Two full days are behind the attendees, sponsors, and speakers of the Digital Signage Summit 2026. Almost 50 panels and keynotes covered market analyses, current trends, and provided space for discussions and exchange. `The conference brought together decision-makers and professionals from the digital signage and DooH industry. […]
by Antonia Hamberger. Another Digital Signage Federation Mix & Mingle, another sold out event: Last week, the DSF gathered for board meetings, industry networking, and a first look at the upcoming Pixel Awards set to debut later this year in the Bay Area. […]
We hear that 8 of the 14 direct reports of Sean Reilly now report directly to Ross. Ross Reilly, President, Lamar Advertising, Outdoor Division. Ross Reilly’s background: I’m based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and got into this industry there about 12 years ago. […]
by Balthasar Mayer. If the cost-saving you are achieving with AI doesn’t reach your customer, you will be out of business soon. Steve Glancey, Diversified. […]
After a full day at DSS 2026, the attendees and guests gathered at Airbräu — the brewery right at Munich Airport — for an evening in the beer garden. Good conversations, cold beer, and a relaxed atmosphere rounded off Wednesday at the show. […]
By Guy Campos. Vertiseit says it will bring Scala back to a partner-first strategy and accelerate a transition to a SaaS and device-agnostic model after buying the firm for $28m. The sale follows layoffs at former owner Stratacache earlier this year due to tariffs, supply chain disruption and surging memory prices. […]
by Balthasar Mayer. With this acquisition, the global player headquartered in Sweden is consistently implementing its M&A strategy and making its mark in the international digital signage software market. The purchase price amounts to approximately 265 million SEK; that is roughly 24 million euros. […]
The acquisition adds approximately SEK 85 million in Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) to the Vertiseit group. With a profitability after synergies in line with Vertiseit’s long-term Cash EBITDA target of 35 percent, the transaction is expected to contribute positively to the group’s profitability during 2026. Synergies are expected to be fully realized during 2026. […]
by Antonia Hamberger: Digital signage faces a perfect storm of AI disruption, geopolitical crises, rising costs and consolidation – yet the industry is proving resilient. The DSS "NextGen Signage Keynote" identifies the biggest challenges and the most promising opportunities. […]
By Guy Campos: This shift, which Sidwick described as a move from a siloed, vertical market to one that was much more horizontal, was now being driven by security concerns, with the Microsoft Device Ecosystem Platform (MDEP) being promoted as a solution to end-of-life worries over Android 13 or even earlier Android versions. […]
Ryan Kinskey, CEO, Motionworks: The industry is asking for granular as-delivered impressions and deduplicated reach & frequency to support greater transparency in media buying, seasonal planning, and integration into modern marketing mix models. Motionworks delivers these capabilities today. […]
Nick Brien, CEO, OUTFRONT Media: Industry measurement standard is the priority — not what I have individually. No individual operator is going to resolve the inherent weakness of this medium’s lack of growth, because we haven’t had credible, consistent, and robust audience measurement that buyers trust. We haven’t had it for decades. […]
The rollout spans the company's banners including Raley's, Bel Air, Nob Hill, Bashas', Food City, and AJ's Fine Foods, enhancing the in-store promotional experience by connecting directly to shoppers at the point of purchase. Grocery TV's in-store retail media platform now reaches shoppers across 208 Raley's Companies stores in California, Nevada, and Arizona. […]
Stratacache UK owes £12.9m to creditors. Retail media tech firm Stratacache UK has collapsed just months after announcing a major deal with Iceland. In January, the company unveiled the deal to roll out in-store digital signage, CMS and analytic sensor technology across 766 Iceland and The Food Warehouse stores. […]
CEO Sean Reilly: We’re abandoning the data provider that used to feed Geopath, a company called MotionWorks, and we’re going with a globally respected brand called Ipsos. They do the measurement in Australia and the UK, for example, where out-of-home is a larger share of total media spend. […]
