SNA Displays has manufactured a custom LED display as part of a hybrid billboard atop the historical House on Sunset in West Hollywood. Orange Barrel Media (OBM), a leader in unique outdoor media, designed and operates the new digital-out-of-home display, which faces northeast-bound traffic on the world-famous Sunset Strip. Amazon…
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‘Pro-life Spider-Man’ climbs Sphere ahead of Super Bowl
A pro-life activist has been arrested for climbing the Las Vegas Sphere. Maison Des Champs, who calls himself the ‘pro-life Spider-Man', took about 20 minutes to ascend the 112m-tall structure on 7 February. Des Champs could be seen taking steps across the top of the Sphere before appearing to descend back…
Las Vegas Sphere displays customised Super Bowl content
The Las Vegas Sphere will display custom-made content throughout Super Bowl LVIII week. The tie-up between Sphere Entertainment and the NFL will see content created by Sphere Studios displayed on the Sphere’s LED exterior, the Exosphere, in the build up to the match on 11 February. The content will include…
Sphere Super Bowl ads will cost brands up to $2m each
Advertising on the Sphere Las Vegas during this year's Super Bowl final will cost up to $2m. Only two brands will appear on the Sphere's exosphere on the day of the final, which takes place in Las Vegas on 11 February. The game-day takeover will last for about 12 hours.…
Philips digital signage is sight for sore eyes at 40 opticians
PPDS has provided Philips digital signage displays and the Wave Controller cloud platform for 40 of Finnish eye-care specialist Silmäasema's high-street stores. Silmäasema tasked AV integration specialist FirstView Digital Signage and PPDS with reinventing the way in which it communicated with customers, while delivering more-sustainable and cost-efficient business practices. Philips…
Samsung promotes Galaxy AI features on Sphere before CES
Samsung has teased the forthcoming new AI capabilities of its Galaxy mobile phone range with advertising on the Sphere ahead of the CES show. Samsung teamed up with Marvel Studios’ “What If…?” Season 2, now streaming only on Disney+, for a takeover of Sphere’s giant exterior LED display. Just as…
Digital Signage Advisor GPT launched in OpenAI’s GPT Store
A new generative AI tool has been launched to offer unbiased advice on digital signage to anyone with a ChatGPT Pro licence. Digital Signage Advisor GPT is the brainchild of Jason Cremins, founder and CEO of software company Signagelive. Launching the industry-specific tool in the new GPT Store, Cremins said:…
nsign.tv and iiyama supply sustainable college digital signage
Leicester College has boosted its sustainability credentials by deploying the nsign.tv software platform for its new digital signage network. The initiative is part of the college’s commitment to reducing its carbon footprint by minimising paper usage and ensuring real-time, relevant information dissemination across its three main campuses. The digital signage network…
invidis to launch digital signage platform comparison tool
German digital signage consultancy invidis is to launch a digital signage platform benchmarking and comparison tool at ISE 2024. The Software Compass vendor-agnostic CMS comparison tool is the consultancy's first online product and is currently in the final stages of development. invidis has already fully integrated more than two dozen…
Philips displays fuel food and drink sales at 22 cinemas
A total of 568 remotely managed 4K Philips digital signage and videowall units have been installed in Showcase Cinemas across North America. As part of a major revamp of all 22 Showcase Cinemas in the US, the cinema chain tasked Atlanta-based DEEL Media – a digital signage solutions specialist with…