The latest data from research firm Omdia’s LED Video Displays Market Tracker suggests the video wall market is coming back to pre-pandemic sales levels, and the biggest market demand is for fine pitch product. […]
Last May, a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, we wrote about drive-thru technology and how AV integrators who provide services to fast food restaurants’ drive-thru lanes were seeing an uptick in business. […]
These days, digital advertisements are seen basically anywhere you can mount a display, including store windows, building facades, lobbies and dozens of other places. Thanks to the help of Elon Musk and a Canadian technology company, you can add outer space to that list. […]
The Greek/American digital signage CMS software firm Yodeck took the interesting step of commissioning research to learn what consumers think about signs being used for COVID-19 safety messaging, with the big insight being how nervous people got when there was no messaging. […]
Diversified, one of the largest U.S.-based AV integrators, on Monday announced its first acquisition since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, buying Connecticut-based HB Communications. Although founded and headquartered in New Jersey, the acquisition of HB Communications gives Diversified a stronger foothold in the Northeast and grows the company’s team in the region. […]
Audiovisual professionals are all well aware of the immersive qualities of LED technology – especially particularly large installations. However, they are not just being used in commercial installations, theatres, stadiums or homes. […]
The 16:9 PODCAST IS SPONSORED BY SCREENFEED – DIGITAL SIGNAGE CONTENT The trade organization AVIXA invests a lot of time, resources and dollars into trying to get a handle on what’s going on in the audio-visual industry, and regularly publishes reports, briefs and even video explainers for members. […]
The retail-focused solutions provider Mood Media has released new research looking at shopper sentiments globally, finding 80% of consumers are now comfy with the idea of returning to physical stores, up from 71% in 2020. […]
New research from the Miami-based computer vision firm Alfi suggests 95% of advertising executives expect the Digital OOH ad sector to grow over the next two years, with 51% anticipating dramatic expansion. […]
The global pro AV industry – likely to no one’s surprise – took a massive financial hit in 2020 due to the pandemic, with overall industry revenues dropping by $45 billion. The new 2021 AV Industry Outlook and Trends Analysis (IOTA) produced by the industry association AVIXA says after peaking at $259 billion in 2019, pro AV industry revenuse dropped to $214 billion globally in 2020. […]
Just as many industry people are scratching around trying to find what they need to deliver on work in the midst of technology shortages, there’s word the display part of the business is flipping from shortage to oversupply. […]
MicroLED has received a ton of buzz in digital signage circles the last 2-3 years because of the proposition of building big seamless video walls that look as good as LCD or OLED. The big barrier to widespread adoption has been cost – driven in part by a need to make production more efficient and speedy, while also minimizing production flaws. […]
The research and analysis firm Gartner is forecasting that the worldwide semiconductor shortage that is hitting most tech industries, including digital signage, will persist throughout 2021 and not return to more normal levels until Q2 2022. “The semiconductor shortage will severely disrupt the supply chain and will constrain the production of many electronic equipment types in 2021. […]
Audience measurement is a huge factor in the out of home media business – both analog and digital – and the global volunteer body that’s trying to herd the media company cats has developed a set of guidelines designed to help more easily sell the mediums. […]
As digital signage and retail tech sellers continue to tout touchless solutions – using voice, gesture, hover and QR-to-smartphone set-ups – the main buyers out there appear to be opting for screens that get touched. New research from OMDIA says the Interactive Touch (IFP/Touch) segment actually leads the recovery being seen in the total Public Information Display market. […]
