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16:9: Enplug Latest Firm Acquired In Spectrio’s Digital Signage Roll-Up Strategy

The Florida customer engagement solutions provider Spectrio is continuing its strategy of growing through acquisition, buying the LA-based digital signage CMS Enplug. The deal is on the heels of recent acquisitions of Screenscape and Industry Weapon, and in recent years Spectrio has also acquired 10 Foot Wave and Codigo. […]

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Wed, Mar 31, 2021 at 8:27 AM

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16:9: Digital Signage Expo’s Assets Bought By NYC “Experience Economy” Firm; Plans TBD

Well this is an interesting development – a live and virtual events company buying the assets of Digital Signage Expo. […]

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Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 4:00 PM

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BrightSign Players Now Compatible with Adobe Experience Manager Screens (Commercial Integrator)

BrightSign, LLC, today announced that its hardware is now fully compatible with Adobe Experience Manager Screens. Adobe is the latest in a growing list of the top content management system (CMS) platforms to build in native support for BrightSign media players. […]

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Tue, Mar 30, 2021 at 6:15 AM

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16:9: Outfront Media Adopts Broadsign as DOOH Ad Management Platform

I can’t think of another CMS software company that has managed to build up something akin to dominance in a vertical market the way Broadsign has with ad-based Digital OOH Networks. The one exception would perhaps be STRATACACHE, but in a very different vertical – major QSR chains. […]

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Tue, Mar 23, 2021 at 6:00 PM

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16:9: Huge Tech Distribution Firms Tech Data, SYNNEX Merge In $7B Deal

SYNNEX and Tech Data have announced a definitive agreement to merge companies, creating a monster company in the technology distribution space. The M&A deal is expected to close in Q3-Q4 and until then, the two will operate as separate companies in a “business as usual” mode. The transaction is valued at approximately $7.2 billion, including net debt. […]

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Mon, Mar 22, 2021 at 10:03 AM

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Don’t Let Your Video Walls Come Crashing Down On Your Customers

I’m about a year and a half into my career as an AV media personality, and I’m constantly amazed at the technology and innovation this incredibly unique industry displays every day. However, what doesn’t get me excited are the non-technical hardware and mounting solutions that help secure these displays, cameras, speakers, microphones and other devices. […]

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Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 9:24 AM

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16:9: Four Winds Merges With Irish Employee Communications Firm Poppulo

Denver-based digital signage CMS firm Four Winds Interactive has merged with a company called Poppulo, which does email and mobile employee communication software. The combination is backed by Vista Equity Partners, the investment firm that had earlier taken a substantial ownership position in FWI. […]

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Mon, Mar 15, 2021 at 1:51 PM

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16:9: PatientPoint, Outcome Health Merge, Creating Huge DOOH Media Network

Cincinnati-based PatientPoint has merged with Chicago’s Outcome Health to create PatientPoint Health Technologies, a huge DOOH media network focused on physician-patient environments. The combined company, which primarily does screens in waiting rooms, has a reach of nearly 150,000 unique healthcare providers, and a potential audience of roughly 750 million people annually. […]

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Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 11:44 PM

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16:9: CRI’s Pandemic-Era Financials Likely a Window Into How the Digital Signage Industry Is Doing

I used to track a now long-gone CMS software company called Wireless Ronin because of the company’s impressive record of burning through investor money, but I gradually got away from that when the company was acquired by Creative Realities and came under adult supervision. The quick story on Ronin is the company built up a deficit of about $100 million. […]

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Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 5:32 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. […]

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Wed, Mar 10, 2021 at 5:02 PM

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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. […]

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Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 8:04 AM

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16:9: PRN Launches Airport DOOH Network, Looking To Fill Void Created by CNN Airport Shutdown

The shopper engagement firm PRN is making a move to fill the vacuum left in U.S. airport departure lounges created by CNN winding down its airport TV business. […]

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Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 6:22 PM

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16:9: DV LED Demand Recovering, But Almost 70% Of Trade In Chinese Market: Research

The market research firm OMDIA says the Direct View LED video display market is coming back as the COVID-19 pandemic slows, but the recovery is somewhat limited to China. Recovery began in the third quarter and accelerated further in the 4th quarter, says OMDIA in a brief. “In Q4 2020, 336,257 square meters were shipped, with a 23.5% quarter-on-quarter growth. […]

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Mon, Mar 8, 2021 at 6:17 PM

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16:9: ZetaDisplay Continues To Expand, Cracking Germany Via Nordland Systems Acquisition

The Swedish digital signage solutions provider ZetaDisplay is continuing its strategy of growing, at least in part, through acquisitions, announcing a deal to acquire the German systems integrator NORDLAND systems GmbH. The deal took effect yesterday, and represents the listed company’s first move into the German market. […]

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Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 8:42 AM

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16:9: How Digital Signage Businesses Are Surviving The Pandemic: A Recap of Virtual Roundtable

GUEST POST: GEOFFREY BESSIN, INTUIFACE Geoff Bessin Inspired by our own efforts to weather a challenging pandemic-induced business climate, we – at Intuiface – decided to host a “Leadership Summit” in early February. […]

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Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 6:40 AM

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