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16:9: Nanolumens CEO Rick Cope Has Left Company He Founded

Nanolumens founder Rick Cope has left the company he founded and ran for several years, to pursue (as the saying goes) other interests. The colorful former US Marine built the Atlanta-area company up from the idea stage – marketing indoor LED displays that were skinny, light and flexible to a pro AV industry that had previously known mostly thick, heavy and rigid. […]

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Thu, Jan 10, 2019 at 7:00 AM

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Projection-Mapping; Video Wall Turn Airport Garage Walkway Into Stunning Display For Genesis

This is a very nice, inventive projection-mapping job done at Toronto Pearson Airport for the lux vehicle, the Genesis. BIG Digital, a Toronto solutions provider that kinda sorta specializes in temporary digital signage displays, put together a custom exhibit along one of the walkways in from the parking garage to Terminal 1, the one Air Canada flies out of. […]

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Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 4:21 PM

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16:9 DSE Mixer Booked; Sponsors Committed; Ticketing Starts After ISE

Just signed the paperwork for the 2019 16:9 Mixer at Digital Signage Expo – the long-running unofficial kickoff event for the annual trade show in Las Vegas. It ain’t broke, so I haven’t fixed it. The venue, timing, and format are all the same. […]

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Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 1:18 AM

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16:9: What Research Says Is Working With Digital Signage In Retail Bankling

This week we look at how the financial services industry is using digital signage in branches, and more to the point, what works and why. Angela Vanderburg is the Digital Practice Lead for Consumer Banking and Retail Financial Services for Q Division, the retail-focused digital strategy consultancy that was launched by STRATACACHE. […]

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Wed, Jan 9, 2019 at 1:11 AM

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16:9: First OLED, Then QLED, And Now ULED

First there was OLED. Then QLED, which looks like OLED but is actually LCD tech. Now there is also ULED, which is like QLED, but different. […]

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Tue, Jan 8, 2019 at 8:15 AM

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Freeman, Pisano And Smith Added To DSF Board

The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) has announced the 2019 Board of Directors, including three newly elected at-large board members. Chris Freeman of United Airlines, Frank Pisano of BrightSign and Kelly Smith of Capital Networks were voted on to the board for two year terms. Wayne Rasor of FastSign and Will Amos of Diversified were each voted back on to the board for a second two-year term. […]

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Mon, Jan 7, 2019 at 2:30 PM

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16:9: LED Billboard Barge Cruising NYC’s Waters Predictably Upsetting Residents

It should surprise exactly no one that at least some of the good residents of New York are not all that thrilled that a barge with big-ass LED screens on it is working as a floating billboard on the Hudson River. This Gothamist post lays out the public upset and civic position on Ballyhoo Media, which started operations off Manhattan this fall. […]

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Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 12:40 PM

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16:9: Digital Signage-Focused Vending Machine Operator Vengo Does $7 Million Raise

Via TechCrunch The NYC-area startup Vengo has done a $7 million raise of funds for its unique network of micro-vending machines, topped with interactive digital signage screens. TechCrunch reports that the six-year-old company has raised $7 million in new equity funding, roughly doubling the capital it has raised over the years. […]

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Thu, Jan 3, 2019 at 8:47 AM

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16:9: New Digital OOH Screens On London Tube Seem To Miss Creative Opportunity

The media people have to sell it, and the content creatives have to develop it. Which is maybe why the new digital screens in the escalator wells of London’s famed subway system seem to be missing an opportunity. The old display panels were replications of posters that stair-stepped up and down the escalator side walls, with gaps between each. […]

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Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 6:22 PM

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16:9: DSE Extends Apex Awards Entries To Jan. 16th

The Digital Signage Expo folks have extended the nominations deadline for its annual APEX Awards –  which recognize excellence in digital signage creative and execution. To qualify, nominees must have a new or current digital signage or interactive technology program installed between Nov. 1, 2017, and Oct. […]

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Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 2:10 PM

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ISE 16:9 Mixer Tickets Just About Gone

Hello 2019! I hope, like me, you took at least a little time off to re-charge, as this year looks busy. My To Do List includes work related to a pair of 16:9 mixers – the first happening in about five weeks (Feb. […]

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Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 8:45 AM

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16:9: How McDonald’s Has Made In-Store Interactivity The Norm

Guest Post: Emily Ingram, Prendi Emily Ingram Consumer expectations are advancing rapidly, and businesses will benefit if they keep up with it. Here’s a look into how McDonald’s have tackled this, to meet our growing expectations. I walked into McDonald’s the other day with a colleague, who went immediately up to the touchscreen kiosk to complete her order. […]

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Wed, Jan 2, 2019 at 8:31 AM

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16:9’s 2018 year In review for digital signage: a full CMS is an overkill; accelerating consolidation and other trends for 2019

Here are the most heavily-read posts on 16:9 in 2018, as well as (later) my observations on the major trends in 2018 for digital signage, and what may be coming in 2019. As you will notice right away, readers like free or cheap, and they definitely like lists and headlines that promise 3 or 5 or 20 items or ideas. […]

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Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 7:58 PM

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16:9: More Smart Parking Systems Should Mean More Smart Digital Signs

Digital signage systems for parking lots is not the sort of thing that’s going to set the hearts of industry people racing, but there’s reason to pat attention to this use-case because of the way these very utilitarian venues are going smart. […]

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Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 7:00 PM

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16:9: Big LED Fail At Montreal’s Trudeau Airport

From a reader – This is a very large LED display board at international arrivals at Montreal’s main airport, shot this weekend. I THINK this is a media company’s display, and not the airport’s. […]

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Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 10:54 AM

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