How do you stand out on New York City’s 11th Avenue Auto Row--where showrooms for major automobile manufacturers stretch from 40th Street to 60th Street? For Volvo, the goal was to build an attractive brand awareness center that stops passersby in their tracks. The new space ...read more
Auto retail organization, Sytner Group, has launched a dealership in Sheffield for BMW and MINI, complete with an innovative handover experience for customers collecting their new vehicle. The ambitious and fully networked AV setup, spans two sales floors and internal meeting ...read more
The term “digital signage” never seemed quite right. Even as the industry used the phrase and we all understood what it meant, people always debated if there was a better way to describe the true potential. Of course, there are certainly times where electronic displays replace ...read more
The term “digital signage” never seemed quite right. Even as the industry used the phrase and we all understood what it meant, people always debated if there was a better way to describe the true potential. Of course, there are certainly times where electronic displays replace ...read more
The new Circa development in downtown Los Angeles is a traffic stopper. The twin 35-story luxury residential towers, on the corner of Figueroa and 12th Streets, are wrapped with three giant LED screens covering an eight-story parking structure used by patrons of the adjacent L.A. ...read more
The 2017/2018 Digital Signage Best Practices Guide brings together an A-list of industry experts to cut through the clutter of messages about the "future" of digital signage and DOOH—and provides a guide to success now, in today's market, with today's tools. Download your free ...read more
The term “media player” will generally bring confusion and many questions when it comes to determining what is needed for digital signage deployments. The phrase often heard in the industry, “one size does not fit all,” only adds to the confusion—putting more and more options ...read more
Pala Casino Resort and Spa had a PC-based video multicast solution that was limited to 480p content, and a rash of reliability issues was brought about by overheating PCs, dust-clogged fans, and pesky Windows errors. To revamp the way it distributes video content throughout its ...read more
Travelers passing through the Detroit Metropolitan Airport are now seeing a lot more than perfume and whiskey when they consider shopping at the World Duty Free store in the McNamara Terminal. Hudson Group, one of the largest travel retailers in North America, recently deployed ...read more
ATLANTA, GA – January 2, 2017 – In an effort to unite the increasing number of females in the digital signage industry, a group of industry leaders has formed the Women of Digital Signage. The new group will host its inaugural event during the Digital Signage Expo at the Las ...read more
For many companies, the choice to use high-impact, public-facing display is driven in part by visual impact and in part by content, sometimes social, even interactive. In this way the lobby display functions both as interior design and as a platform for media communication. ...read more
Tightrope Media Systems’ next-generation Digital Signage Software simplifies and accelerates content creation and management while delivering a combination of creative control, dynamic data support and scalability. Carousel 7.0 provides richer content creation and content ...read more
The outdoor mall Park Place in Barrie, Canada is home to a communal fireplace that encourages patrons to take a break, socialize, and keep warm. To complement the existing social space, Park Place recently added a digital signage display designed and installed by AV integrator ...read more
Visitors entering The Wellness Center of Thibodaux Regional Medical Center in Thibodaux, LA, are immediately engaged by a 17-minute video that showcases the native beauty of Louisiana. With content powered by Renewed Vision’s ProVideoPlayer2 (PVP2) across three 4K video ...read more
In order to inspire Auto Club members waiting in its main lobby, AAA Minneapolis deployed a large video wall in support of its iTravel Advisor travel agency. In addition to beautiful travel imagery and advertising, the video wall also incorporates continuously updated data feeds ...read more
The Earth keeps spinning. So does the world of video wall technology, in which constant evolution and technical advancements are making it more affordable for almost any entity to employ. “As the manufacturing costs of LCD and LED materials lower, end users are able to procure ...read more
Network operators and integrators often exhibit a “fire and forget” type attitude; once the players are in place, software systems working, screens are up and running, the project is considered done. Content is being served and managed to the screens using business rules, systems ...read more
“As of opening night, the Kings did not hire a single person to go from no IPTV to one of the most advanced systems in the NBA,“ explains Eli Garten, VP, IPTV & Enterprise Video Solutions, at VITEC. For Golden 1, that was a priority, but so was guest experience, including ...read more
Look around. It’s no secret that video walls are ubiquitous in nearly every vertical. So what kinds of service agreements are required to keep up with the demanding use flat panels and mounts are subject to? How are unique configuration demands altering design strategy? Many ...read more
Black Box’s VideoPlex4 gives users the flexibility to create uniquely shaped videowalls with four or more screens. It enables users to display video across multiple displays, any display can be freely positioned, and the input can be cropped or rotated 90°-270°. This videowall ...read more
Integrators are aware that every corporation is filled with sales and marketing procedural documents, case studies, product sheets and similar materials. This content plays a major role in setting the corporate tone, communicating overall expectations, and establishing the ...read more
“What is the return on investment?” That’s probably the first question a client will ask an integrator when considering whether to install an enterprise communications solution. It’s relatively straightforward to describe cost savings around improved efficiencies, but when it ...read more
The Planar LookThru OLED transparent display allows users to view video content, digital images, and text on a virtually frameless glass display while enabling designers to overlay this content onto real objects or scenes that sit behind the glass. The large, 55-inch Planar ...read more
The NEC OPS-PCIB-PH’s internal Intel Broadwell Core i5-based PC adheres to the Open Pluggable Spec- ification (OPS) and increases the operational flexibility of a compatible NEC display for any digital signage application. The OPS-PCIB-PH is ideal for quick- service restaurants, ...read more
Encompass AV just installed a comprehensive Martin Audio CDD sound system in the fashionable SX Sky Bar nightclub and lounge that occupies two floors of the luxurious new Hotel Essex across from Chicago’s Grant Park. Discussing the project, Encompass AV owner Tim Pickett ...read more
POLAND, April 23, 2019 — Pliant Technologies is expanding its global network with the addition of Audio Plus as its new Poland distributor. Audio Plus will offer Pliant’s full range of CrewCom professional wireless intercom systems, along with its complete line of SmartBoom ...read more
Mesa, Ariz., USA, April 23, 2019 – Severtson Screens (www.severtsonscreens.com), a global leader in innovative and quality projection screens for the cinema, commercial, pro AV, and home theater markets, is proud to announce that it is a Silver Sponsor of the 2019 ICA ...read more
Cypress, CA, April 23, 2019 – Social media and sports go hand in hand. So much so that when it came time for the professional video production team at Western Michigan University (WMU) to add a second replay system, they wanted something easy to learn as well as a system that ...read more
