this process successful. 1. […]

insights.samsung.com
Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 5:58 PM

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16:9: In An Age of Sub-$200 Digital Signage Players, Here’s One That Starts At $3,500

The digital signage market has been steadily dropping the size and shape of media playout PCs for more than a decade. So it is interesting, in the age of $45 Raspberry Pi boards, to see an industrial-grade PC that has a starting street price of $3,500. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Wed, Sep 30, 2020 at 1:40 PM

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16:9: Bankruptcy File On DSE Says No Money Available To Pay Creditors

Now that the dust has kinda settled on the news a week ago that the live events company behind Digital Signage Expo had entered bankruptcy proceedings and the show was dead, the business realities are growing more apparent. There will be no show in November – after the show was postponed from the end of Q1 to Q2 and then ultimately to Q4. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 11:37 PM

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Jeff Hastings: ‘It is difficult to process the demise of DSE’ (AVInteractive)

What came as a bit of a surprise was Exponation’s entry into Chapter 7 bankruptcy – such an abrupt and terminal move by the organisation that lifted up our industry for so many years. It’s difficult to process how an annual gathering that we came to expect each March has become yet another tombstone on the long and winding path of Covid-19. […]

avinteractive.com
Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 7:05 PM

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