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Charlotte Office Tower Lobby Adds Huge, Curved 4K LED Wall

This is a newly installed and fired-up direct view LED video wall in the lobby of a new office tower in the financial services-dominant downtown of Charlotte, NC, spotted on Linkedin. The thing is a beast – large enough to deliver 4K visuals even though the pixel pitch is 4.7mm, which is almost 2X the pitch of displays that are called fine pitch (usually 2.5mm or tighter). […]

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Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 8:15 AM

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What Are the Best Tools for Digital Signage Content Development? (DSConnection)

What tools/programs are you currently using for content development? This week’s question is answered by members of the DSE Advisory Board CONTENT COUNCIL “Since we are not network owner/operators, our digital signage service offering is focused on content and program strategy, as well as full content creation and production. […]

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Mon, Jul 1, 2019 at 8:24 AM

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16:9: Bookmaker Uses Hyper-targeted DOOH Campaign To Needle People Heading To Royal Ascot Races

This is a good example of how using data, and a sense of humor, can help generate a hyper-targeted, event-driven and cheeky out of home campaign. […]

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Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 11:10 AM

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16:9: A Look Inside McDonald’s New Interactive Screen-Filled Global HQ

This is a look inside the new global HQ for McDonald’s, which has come in from the Chicago suburbs to an older building in the West Loop area that was previously home to Oprah Winfrey’s Harpo Studios. The space looks beautiful, and has numerous experiential interactive displays put together by the Chicago design shop Leviathan. […]

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Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 7:22 AM

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Ocean Outdoor secures landmark agreement to live stream Wimbledon

Content partnership with All England Lawn Tennis Club includes live broadcast of both Finals  Ocean has secured its largest content based sponsorship deal since the introduction of live sports streaming to its UK wide full motion outdoor network. Under the deal, Jaguar becomes the sponsor of Ocean’s UK wide coverage of The Championships, Wimbledon which starts on Monday, July 1. […]

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Fri, Jun 28, 2019 at 4:55 AM

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Spanish Football Club Celebrates Its Past With Projection-Filled Museum At Home Stadium

The Spanish La Liga football team Athletic Bilbao celebrates more than a century of top-level competition in a museum on the grounds of San Mamés stadium, where it plays home games. The museum in Bilbao has been equipped with more than 30 Christie laser projectors, using short throw lenses, to tell the club’s story through the years. […]

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Mon, Jun 24, 2019 at 10:32 AM

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24/7 POS Solution Pinpoints Potential Allergens in Non-Prepacked Foods

Say what you will about the evils of processed and packaged foods for our environment and health, but at least the mandated labeling in most big countries gives you some idea of ingredients for the purposes of nutritional awareness and, perhaps of more immediate importance, to avoid any potential allergic reactions. […]

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Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 2:10 PM

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16:9: Digital Signage And Smart Content

Guest Post: Mike Kilian, Mvix Mike Kilian Some things just go together and once they’re paired up, and it’s nearly impossible to imagine them on their own – like digital signage and content. Those two go together like s’mores and campfires. Peanut butter and jelly. […]

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Wed, Jun 19, 2019 at 7:44 AM

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Podcast Production Being Reworked – Short Hiatus

If you listen regularly to the 16:9 Podcasts, you may have noticed some hiccups with the production and release timing of some recent episodes. Some have been late and others have had minor boo-boos or levels that weren’t uniform. […]

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Tue, Jun 18, 2019 at 9:59 AM

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16:9: Mall Campaign Uses Video, Mobile Analytics To Optimize Messages, Boost Foot Traffic To Stores

This is an effective video from Cineplex Digital Media that shows how using video and mobile analytics, as well as machine learning tech, helped increase foot traffic into the outlets of a couple of beauty brands operating at Toronto’s big, busy and ritzy Yorkdale mall. […]

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Wed, Jun 5, 2019 at 1:58 PM

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16:9: Tests Validate Using Digital Signage To Calm Stress Medical Lab Visitors

I don’t know if the test sample is large enough to be meaningful, but it its nonetheless interesting that calming art images and music on a medical lab digital signage system made blood sampling a better experience for patients at the Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark. […]

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Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 8:24 AM

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Medical Trade Show Booth Comes To Life Using Custom Creative On LED Wall

In the past year or so I have really started to notice a lot of big printed graphics make way for LED in trade show booths, and not just for display industry shows. This is the GlaxoSmithKline booth at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held recently in Chicago. The digital work was done by Fusion CI Studios (the small shop best known for its CGI waterfalls). […]

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Mon, Jun 3, 2019 at 9:19 AM

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16:9: IoT Weight Sensors On Sydney’s Commuter Rail Cars Show Occupancy Estimates On Platform Screens

This is very clever and useful – commuters travelling on the rail network in Sydney, Australia can now make informed decisions on where to stand on a platform for the best shot at getting a seat. The rail authority, Transport for NSW, now has digital signage on platforms that shows which rail cars have seats available, have standing room only or are completely full. […]

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Wed, May 29, 2019 at 10:28 AM

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DOOH Billboard Network Starts Running The Onion’s Satirical News Headlines

LA-based digital OOH network operator WOW Media has started running snarky, satirical headlines from The Onion on big digital boards around the sprawling city. “We’re always looking for a new way to get our content in front of our clients and partners in the entertainment industry. […]

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Wed, May 29, 2019 at 7:31 AM

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Holograms With A Business Model – Ronnie Lee Explains His Virtual DJ Start-up

When DSE was on a few weeks ago in Las Vegas, I wandered down to the other end of the convention center to get a glimpse of the legendarily crazy Nightclub and Bar Show – where endless booths pour free drink samples. […]

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Tue, May 28, 2019 at 11:26 PM

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