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. […]
If you are looking for signs of Pro AV sector being re-animated, here’s data from PMA Research (which does guess what) suggesting commercial flat panel demand has ticked up. The market research firm’s sales tracking report on large-format flat panel displays sold in the North American Pro AV channel were up substantially, monthly and year on year. […]
My time as a professional journalist has given me the opportunity to cover some very cool and historic stories, including some of the first recreational marijuana sales on the East Coast. What struck me inside those stores was the immense amount of technology, like digital signage, self-service kiosks, professional sound systems, access management, security cameras and more. […]
There is now enough activity and demand in the area of all-in-one, bundled LED displays to warrant marketplace research and analysis, with a new report from the global research firm Omdia looking specifically at this narrowly-defined product category. […]
The UK-based research firm and consultancy IDtechEx has pushed out an interesting discussion paper about the state and potential marketplace applications for microLED, sorting out its value proposition versus competing technologies like OLED and Quantum Dots LCDs. […]
Workplace has developed into one of the most active vertical markets for digital signage technology, with screens provided an obvious and relatively easy solution for workforces that don’t open company-wide emails or click their way through to an intranet site. […]
The market research firm Omdia has logged predictably mixed results from direct view LED display manufacturers through the COVID-19 pandemic, though there are indications that the sector is generally rebounding. Omdia’s latest quarterly LED market tracker says recovery began in the third quarter and accelerated further in the fourth quarter. […]
New guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control suggests that the risk of becoming infected with the virus that causes COVID-19 through touching objects is generally low, which means touchscreens, touch panels and other hands-on AV technology is generally safe to use – provided surfaces and hands are routinely cleaned. […]
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control has issued new guidance on the ubiquitous sight of staffers in retail, mass transport and elsewhere spraying and wiping down surfaces with disinfectant, or even doing something akin to fogging a room. […]
