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16:9: Biz Dev Alert: LED -Palooza Planned At Crimson Tide’s Main Sports Venues

Someone on the LED display side of the business with ties to the University of Alabama may want to place a couple of calls to fellow alumni about a $600 million, 10-year plan that will see a whole bunch of new digital displays added to the public and behind the scenes areas of the Crimson Tide’s main sports venues. […]

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Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 10:55 AM

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16:9: Gatwick Becomes Poster Child For Digital Signage Failover Planning

  A damaged connectivity cable has taken the flight information display boards offline at London Gatwick Airport today, forcing airport staff to – honest – get out the dry erase markers and scribble information on whiteboards. […]

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Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 9:54 AM

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16:9: With System On Chip Growing (And Evolving), It’s Time For An Updated Report

Click here to get a full-sized, more easily read version. Sixteen:Nine has been following the emergence of System on Chip technology since it came on the market more than five year ago, and last year released a special report that took a detailed look into its merits and limits. […]

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Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 5:57 PM

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16:9: LED Display Market Now Valued At More Than $5B: Futuresource

LED displays are now a $5 billion global market, with the Americas region reaching a key milestone of  $1 billion for the first time in 2017. The data comes from the market research firm Futuresource Consulting, which makes displays one of a relatively short list of vertical markets it studies. […]

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Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 7:11 PM

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16:9: NanoLumens Develops Credit Course Aimed At Educating Architects On LED Tech

Source: Changi Airport Group This is a clever move by NanoLumens to get firmly on the radar of architects who design interior spaces, and do things like scheme in big LED video walls: get in their education ecosystem. […]

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Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 12:38 PM

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16:9: 10 Steps For Planning Successful Interactive Wayfinding

Guest Post: Jill Perardi, Visix Jill Perardi When it comes to wayfinding options, interactive signage is the most flexible and powerful way to go. But each location is different and presents unique challenges. Before buying anything, think it all out and come up with a good plan to help make the process as smooth as possible: 1. […]

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Thu, Aug 16, 2018 at 9:24 AM

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$6B McDonald’s US Modernization Plan Includes Digital Menus, Drive-Thrus

McDonald’s has announced $6 billion in restaurant modernization and construction plans through 2020, with a portion of that money going to “bright and easy to read digital menu boards inside and at the drive-through” and digital self-order kiosks. A lot of the money will be in bricks and mortar work like modernized dining areas, remodeled counters and larger display cases. […]

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Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 8:45 AM

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16:9: How iGotcha Drives Digital Signage For Everyone From Banks To Circuses

I was in Montreal recently and had a chance to visit the offices of iGotcha, a digital signage and experiential media solutions company that has very quietly built up a nice book of business since launching in 2005. Working out of an old warehouse building overlooking the historic Lachine Canal, iGotcha works with everyone from banks and a lottery corporation to Cirque du Soleil. […]

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Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 1:11 AM

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Big Video Walls Help Market Mercedes Lux Cars In Pop-up Mall Dealerships

This is a shot from one of a pair of Mercedes Benz pop-up stores set up for two months this summer in high-end shopping malls in Miami and Chicago – using some 60 displays in each to create some visual interest and excitement in relatively small footprint spaces. […]

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Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 8:30 AM

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16:9: Half Of RMG Networks Board Resigns In Wake Of Acquisition Vote

Half of the board of Dallas-based RMG Networks resigned earlier this month in the wake of decisions surrounding proposals to acquire the software and solutions company. […]

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Mon, Aug 13, 2018 at 7:54 AM

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16:9: Why Remove Items From A Digital Menu With Software, When Electrical Tape Will Do?

Spotted by a reader, at a McCafe in central NYC. Some things evidently aren’t available on the menu, so instead of someone going into the software to make changes, a staffer has covered up that information with electrical tape. Thought it was just the stuff on the top right of the display and then noticed a whole line in the HOT items has been taped off. […]

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Fri, Aug 10, 2018 at 8:11 AM

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16:9: 100-Plus At DSF’s Montreal Mixer

The Digital Signage Federation put on a terrific mixer Wednesday night in Montreal, with a 100+ industry vets and newbies gathered at the splashy top floor event-hosting digs of Stingray Media. […]

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Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 7:25 PM

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16:9 Spotted: Smart City Digital Signage In Montreal That’s Genuinely Smart

I had breakfast in Montreal with an industry friend yesterday, who filled me in on a project that genuinely addresses the notion of digital signage and smart cities. There are 100s of rectangular LED screens in the central business and tourist districts, some in stacks of two or three, telling motorists where parking lots are located and whether there are spaces available. […]

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Thu, Aug 9, 2018 at 5:29 PM

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Podcast: How Moment Factory Became One Of The World’s Top Multimedia Agencies

Two more podcast interviews went sideways on me – at the last minute – in the past week. But as I type this, I have two and perhaps three set up for the next 24 hours, here in Montreal. So … we’re in rerun mode again this week. […]

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Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 12:03 AM

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16:9: Video: Digital Signage Creative At Footlocker Flagship

This is a nice, sync’d set of animations done by motion graphic designer Steven D’Arbenzio, who works in the NY/NJ area. “I was given the awesome opportunity to create an animated mural for Footlocker’s flagship store in Times Square, NYC,” says D’Arbenzio. “The ask was to create artwork that spoke to the strength, resilience, and culture of New Yorkers. […]

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Fri, Aug 3, 2018 at 8:15 AM

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