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16:9: Digital Signage Goes To Another Kitchen

Here’s a different take on the idea of putting digital signage in private homes. Cassidy Smirnow is Senior VP of Operations at Denver’s Four Winds Interactive, and as a result, knows here way around the platform and the idea of building and publishing a layout to a display. For the last couple of years she has been tweaking what she calls a Home Sign, installed in her kitchen. […]

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Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 8:35 AM

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The Table Stakes of Digital Signage

“Table stakes” is an appropriated term from the card table, used in the business world not for poker bet limits, but on what a company needs to have to really be competitive. I was asked the other day what the so-called table stakes now in digital signage – those “things” a company must have to be taken seriously as a software vendor or solutions provider. […]

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Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 12:28 AM

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16:9: Sweden’s ZetaDisplay Buys Up Norwegian Competitor ProntoTV

The Swedish digital signage firm ZetaDisplay announced today it has completed a deal to acquire ProntoTV AS, which is touted as the largest digital signage supplier in neighbouring Norway. […]

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Tue, Aug 23, 2016 at 12:20 AM

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16:9: Another Quarter, Another Big Loss For Creative Realities/Wireless Ronin

Another quarter, same story for the blended digital signage vendor entity that rolls up as Creative Realities. The latest financial filings show the Wireless Ronin-Creative Realities-Broadcast International-Conexus World combination is still losing a pile of money, and issuing a lot of promissory notes. […]

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Mon, Aug 22, 2016 at 10:46 AM

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Projects: Giant, Two-Sided, Pivoting Video Wall Lights Up in Scotland

Via Display Daily I like the multi-purpose thinking behind this huge 32-screen video wall at the University of West Scotland in Paisley, near Glasgow. The UK-based systems integrator Saville was charged with bringing video wall and interactive technology solutions to a new,  extended reception area in a campus building. […]

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Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 3:42 PM

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16:9: Size Matters In Digital Signage

Guest Post: Stuart Armstrong, ComQi To get the most out digital signage in retail settings, keep two key words in mind: Size Matters. Stuart Armstrong That doesn’t mean bigger is better. What matters is using screen sizes that suit the setting, dynamics and purpose. […]

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Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 10:54 AM

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EventBoard Raises $13.5 M To Build Up Digital Meeting Room Sign Business

I’ve written often about the seemingly pedestrian but dead-perfect application of digital meeting room signs, and how the marketplace seems to be all over the things. Exhibit A – Sixteen:Nine’s companion site – MeetingRoomSigns.biz – now has more than 40 products listed, which is at least 5X of a year ago. The site generates 1,000s of page views a month. […]

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Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 1:31 PM

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16:9: 6 Benefits Of Cloud-Based Digital Signage

Guest Post: Irfan Khan, Skykit When a company goes down the path of planning, building and launching a digital signage solution, the people behind it are going to hit a big fork in the road, making them decide what kind of software platform to use: on-premise or cloud-based. […]

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Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 9:17 AM

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Four Winds Previews Next Month’s Forward Conference In Denver

Four Winds Interactive is holding what will be its second, now annual educational conference next month in Denver, and has released the agenda and overall plans for the Sept. 21-23 event. I went last year and thought, for a first stab at it, the event was quite good and useful both in terms of the sessions and the networking. […]

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Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 8:27 AM

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Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Jeff Hastings, BrightSign

If you’re looking for concrete evidence that the digital signage business is now doing some serious volume, consider the word on this latest Sixteen:Nine podcast from Jeff Hastings, the CEO of BrightSign. His shipping department is packing and moving roughly 1,000 units a day. Let me repeat that … a day. […]

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Wed, Aug 17, 2016 at 12:04 AM

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Enter The AV Nerd Nonagon On 9/9

This looks and reads like a hardcore pro AV nerdfest – a networking and education event next month in Anaheim with the call to action of traveling to the 9th dimension at the NitWit Nonagon. Ummm … OK??? […]

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Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 9:33 AM

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16:9: STRATACACHE: CEO Riegel Says Scala Deal Not The Last

Chris Riegel, the founder, sole owner and CEO of STRATACACHE, kindly took a few minutes Monday to call and brief me on the deal that saw his company acquire controlling interest in software rival Scala. Riegel says his contact with Scala on a potential deal traces back about three years, and was on and off. […]

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Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 4:00 AM

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16:9: Is The Live TV On Your Digital Signs On Right Side Of Copy Protection Laws?

Guest Post: John Wang, IAdea Is your digital signage network on the right side of copy protection laws? John Wang HDCP is a digital copy protection technology that is used widely by content providers. Subscription-based live video feeds received with set-top boxes are often encoded with and protected by HDCP, the acronym for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection. […]

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Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 5:40 PM

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STRATACACHE Buys Majority Control of CMS Software Rival Scala

STRATACACHE has bought its way into “super-majority” control of digital signage CMS software rival Scala, in a deal being announced today. The deal gets STRATACACHE CEO and sole owner Chris Riegel access to a global channel partner program and reseller network, which Philly-based Scala had built up in the last 15-20 years. […]

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Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 5:30 AM

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16:9: WordPress Gets A Digital Signage Plug-in

A small German company has launched a WordPress plug-in that enables the hugely popular blog and website content management system to be used as a digital signage CMS. Ondamedia GmbH says its plugin, called Digitalsignagepress, makes developing and managing small signage networks easy and capable of running off any HTML5-based device, like system on chip smart screens. […]

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Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 8:47 AM

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