AVIXA Announces Winners of the 2021 AV Experience Awards

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Best Digital Signage Awards by AVIXA

FAIRFAX, VA – Nov. 18, 2021 – AVIXA, the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 AV Experience Awards. This awards program recognizes the innovative integration of content, space, and audiovisual technology to enrich experiences.

“We are witnesses to incredible AV experiences every day, as we work, play, and interact in the world,” said Joé Lloyd, Senior Director of Communications, AVIXA. “The winners of the AV Experience Awards are the creators of those experiences, breathing new life into art, education, collaboration, and so much more. Congratulations to the 2021 winners for elevating the craft of AV.”

The AV Experience Awards Winners:

Best Dynamic Art Experience

Light Up the Night: Brightening Your Day in Dark Times

Sharp NEC Display Solutions of America, Inc.

In the spring of 2020, LuminArtz teamed up with Pamela Hersch, a local video artist and technologist, to create “Light Up the Night” at the Wenham Museum in Massachusetts. To continue celebrating local history while allowing for social distancing, the team created a 30-minute projection mapping exhibit on the exterior of the museum, featuring stunning visuals celebrating childhood, connecting generations, and honoring heritage. The exhibit was powered by Sharp NEC Display laser projectors, and while each projector provided 10,000 lumens, the outdoor nature of the project required an even higher level of brightness. This was achieved through a stacking configuration, which allowed three projectors to focus on the same area to increase the brightness of the image. The installation was also livestreamed on Facebook and Instagram to help connect the community during the time of restricted personal and physical connection.

Best Collaborative Experience

HAKO

BARTKRESA studio

BARTKRESA studio created an 8-foot, cube-shaped sculpture that artists could projection map as part of a socially distant projection arts festival. The studio held a 7-week virtual workshop with 50 participants from 18 countries to compose the content for the animated show for the sculpture Hako. During the remote video workshops, BARTKRESA studio utilized virtual backgrounds as one of the methods for participants to collaborate. The participants prepared their virtual backgrounds by using their designs of Hako. This created excitement and motivation for the participants as they were able to see the progress of designs via their virtual backgrounds. The result was a transformation of Hako into a 360-degree projection-mapped art piece that showed a simple shape in new, inspired ways.

Best Individualized Experience

Crayola IDEAworks: The Creativity Exhibition

Mad Systems Inc.

Crayola IDEAworks: The Creativity Exhibition is a sprawling 17,000 square-foot interactive experience that premiered at Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute in early 2021. This marks the brand’s first-ever traveling exhibition, which focuses on tapping into the innate talent and ingenuity of its participants. Upon entering the experience, visitors choose an avatar and scan their RFID wristband to capture their interactions throughout the more than 25 exhibits for a completely personalized experience. Participants answer questions, collect badges, create solutions, and solve challenges that showcase their creative style.

Best Immersive Experience

The Omega Mart Experience

Barbizon Lighting Company

Located in the Area15 complex in Las Vegas, Omega Mart is an interactive art installation created by Meow Wolf, featuring contributions from over 300 artists. It begins in what is ostensibly a supermarket, leading to a network of media-rich spaces and storytelling that comments on consumerism and corporate culture. The adventure is open-ended and self-guided.

Best Flexible Space Experience

Port of Vancouver Discovery Centre

Eos Lightmedia

The Port of Vancouver Discovery Centre serves multiple arms of the Port Authority, offering a space that converts from visitor Discovery Centre to education centre, to town hall meeting space, to event venue, and at times, all in the same 24 hours. Eos Lightmedia helped transform the Port of Vancouver Discovery Centre into a highly flexible space through the integration of interactive panels, projection mapping surfaces, digital informational kiosks, and broadcast-quality equipment.

Best In-Person Experience

Grandscape, A Mixed-Use Retail Development

Electrosonic

Grandscape, built on more than 400 acres in Dallas, Texas, features entertainment, restaurants, residential, and office space. Electrosonic and Barnycz Group collaborated to design and integrate engaging and visually stunning multimedia displays that inform and entertain Grandscape’s retail space visitors. This is accomplished with a 43-foot tower made up of 4,000 LED video tiles, a 35-foot kaleidoscope created with 432 LED tiles, and a projection-mapped fountain.

Award entries were submitted by various team members involved in the project, whether project originator, creative or technology agency, or the customer. This includes brand agencies, experience design firms, AV consultants, designers and integrators, AV manufacturers, and others.

With the support of like-minded industry organizations across the globe, including the Association of Luxury Suite Directors, Hospitality Technology Next Generation, and European University Information Systems Organization, the AV Experience Awards program provides promotional support to project award finalists and winners in targeted vertical markets.

To learn more about the AV Experience Awards, visit avxawards.avixa.org.

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About AVIXA

AVIXA is the Audiovisual and Integrated Experience Association, producer of InfoComm trade shows around the world, co-owner of Integrated Systems Europe, and the international trade association representing the audiovisual industry. Established in 1939, AVIXA has more than 20,000 enterprise and individual members, including manufacturers, systems integrators, dealers and distributors, consultants, programmers, live events companies, technology managers, content producers, and multimedia professionals from more than 80 countries. AVIXA members create integrated AV experiences that deliver outcomes for end users. AVIXA is a hub for professional collaboration, information, and community, and is the leading resource for AV standards, certification, training, market intelligence, and thought leadership. Visit avixa.org.

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Digital Signage Industry Changes – Sixteen:Nine Gable Interview

Simon Malls Wayfinding KIosk

Simon Malls Wayfinding Kiosk by Gable

Guest post on Sixteen:Nine Jun2021

Gable shows up in many projects that we see albeit digital signage as a rule. They did project in Colorado for Simon Outlet Malls around the corner from us.  The Colorado sun in the afternoon can be quite the blinding heat.  Visual Solution Provider might be good description.  Gable uses AcquireDigital for wayfinding kiosk software in instances.

In Brief:

  • Prefaced with industry in the midst of radical change
  • Typical AV intergrators contrasted with ad companies like JCDecaux and Clear Channel
  • Telling stories and create emotion piggybacked fine pitch LED screens
  • “Fourth Screen” idea with TVs, PCs, Mobiles and now digital signage
  • Influencing consumers at the point of decision (the continued hunt for hard ROI continues…)
  • Loyalty programs with touchscreen offers to interact

About the Writer

Stephen Gottlich is the Senior Vice-President of Innovation and Strategy at the Baltimore visual solutions firm Gable. Gable works with some of the world’s leading organizations, real estate developers, architects, and builders, providing visual solutions that attract, connect, engage and direct people to properties, buildings, places, and spaces through the integration of architectural and graphic elements that include signs, digital displays, audiovisual, media and lighting.

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  • Gable deploys twin screen mall kiosk —  From Sixteen:Nine –The retail-centric solutions company Gable has deployed an interesting double display in an Ohio shopping mall that uses one screen for navigation and directory lookup, and a second for DOOH advertising.The company, based in the Baltimore area, says the display unit is the first of its kind, and I can’t say I’ve seen something like this. I HAVE seen mall displays in the UAE that had a big DOOH poster display and a much smaller display kind of flanking it. But this is a BIG landscape mode display set up in a drafting table orientation, with another, equally large display in portrait mode above it.

    The display is at the Polaris Shopping Center in Columbus, Ohio and the units are running UK-based Acquire’s wayfinding and signage system software. Gable gets its screens custom-made in China by a longtime partner.

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Transparent OLED and Augmented Reality Retail Experience

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LG Digital Signage Solutions OLED and AR

Transparent OLEDs by LG used in the Citizen Watch store near Herald Square in NYC.  Noted on AVNetwork

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Shopping during the pandemic shifted consumer behaviors to an online storefront. Building upon what consumers liked about the online experience, creative teams and retail brands are enticing shoppers back to physical stores. Technologies delivering immersive in-person experiences that combine the info-gathering power of the internet with the excitement of being able to touch and try a product have ushered-in the next-level shopper.

The new Citizen Watch shop in a major Herald Square department store in New York City, recently installed one of the first consumer-facing augmented reality product display cases. Leveraging LG Transparent OLED technology, the new retail display overlays mesmerizing high-impact digital visuals onto a watch display case to pull the viewer in as it showcases the real watches behind the graphics.

A 360-degree Product Examination

The innovative retail project is the brainchild of Citizen Watch with Pac Team Group, Luminary Design Co. and LG Business Solutions, each of which brought unique interests, requirements and expertise to the project.

Read full article on AVNetwork

More LG Digital Signage Solution Information

 

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Digital Signage Trade Show DSE 2022 in Vegas in March

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Denver 12/15 – The kiosk association KMA recently served as media sponsor for InfoComm and AVIXA. Following up on that KMA is an association sponsor for the upcoming DSE 2022 digital signage tradeshow in Vegas in March. KMA also will be a participating exhibitor with a 10×20 booth #6906.

Craig Keefner, manager of the Industry Group said, “Interactive digital signage projects have been increasing every year from large wayfinding to spectacular convention center signage to smart city deployments to drive-thru menu boards. Half of the rfps in the our space are digital signage related.  Expanded our coverage and involvement in signage only makes sense for our sponsors. We are happy to follow the lead of other respected groups such as Peerless-AV,  Sixteen-Nine and TSI Touch in supporting this specific next generation digital signage tradeshow that our industry deserves.”

For more information contact [email protected] or call 720-324-1837

About DSE Digital Signage Tradeshow

DSE has been the leading event for the digital signage industry for 15 years. Questex acquired the assets in early 2021, and will build on that legacy as the preeminent event and digital platform for the digital signage industry, showcasing innovations in technology, market applications and creative educational content.

Questex will combine its capabilities and experience as the leading information and events company focused on the experience economy with input from the industry including past sponsors, exhibitors and attendees to deliver an updated and renewed DSE for the industry going forward.

With an increased focus on reaching key end-user markets for digital solutions and experiences, DSE will harness other audiences and platforms in hotels, hospitality, travel, healthcare, entertainment, education, sensors and communications technology and more.

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LED Embedded Glass Building News

LED Embedded Glass News

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From Sixteen:Nine and Dave Haynes — Korean University Uses LED-embedded Building Glass With Near 99%+ Transparency

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This is a video of architectural glass with embedded RGB LEDs that still offer 99%+ transparency – in this case at a university building in South Korea.

There may well be engineering, supply, and cost reasons why architects and building engineers say this sort of thing is not feasible, but it certainly seems there is “next big thing” potential for this technology for the digital signage and building design industries.

Conventional LED cabinets block views, and if a designer goes with the mesh LED products out there, the mesh grids that contain the LEDs and wiring are noticeable – particularly from the non-illuminated rear.

There are products that apply a transparent film to glass – some of it is better than others. And the thing with films is they can peel, crack or discolor with time.

But if you can put the LEDs right into the architectural glass – for things like the curtain walls at major buildings and venues like airports – that gets really interesting. I don’t think the brightness is there, however, to make these pop in full daylight, which is why you see a lot of transparent LED project videos and images shot at night.

This project uses specialty glass displays from GSMATT, which is a Korean tech firm. It went in via a UK firm, adi.tv.

Interested to hear from others if they think LED in building glass has a big future, or if there are practical reasons that might restrict the types of applications and adoption.

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AT&T Digital Signage Super Wow Factor – Dallas

WOW Factor Digital Display Example Case Study by AT&T Digital Signage

Full writeup on sixteen-nine.net —

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Several industry contacts have been telling me, going back months, about a very cool project in Dallas that they were part of … but didn’t have permission to officially promote.

That’s changed, and the formal word is out about a new-ish downtown Dallas destination venue that’s been dubbed the AT&T Discovery District. The four-block development is a bunch of things, among them a hub for all kinds of displays and experiential content.

The global design firm Gensler was commissioned to dream up and execute the project by AT&T, Montreal’s Moment Factory was engaged to come up with the experiential content plan, and SNA Displays won the deal to manufacture and put in some 12,000 sq. feet of LED displays, across more than a dozen different screen set-ups.

Here is the showpiece video from SNA Displays

AT&T Discovery District – Digital Signage Network from SNA Displays on Vimeo.

Press Release by SNA Displays

DALLAS, TEXAS—Technology and media giant AT&T has built a new downtown Dallas destination venue known as the AT&T Discovery District®. The four-block development, “where tech, culture and entertainment combine to create unique experiences” according to The District’s website, includes a network of indoor and outdoor digital display and lighting assets that can be synchronized to create multi-sensory experiences.

AT&T Digital Signage Photos

AT&T Digital Signage Photos

SNA Displays was selected to provide more than 12,000 square feet of digital canvas for the massive development. In total, SNA Displays manufactured, supplied, and installed more than a dozen LED video displays and 100 million pixels for the city’s new landmark destination.

Global design and architecture firm Gensler provided design, architectural, and project management services for all aspects and phases of the project. Gensler worked closely with AT&T to carefully curate and manage a diverse and world-class lineup of digital artists to produce unique content featured across all LED video displays, in addition to designing and producing various content capsules themselves.

High-end LED display technology was installed in three key locations within The District: The Plaza at AT&T Discovery District, the AT&T Experience Store, and the AT&T Headquarters Lobby. All displays are part of a digital network of seamlessly integrated media elements that enable immersive take-over moments of lighting, audio, and creative video content, made possible by an intricate content and platform management system engineered and implemented by Moment Factory.

THE PLAZA AT AT&T DISCOVERY DISTRICT

The Plaza at the AT&T Discovery District has an open lawn for the community, water features, the iconic Golden Boy statue, twin media trellises with kinetic color-changing LED lighting and premium audio, and The Globe, a 3D LED light sculpture that represents the AT&T brand.

AT&T Digital Signage Photos

AT&T Digital Signage Photos

The focal point of The Plaza is The Media Wall at AT&T Discovery District, a massive 104-foot-tall, 8,700-square-foot exterior LED screen from SNA Displays that wraps around the high-rise at the corner of Akard and Jackson streets. The LED spectacular was built from SNA Displays’ EMPIRE Exterior line of display products and features a 6.67 mm pixel pitch, meaning the screen includes more than 18 million pixels. SNA Displays supported the AT&T team during city planning meetings and helped with technical details during the permitting process. The Media Wall, which is mounted on the building façade just above the entrance to the AT&T Experience Store, is 84′ wide and curves around the building with an extremely tight 5’4″ radius, allowing the screen’s breathtaking video content to flow around the building smoothly and seamlessly.

The Media Wall features a resolution sufficient for two 4K displays stacked on top of each other with room for additional content. With an overall resolution of 4,752 pixels high by 3,840 pixels wide, The Media Wall is one of the largest displays of its pixel pitch in the United States.

AT&T Digital Signage EXPERIENCE STORE

AT&T Digital Signage Photos

AT&T Digital Signage Photos

The AT&T Experience Store includes three LED display assets: two flat-screen displays and a floor-to-ceiling, LED-wrapped circular pillar.

When designing the store, AT&T sought ultra-fine-pitch LED technology that would allow visitors to explore a range of immersive experiences, including interactive, limited-time pop-ups. All LED screens in the store are from SNA Displays’ BRILLIANT Interior line of display products, each employing a narrow pixel pitch of 1.92 mm.

The two LED walls are 8’10” tall and 15’9″ wide (1,404 pixels by 2,496 pixels). Unwrapped, the circular column LED canvas measures 9’7″ high and 17’9″ wide (1,521 x 2,808 pixels).

AT&T HEADQUARTERS LOBBY

The design concept for AT&T’s 37-story global headquarters, which has over one million square feet of office space, was to create a modern media lobby with a one-of-a-kind, floor-to-ceiling fusion of architecture, multimedia content, and technology.

The AT&T Lobby consists of eight LED-wrapped rectangular columns and the Media Box, a large three-sided video wall that serves as the lobby’s focal point. The LED columns vary in height throughout the lobby and can be synchronized with the Media Box and the location’s expansive LED ceiling “veil,” a diffused lighting feature from the second story which visually connects each of the lobby’s digital elements with color.

The Media Box is 13’3″ tall and 60’4″ wide with a resolution of 2,106 pixels by 9,568 pixels, giving it more than 20 million pixels.

AT&T Digital Signage Photos

AT&T Digital Signage Photos

Given the close proximity of walk-up visitors in the lobby, the Media Box and digital columns were also built with 1.92 mm pixel pitch technology from SNA Displays’ BRILLIANT Interior product line. In total, the lobby video technology includes more than 70 million pixels and 3,000 square feet of LED canvas.

The content featured in the lobby is one-of-a-kind and designed to create unique moments of immersion into the AT&T brand, accented by strategically placed audio that surprises and delights visitors and employees as they navigate their way through the space.

SNA Displays worked closely with Gensler throughout the AT&T Discovery District’s development. SNA Displays coordinated with YESCO and Barnett Signs to install the huge Media Wall. Additionally, the Beck Group provided general contracting services and oversaw the installation of the AT&T Lobby and AT&T Experience Store’s LED displays. A host of content creators have provided video and animation work for The District’s video display assets including Ari Weinkle, BOLT, Core Creative Labs, DixonBaxi, Float4, Maaambo, Moment, Factory, MUCH Creative, Reel FX Animation, Refik Anadol Studio, Sila Sveta, and Universal Everything.

ABOUT SNA DISPLAYS

SNA Displays brings creative visions to life by building high-end digital displays as vivid and dynamic as the imagination. SNA Displays employs a team of SNAPros™—engineers, skilled project managers, systems experts, installation managers, and support staff—whose mission is total project satisfaction.

SNA Displays is headquartered in Times Square and has worked with clients to design and build some of the largest and most recognizable digital spectaculars in the world. Discover how Dreams Live Digitally® at snadisplays.com.

ABOUT GENSLER

Gensler is a global architecture, design, and planning firm, with more than 50 offices worldwide. The firm’s collective expertise covers aviation, hospitality and mixed-use developments, workplace interiors, and office towers to education and sports venues, retail, community spaces and residential, as well as Digital Experience Design. Gensler designs resilient buildings and spaces in which we live, work and play, with an emphasis on connectivity, wellness and social equity. For more information, visit gensler.com.

ABOUT BECK GROUP

Founded in 1912, the Beck Group is a team of designers and builders that offers architecture and construction expertise.  For more information, visit beckgroup.com.

ABOUT YESCO

Since 1920, YESCO has produced custom signs, lighting, and other display systems for businesses of all types and sizes. For more information, visit yesco.com.

ABOUT BARNETT SIGNS

Barnett Signs is a family-owned sign company that started in 1971. They offer design, permitting, fabrication, installation, and maintenance services. For more information, visit barnettsigns.com.

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Digital Signage Interactive Showroom by Alveni – Motorized

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Schumacher Homes Interactive Showroom is now a reality. Alveni deployed multitouch 43” 4K screens with motorized mounts to comply with ADA standards and cloud-based content management system to create a digital interactive environment so homebuyers can design the home of their dreams!

 

Contact us for a customized interactive solution!

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Digital Signage Software Solutions – 22Miles Video Catalog – Healthcare, Hoteling, Convention Centers and More

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Wayfinding Kiosk and Digital Signage Software Solutions by 22Miles – Video Catalog

22Miles in 22 seconds is a video series that highlights many of our most innovative solutions in quick video overview segments.

Explore our solutions ranging from interactive wayfinding to room booking, hoteling, video walls & more. New solutions videos will be added regularly so check back for the latest.

If you have any questions you can email [email protected]

About 22Miles

22Miles provides comprehensive technology solutions for digital connectivity, visual communications, media management, and adaptive multi-point interactive experiences. Powered by an immersive, easy-to-use content management software, the process of creating, managing, and enhancing a venue’s ever-evolving content has never been as simple. With automation for scheduled and triggered content deployment, 22Miles’ solution provides a seamless centralized delivery and flexibility. It is customizable from experiential digital signage, interactive 3D wayfinding, safe contact-less interaction technology, large array video walls, and native or HTML mobile apps.

For more information or to schedule a demo of any of our solutions, visit 22Miles or give us a call at 408-933-3000

Digital Signage Software Solution Video Catalog

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ChromeOS Flex for Digital Signage – Get early access to Chrome OS Flex

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Chrome OS Flex Available for PCs and Macs

Writeup on sixteen-nine.net

An interesting development in reducing implementation costs for companies and extend digital signage endpoints into education and more.

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Google has kinda sorta a little got back into the digital signage and interactive display business – having announced an evolution of the Chrome operating system that can now run on new and existing Windows and Mac devices.

Previously, using Chrome OS was limited to dedicated hardware like the Chromeboxes, all-in-one screens and even sticks a small set of manufacturers were putting out.

The pitch for Chrome OS Flex is that it makes PCs and Macs secure, fast, auto-updated and managed from the cloud. Devices, and now not just ones with Chrome in the name, are all managed via the Chrome device management console.

The Flex license is free and I assume Google and its resellers make money though the management software.

The German firm Invidis has an interesting take on this development, including the observation that the real interest with this – for Google – is with the business data generated by activity.

Recommend reading full Writeup on sixteen-nine.net

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Outdoor Advertising Media News – JCDecaux SA

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Outdoor Advertising

Paris, January 27th, 2022 – JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one Out-of-Home Media company worldwide, announced today its revenue for the full-year 2021.

Commenting on the Group’s 2021 revenue performance, Jean-François Decaux, Chairman of the Executive Board and Co-CEO of JCDecaux, said:
“Our 2021 group revenue grew by +18.7%, +18.5% on an organic basis, to reach €2,744.6 million driven by a very strong digital revenue growth and a better than expected Q4 despite national and local mobility restrictions including semi-lockdowns in some European and Asia-Pacific countries. The strong revenue growth in Q4 2021 at +37.5%, +34.7% organically, demonstrates once again the rebound capacity and the growth potential of JCDecaux.

Digital Out Of Home (DOOH) grew by +73.8% in Q4 2021 and by +33.2% in full-year 2021 to reach a record 26.9% of Group revenue for 2021 and a quarterly record of 31.4% of Group revenue in Q4. We continued to accelerate our digital transformation and maintained our focus on the roll-out of digital screens and on the development of our automated data-driven planning and trading solutions. Programmatic advertising gained good momentum via the VIOOH platform which is now trading in 15 countries, connected to multiple DSPs (Demand Side Platforms).

Street Furniture was strong at +35.8% organically in Q4 2021 and already above Q4 2019 levels in Europe (including France and UK). Billboard grew significantly as well at +23.5% on an organic basis in Q4 2021. Transport continued to improve quarter-on-quarter with a high Q4 organic revenue growth of +38.7% but remained meaningfully impacted by ongoing restrictions on global international passenger traffic and, to a lesser extent, by lower commuter traffic in public transport than pre-pandemic.

All geographies grew strongly in Q4 2021. Europe (including France and UK) reached revenue levels very close to Q4 2019 while the other regions (North America, Asia-Pacific and Rest of the World) recorded a strong rebound vs 2020 but remained the most affected regions, mainly due to their Transport exposure and to mobility restrictions. In China, in Q4 as well as for full-year 2021, revenues were close to pre-Covid levels for domestic transport advertising and already above 2019 revenue levels for domestic airport advertising more specifically.

We will provide a revenue guidance for Q1 2022 when we release our full-year 2021 results on March 10th, 2022.

As the most digitised global OOH company with our new data-led audience targeting and programmatic solutions, our well diversified portfolio, our ability to win new contracts, the strength of our balance sheet and the high quality of our teams across the world, we believe we are well positioned to benefit from the rebound. We are more than ever confident in the power of our media in an advertising landscape increasingly fragmented and more and more digital and in the role it will play to support the economic recovery as well as to drive positive changes.”

Following the adoption of IFRS 11 from January 1st, 2014, the operating data presented below is adjusted to include our prorata share in companies under joint control. Please refer to the paragraph “Adjusted data” on pages 3 and 4 of this release for the definition of adjusted data and reconciliation with IFRS.

The values shown in the tables are generally expressed in millions of euros. The sum of the rounded amounts or variations calculations may differ, albeit to an insignificant extent, from the reported values.

2021 adjusted revenue increased by +18.7% to €2,744.6 million compared to €2,311.8 million in 2020. Excluding the positive impact from foreign exchange variations and the negative impact from changes in perimeter, adjusted organic revenue increased by +18.5%. Adjusted organic advertising revenue, excluding revenue related to sale, rental and maintenance of street furniture and advertising displays, increased by +18.9% in 2021.

Adjusted revenue of the fourth quarter of 2021 increased by +37.5% to €955.8 million compared to €695.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2020. Excluding the positive impact from foreign exchange variations and the negative impact from changes in perimeter, adjusted organic revenue increased by +34.7%.Adjusted organic advertising revenue, excluding revenue related to sale, rental and maintenance of street furniture and advertising displays, increased by +37.0% in Q4 2021.

JCDecaux DOOH

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KEY FIGURES

  • 2021 revenue: €2,745m (a)
  • N°1 Out-of-Home Media company worldwide
  • A daily audience of more than 840 million people in more than 80 countries
  • 964,760 advertising panels worldwide
  • Present in 3,670 cities with more than 10,000 inhabitants
  • 10,230 employees
  • JCDecaux is listed on the Eurolist of Euronext Paris and is part of the Euronext 100 and Euronext Family Business indexes
  • JCDecaux is recognised for its extra-financial performance in the FTSE4Good (4.6/5) and CDP (A Leadership) rankings, and has obtained the MSCI AAA score for the 4th year in a row
  • 1st Out-of-Home Media company to join the RE100 (committed to 100% renewable energy)
  • Leader in self-service bike rental scheme: pioneer in eco-friendly mobility
  • N°1 worldwide in street furniture (489,500 advertising panels)
  • N°1 worldwide in transport advertising with 156 airports and 249 contracts in metros, buses, trains and tramways (329,790 advertising panels)
  • N°1 in Europe for billboards (129,970 advertising panels)
  • N°1 in outdoor advertising in Europe (615,530 advertising panels)
  • N°1 in outdoor advertising in Asia-Pacific (216,590 advertising panels)
  • N°1 in outdoor advertising in Latin America (66,120 advertising panels)
  • N°1 in outdoor advertising in Africa (22,500 advertising panels)
  • N°1 in outdoor advertising in the Middle East (15,350 advertising panels)
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DSE 2022 Announcement of November Show

DSE 2022 November

Questex announces strategy to provide year-long engagement platform for Digital Signage community

Co-locates Digital Signage Experience event with LDI and XLIVE in November at the Las Vegas Convention Center 

NEW YORK, Jan. 26, 2022  — Questex today announces a new strategy to engage with the global digital signage community, providing a series of touch points throughout the year to connect buyers and sellers. As part of this new approach, the company announces that the Digital Signage Experience will move to November 2022 and will be co-located at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) with Live Design International (LDI) and XLIVE – two large Questex events focused on the entertainment design and technology industry as well as live event experiences. 

“In discussions with our advisory board and industry stakeholders, it became clear that there were several strong reasons to move the event – the DSE community signaled that it wants to get together later in the year, allowing us to align the show better with year-end planning cycles,” says Marian Sandberg, VP & Market Leader, Questex. “In addition, as public spaces and digital worlds continue to evolve, the digital screen becomes an increasingly essential portal to future experiences and bringing together these three technology and experience focused events makes a great deal of sense.” 

The new year-round engagement strategy includes: 

  • A dedicated digital signage pavilion, content tracks and networking at Questex’s upcoming Bar & Restaurant Expo on March 21-23, 2022 in Las Vegas.
  • A series of webinars and virtual events designed at reaching digital signage end user markets, leveraging Questex established audiences across Hotels, Hospitality, Education, Healthcare, Technology and other sectors. 
  • A regular interview series with digital signage thought leaders and association partners to discuss and understand the shifting landscape of digital signage needs.    

All these activities will culminate in the DSE event on November 17-19, 2022, co-located with LDI and XLIVE.

“We support DSE’s strategic shift to later in the year,” says Rich Ventura, Vice President of B2B for Sony Electronics’ Professional Solutions Americas and DSE Advisory Board Member. “We have heard a great deal of excitement around the relaunch of DSE from our digital signage colleagues and I know the anticipation will only build. Moving the show to November, and especially alongside another technology show, creates a beneficial opportunity for attendees. We look forward to sponsoring the revival of this iconic industry event in the fall.”

Jackie Walker, Senior Director, CX & Innovation Consulting for Publicis Sapient, adds, “We are very excited about running the show alongside LDI, allowing attendees to get a much more holistic view of the opportunities in digital signage extending to audience immersion and broader customer experience in one trip to Las Vegas.”

Brad Gleeson, Executive Producer, Digital Signage Experience, explains, “LDI and XLIVE are a natural fit for a co-location, and we’re excited about the crossover audience. Our new strategy will also help to get digital signage solution providers in front of the wide ranging Questex end user audiences throughout the year – from hotels, education, healthcare, bars and restaurants – we can help connect audiences.” 

Questex is committed to providing a full refund to all attendees, exhibitors and sponsors who were previously signed up to participate in DSE on March 22-24, 2022 event in Las Vegas. Further details on how to register, attend and exhibit at DSE on November 17-19, 2022 at the Las Vegas Convention Center will be available shortly on the DSE website.

About Digital Signage Experience (DSE)
Digital Signage Experience (DSE) is the preeminent event and digital platform for the digital signage industry, showcasing innovations in technology, market applications and creative educational content. With an increased focus on reaching key end-user markets for digital solutions and experiences, DSE will harness other audiences and platforms in hotels, hospitality, travel, healthcare, entertainment, education, sensors and communications technology and more. DSE takes place November 17-19, 2022 in Las Vegas at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

About LDI and XLIVE

Since 1988, Live Design International (LDI) has been the leading tradeshow and conference for live entertainment professionals in lighting, sound, staging, and projection. Attendees from more than 80 countries come to LDI to see the latest gear in action, refresh their knowledge, and replenish their creativity. XLIVE is a digital platform and event covering two areas of the live experience: XLIVE B2B Experience for corporate/event planners, venues, and facilities; and XLIVE Fan Experience for event management, production professionals, producers, marketing agencies and more.

About Questex
Questex helps people live better and longer. Questex brings people together in the markets that help people live better: travel, hospitality and wellness; the industries that help people live longer: life science and healthcare; and the technologies that enable and fuel these new experiences. We live in the experience economy – connecting our ecosystem through live events, surrounded by data insights and digital communities. We deliver experience and real results. It happens here.

Media Contact
Marian Sandberg

Questex

[email protected]  

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Sony Electronics AV and 22Miles

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Sony AV Products and Partners

Good to see Tomer Mann and 22Miles an official Sony Digital Alliance partner.

Tomer mann 22miles Sony Digital Alliance Partner

Tomer Mann 22miles Sony Digital Alliance Partner

22Miles is excited about the opportunity to partner with Sony and showcase our collaborative solution offering together at their NRF Booth. Go check them out and let’s have some fun this year together.

Sony Electronics’ AV Team to Exhibit at NRF 2022: Retail’s Big Show, January 16-18 in New York City

Experience Sony’s Professional Large Display Solutions, Digital Signage Capabilities and Collaborative Partnerships at the Javits Center

Explore Sony Electronics’ display portfolio in Booth #3137 at NRF 2022: Retail’s Big Show, held at the Javits Center in New York City, January 16-18.  Sony’s highlights for the show include flexible professional BRAVIA displays ranging in size from 32 to 100 inches, as well as the bright Crystal LED C-Series direct view display and a digital signage kiosk.  Sony will also demonstrate solutions from select Digital Signage Alliance partners.

The National Retail Federation, the world’s largest retail trade association, hosts its flagship NRF: Retail’s Big Show event annually to connect retailers, vendors, industry experts and visionaries to showcase the latest innovations, explore the newest trends, tackle retail’s biggest topics and forecast what’s next.

“As Sony adopts a more targeted focus on vertical markets, attending NRF allows us to expose our accommodating large display offerings to a range of influencers in the retail space,” said Rich Ventura, Vice President of B2B, Sony Electronics’ Imaging Products and Solutions Professional Division.  “As the retail space continues to evolve and communication needs advance, we look forward to the networking with and learning from the community, while reinforcing Sony’s legacy and expertise in developing and manufacturing high-quality digital signage solutions.”

The following technologies will be featured at NRF 2022:

Sony AV Alliance Partners

We work closely with top companies to add even more value to our industry-leading AV products and solutions. Whether it’s configuring a digital signage network, connecting participants using video collaboration, or outfitting a room for device management and automation — Sony is committed to helping you.

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LG taps DSP Concepts for voice command recognition

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LG Electronics usingDSP Concepts’ TalkTo audio front end for voice pick-up and speech recognition on its new LG Objet TV, the 65ART90. Noted on RapidTVNews Dec29, 2021 —

Voice Command Recognition LG

DSP Concepts used the Audio Weaver design platform to create a custom solution for LG based on the TalkTo audio front end.

The LG 65ART90 features two microphones arranged with a front-facing linear geometry. For user commands, the TV uses the keywords “Hi LG”. It will initially be available in South Korea, using LG’s proprietary automatic speech recognition (ASR) technology to recognise commands in Korean.

Hojun Nam, head of HE R&D Lab at LG Electronics, said: “Consumers expect their voice-enabled devices to understand their commands, despite the presence of background noise. With a visually stunning design featuring a moveable fabric cover, the 65ART90 is meant to entertain from a comfortable distance and can be paired with LG soundbars or multi-channel home theater systems. The TalkTo solution was the perfect choice for high accuracy voice pickup together with noise interference reduction.”

Added Chin Beckmann, CEO and co-founder of DSP Concepts: “TalkTo combines advanced signal processing techniques that accurately filter the audio signal detected by the TV’s microphones. This significantly improves accuracy and makes for a much more reliable and satisfying user experience. The key feature is that a viewer can sit in front of a loud television and speak their commands without having to raise their voice.”

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OLED Display Solution 30 Percent Brighter Than Standard OLED — LG

OLED Display Solution

Noted on inputmag — LG’s OLED EX tech uses deuterium compounds — atoms that LG extracts from water — to make the light-emitting diodes that create the picture on-screen. But this new formula makes for diodes that give off much brighter light, making for a 30 percent brighter display. According to LG, the compounds also can maintain high efficiency for a long time.

In Brief

  • OLED EX tech uses deuterium compounds
  • machine-learning that builds a personalized algorithm to learn your viewing patterns and adjust the display’s energy input accordingly.
  • Comes weeks after its competitor Samsung announced it was mass-producing its “Quantum Dot” OLED displays
  • Reduced the bezel thickness of its OLED EX displays to 4mm compared to the existing 6mm OLED

Excerpt

We’re really hitting sci-fi levels of TV technology. LG has announced its next generation of OLED displays, called OLED EX, that uses “deuterium compounds” to make screens that are 30 percent brighter, have better color accuracy and use machine learning.

While we haven’t seen the display tech in-person, LG’s OLED EX technology looks like an overall improvement to its existing lineup of OLED displays, which already have crisp image quality but paled in brightness to LCD counterparts. But LG’s OLED EX looks like it’s targeting the main downsides of OLED, including the crushed blacks and potential for burned images.

LG has been a leader in the OLED market for a while so it makes sense they’re trying to advance the market. The latest upgrade from LG also comes weeks after its competitor Samsung announced it was mass-producing its “Quantum Dot” OLED displays, a type of display that brings some of the advantages of quantum dot technology to OLED like improved brightness and color.

In the meantime, the company is still exploring some cool concepts with its OLED displays, including a rollable TV and a two-in-one reclining chair and 55-inch OLED screen. For a more realistic setting, LG also recently designed a monitor with a 16:18 aspect ratio for the at-home workers out there.

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Interactive Digital Wayfinding – Colony Square 22Miles – Video

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22Miles 3D Interactive Wayfinding with Secure Mobile Control was installed and positioned across four kiosks in and around Colony Square. Digital + Innovation Manager Jay Yu speaks about the process of curating the technology to ensure Colony Square’s user experience would live up to the iconic area’s allure. Contact [email protected]  for more information. Post on 22Miles Website

Midtown Atlanta’s Foremost Mixed-Use-Community Finds its way to the Future with Interactive Wayfinding Kiosk Technology

With modern art, 5-star cuisine, & top-tier events, Colony Square continues expanding on its reputation as the “Community of the future”

At the corner of 14th and Peachtree Streets in Midtown Atlanta sits Colony Square, the first mixed-use development to rise in the Southeast more than 50 years ago. North American Properties (NAP) acquired Colony Square in 2015 and has since radically reimagined its existence to create “Midtown’s Living Room.” Today, Colony Square is home to a collection of 20-plus service-driven retailers, restaurants and entertainment offerings; nearly one million square feet of Class A office space; a 20,000-square-foot food hall; first-to-state luxury dine-in cinema IPIC; 262 luxury residences; the 466-key Hotel Midtown by Hilton; and 25,000 square feet of outdoor greenspace. The amenity-rich destination also boasts a full-service Concierge and Valet, a dedicated rideshare zone, a helipad and over 200 artful encounters. In addition, Colony Square is positioned to become one of the country’s most technologically advanced mixed-use developments.

 

“We see guests interacting constantly with our kiosks every day of the week. Since October 2020, we have seen more than 155,400 button clicks and 51,000 visits for wayfinding. Seeing these numbers surpassed our expectations.” 

– Jay Yu | Digital + Innovation Manager for North American Properties (NAP)

The Art of Modern Life

Known for its culinary uniqueness, the chef-driven food hall Politan Row features 11 independent food and beverage concepts; a central bar; a fully equipped private event space; a secret, hidden bar; and 22,000 square feet of open-air seating, including The Patio with an outdoor bar, shuffleboards and a reversible stage. The food hall is a major attraction of the area, energized from day to night, weekdays to weekends, fostering a spirit of exploration by connecting people through food. Colony Square hosts over 200 annual community-driven events, too, which keeps The Square lively 24/7.

Several notable companies also occupy office space at Colony Square, including the South regional office headquarters for Whole Foods Market Inc., SnapNurse, WeWork, Bally Sports, the broadcast studios of four major Entercom Atlanta radio stations, and global law firm Jones Day.

With this diverse collection of businesses, arts and entertainment offerings, urban residences and the hotel, navigating and engaging in the rich experiences of Colony Square required a level of modern technology sophistication that would match the iconic area’s allure.

22Miles Wayfinding | Digital Signage Solutions | Secure Mobile Control

BUILDING THE USER EXPERIENCE FOR COLONY SQUARE

The curated user experience of Colony Square begins with 22Miles’ immersive 3D wayfinding experience, powered by the compact computing technology of an intel processor, with digital signage and custom kiosk design by Visual Image. 22 Miles partnered with Meridian Kiosks for the kiosk engineering and build, making the journey a touch, or touchless experience.

Visitors can explore the many dining options, events and businesses of Colony Square using the interactive menus to gather quick information, plan their experience in Midtown’s Living Room, and get instant, arrow-driven turn-by-turn directions to any of the attractions within the robust Midtown community. Residents and others can see updated schedules of happenings, learn about what’s new, and interact with whatever information the community wants to share on the large, digital user screens.

As part of the award-winning PaaS (Protection-as-a-Service) suite initiative, 22Miles also provided Colony Square with a “Touchless Touch” option, where users can simply scan a QR code and interact with any of the facility’s four interactive screens on their own mobile device – providing a safer and more hygienic interactive experience.

At the heart of Colony Square’s interactive navigation experience sits 22Miles’ content management software, Publisher Pro.AioT. The technology eliminates uncertainty, saves time, and ensures optimum engagement for visitors, employees and residents alike, helping them seamlessly navigate and interact with all facets of this dynamic destination. The solution allows an endless array of visual communications options as Colony Square continues to grow, empowering administrators to utilize their digital signage platform to deliver news, social media, live notifications, emergency alerts, advertisements, infotainment, and any other information they choose.

More About 22Miles Technology

Three key solutions make up the Colony Square interactive experience from the moment you enter the perimeter of the community’s massive centralized outdoor atrium.

3D Interactive Wayfinding

Featuring Wayfinding Navigation, backend analytics & more

22Miles offers an enhanced platform, simplified for administrators with adaptive technology options for preferred routes, ADA wheelchair adjustments, hoteling map dynamics, and density controlled traffic flows. The wayfinding solution enables all the necessary tools to promote convenience, safety, and agility successfully within any environment for all audiences.

With all its attractions, 22Miles wayfinding brings instant connectivity and easy user navigation to Colony Square’s visitors, tenants, staff, and residents. Engineered for any facility type regardless of size, interactive wayfinding delivers visually dynamic navigation, providing an immersive user experience.

Each of Colony Square’s community spaces, amenities, tenants and surrounding attractions can be viewed and mapped to with turn-by-turn pathway directions displayed on the screen or the user’s mobile device.

 

The wayfinding experience saves time, fosters exploration and engagement, and features:

  • Enhanced 3D Map Views (with 3D Design, Fly Over, Stacked View, Multi-floor destination, 360-degree direction controls, and screen orientation
  • Smart Pathway Algorithm (new-normal or restricted Automatic Destination Routing)
  • Intelligent built-in wayfinding algorithm that auto-generates directions based on personalized shortest path and ease of accessibility
  • Dynamic Map Pop Ups (Pop-up descriptions and images, alerts and safety notices)
  • ADA/Wheelchair Routes
  • Detour Pathway Rerouting (occupancy control pathways)
  • Smart Search
  • Map it Now (Instant display of turn-by-turn directions through SMS, QR Codes, Emails, and Printing)
  • Wayfinding Analytics (Easily track and monitor navigation searches occupancy and usage data)

 

Digital Signage SolutionsColony Square Atlanta 22Miles Digital Signage – 22Miles Publisher Pro.AioT Content Management System

Administrators of Colony Square can curate the user experience within the latest version of 22Miles flagship CMS PublisherPro. The expansive interface lets admins:

  • Create a unified communications experience through a centralized, user friendly, content management solution
  • Customize whatever information is displayed across Colony Square’s 8 interactive kiosks
  • Simple administration of advertisements, infotainment, transit information
  • Enjoy easy access to analytics and back-end data on user experience

 

Secure Mobile Control

Included in 22Miles award winning Protection-as-a-Service suite (PaaS), SMC allows the end-user to have full control of their wayfinding experience at Colony Square in the most safe and hygienic way possible. The user scans a QR code displayed on the screen with their own phone or mobile device. The user is then able to control and interact with the kiosk as their phone screen instantly becomes a mouse pad, allowing the user to scroll, expand menus, pinch and zoom, and navigate every section of the kiosk screen in a completely touch-free way.

Whether used in Airports, Corporate organizations, Colleges, Hospitality, Healthcare, or other markets, remote mobile control can be integrated with any type of wayfinding.

 

DIGITAL SIGNAGE SOLUTIONS FOR COMMUNITIES, FACILITIES, & ORGANIZATIONS OF ALL TYPES

22MILES’ solutions for interactive wayfinding, digital signage, and visual communications are ideal for modern communities, facilities large and small, agile workspaces, and organizations of any type.

Modern technology, for modern communities…opening the door to limitless user engagement possibilities.

For more information on 22Miles digital signage and interactive wayfinding solutions, or to receive a custom quote for your business, facility, events center, or campus, give us a call at 408-933-3000 or click here to schedule a no-obligation demo

MORE ABOUT 22MILES

Known for their pioneering Wayfinding solutions, 22Miles works with multi-use communities, sports facilities, convention centers, large arenas, and organizations of all sizes and types to create immersive experiential solutions for users, paired with easy-to-learn content management for administrators. To learn more about 22Miles Interactive Wayfinding, Secure Mobile Control, Protection-as-a-Service, or CMS PublisherPro.AioT, explore our website at www.22miles.com

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Digital Wayfinding & DOOH Advertising RFP – Santa Monica

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New smart city project in Santa Monica — The City of Santa Monica is inviting proposals from qualified persons or firms interested in a Digital Wayfinding and Out of Home Advertising Kiosks franchise agreement for an initial term of twenty years with one option for renewal of 10 years.  Essentially a smart city project along the lines of IKE and others

Santa Monica Digital Wayfinding RFP 2021

The purpose of these kiosks is to provide interactive information to residents and visitors as well as enhance public safety via emergency capabilities. Kiosks are expected to include a variety of public benefits and smart technologies such as, but not limited to:

  • Wayfinding information
  • Public information
  • Economic development information related to local businesses and attractions
  • Public safety alerts, panic functions, and public safety surveillance
  • Public Wi-fi
  • Connection to the City’s 3-1-1 Customer Service Portal
  • Real-time transportation options and arrival/departure data (e.g., bus, train, shared mobility devices, etc.)
  • Pedestrian/auto counts and behavior data
  • Multilingual display: English and Spanish (required), and Mandarin, and/or other languages (preferred) ; and
  • City minimum advertising available space and time for its own purposes

Successful franchisee will be managing a comprehensive advertising program and will include providers who have successfully deployed, operated, and maintained kiosk programs in a minimum of three other similar markets, have a demonstrated history of producing strong advertising revenues, and be committed to actively managing the program to meet the needs of the City of Santa Monica and its residents. This will be a zero-dollar contract with the provider to deploy, operate, and maintain kiosks at no cost to the City, with compensation realized through a percentage of advertising revenues.

In Brief

  • Release Date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
  • Due Date: Friday, January 21, 2022 4:00pm
  • 15 locations initially (Phase 1)
  • 25 locations phase 2
  • Santa Monica is a coastal community that generally experiences mild climates, but kiosks must be fabricated to withstand heavy usage and environmental elements including extreme heat, cold, rain, humidity, sun exposure, and salt air that can result in the corrosion and deterioration of metal, paint, and finishes. Kiosk locations will be in busy commercial corridors and materials should be engineered for easy cleaning and replacement of parts due to damage or graffiti.
  • ADA Compliance: Kiosks must be accessible to persons with disabilities and adhere to the American Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”) and other relevant legal requirements.
  • Minimum touchscreen height (ADA enabled) = 15 inches
  • Side reach maximum (i.e. footing-to-screen distance) = 10 inches
  • Leading edge of protrusion must be less than 27 inches
  • Any other not mentioned above.
  • municipal fiber-optic network
  • City’s ESRI geospatial platform
  • Minimum kiosk up-time of 95% wherein the kiosks are fully functional not including scheduled maintenance and upgrades
  • Minimum application up-time of 95% not including application upgrades
  • 99% uptime for panic capabilities not including scheduled maintenance and upgrades

All data collected by the franchisee must be approved by and shared with the City, at no cost and with no restrictions. Franchisee shall include standards/policies for data collection and privacy protections for the City’s consideration.

  • Franchisee will perform operating systems and application security update and/or patches expediently.
  • Built-in local administrator accounts will be disabled and renamed.
  • Default and generic usernames and passwords should be changed or disabled.
  • Products, including operating systems, that no longer receive security updates will not be considered.
  • Must include malware protection software with up-to-date definitions.
  • Must be free of malware.
  • Must provide physical protection measures.
  • The use of full disk encryption is required.
  • Kiosks should not store any Personal Identifiable information.
  • Kiosk systems software, network, and backend device data must be inaccessible to end users.
  • Kiosk management solution should be able to monitor kiosks, update kiosk content and configurations, and view health and usage statistics remotely.
  • Kiosks will prevent unrestricted access to the underlying kiosk hardware by restricting external access to cabling or internal components, such as hard drives and USB and serial ports that would allow installation of malicious software or devices.
  • Internal components, such as hardware must be enclosed in a secure manner to prevent theft of hardware.

Project Followers 12/9/2021

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    ND Construction Co., Inc.
    Orange Barrel Media
    Orange Barrel Media / IKE Smart City
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    Outfront Decaux
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    Toole Design Group, LLC
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High Bright Outdoor Display Now Enhanced for Hotter Climates

Outdoor Display Peerless-AV

Comments – Latest outdoor display model in stock now, offering improved brightness output and thermal performance for full sun usage with key network control and operating system updates

With an unmatched ingress protection (IP) rating and award-winning feature set, the new XHB553 is lighter in weight with significant mechanical and operating system enhancements that include thermal load diffusion, customized brightness scheduling, auto-source switching, power saving, and pixel shifting, to name a few. Even better – it  is fan cooled to reduce heat build-up caused by thermal load from extended exposure to direct heat – The operating temperature remains the widest in the industry, ranging from -31°F to 140°F! 

Peerless-AV’s Market Leading 55″ Xtreme™ High Bright Outdoor Display Now Enhanced for Peak Performance in Hotter Climates

AURORA, Ill – December 7, 2021 – Peerless-AV®, an award-winning designer and manufacturer of the highest quality audio and video solutions and accessories, has announced the availability of the new generation 55″ Xtreme™ High Bright Outdoor Display for all-weather, extreme temperature applications. The new XHB553 retains an unmatched ingress protection (IP) rating and award-winning feature set, but is now lighter in weight with significant mechanical and operating system enhancements that include thermal load diffusion, customized brightness scheduling, auto-source switching, power saving, and pixel shifting, to name a few.

To address performance requirements in hotter ‘desert’ or sunnier climates, the new XHB553 outdoor display is fan-cooled to reduce heat build-up caused by thermal load from extended exposure to direct sunlight. The display’s operating temperature remains the widest in the industry, ranging from -31°F to 140°F (-35°C to 60°C) and the patented thermal exhaust system keeps internal components cooled in extreme heat. It also offers 2500nits of light output and an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts brightness to match time of day conditions, thus reducing light pollution in evening hours and optimizing power consumption.

Outdoor Display Peerless-AV

Click for full-size image — Outdoor Display Peerless-AV

The XHB553 is now 25% lighter than the previous generation 55″ and includes a gyroscopic sensor that detects any movement of the display. The XHB553’s IP66 rated design protects against the ingress of water, dust, dirt, moisture, and insects, and an IK10, tempered cover glass offers protection against vandalism and debris.

Additional new features include upgrades to the display’s network access and control functionality, as well as key operating system extras:

  • Auto-Source Switching: Allows the user to set the display to search for a secondary content signal if the main source fails, ensuring zero display downtime

  • Power Scheduling: Allows the user to set a specific frequency time and date for the display to turn on and off automatically

  • Brightness Scheduling: Eco and custom settings allow the user to use predetermined modes that set the backlight level intensity according to time of day, an important feature at night where regulations dictate brightness of digital signage, especially near roadsides

  • Power Save Mode: Allows the user to set the time for the display to power down or go to sleep mode if no content signal is present; The LAN port can also be set to passive or active mode to reduce power consumption when the display is not active

  • Pixel Shifting: Useful if using static content to avoid image retention; Horizontal or vertical shifting of an image can be set to a specific frequency

“Peerless-AV prides itself on providing the best possible solutions for our consumers, constantly thinking of ways to update or improve products to better suit the consumer’s needs,” said Nick Belcore, Executive Vice President, Peerless-AV. ” With an increased demand for outdoor displays built to last through extreme weather, sun exposure, cold, and more, we designed the XHB553 to excel and perform to the highest of standards in all weather conditions.”

The Xtreme™ High Bright Outdoor Display can be much more than a standalone unit. Peerless-AV also designs and manufactures stylish, fully integrated kiosk solutions, including Outdoor Smart City Kiosks (KOP2555-XHB) and Outdoor Digital Menu Boards (KOF555-1/2/3).

For more information about the 55″ Xtreme™ High Bright Outdoor Display (XHB553), please visit: www.peerless-av.com/products/xtreme-high-bright-outdoor-displays.

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Redbox Deploying Digital Video Signage on 4,000 Kiosks

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Redbox Digital Signage News

From businesswire Dec2021

Redbox promotes new movie releases and its free streaming service, and offer advertising opportunities in high traffic locations

CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Redbox (NASDAQ: RDBX), a leading entertainment company, today announced it has deployed digital video signage on the top of over 2,000 kiosks across the US, with nearly 4,000 expected total installations. Through a partnership with Velocity, A Managed Service Company, the new video screens give the company a powerful new way to partner with Hollywood studios to promote new release movies, its rapidly growing free streaming service, as well as provide advertising opportunities for national and hyper-local media campaigns that will be seen by millions of consumers in high traffic locations.

“Velocity has been very bullish on the retail sector and is continuously seeking additional partnerships to grow within the industry. We are proud to partner with Redbox to deliver an industry-leading digital signage solution to enhance and elevate the existing Redbox kiosks”

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Velocity, which has expanded its footprint of digital signage networks, will source, operate, and support the Redbox signage network. The addition of the Redbox network enhances Velocity’s grocery presence, which was initiated by its acquisition of Impax Media, a checkout aisle digital signage network, in September 2020. Velocity has strategically developed its digital-out-of-home (DOOH) media portfolio to create cross-industry partnerships that connect high-impact environments for its advertising customers.

“The addition of Velocity screens gives us a powerful new way to promote new release titles with our content partners including all major Hollywood studios, as well as provide brands and studios a uniquely customizable out of home campaign, while also promoting our free streaming service and Redbox Entertainment originals in high trafficked locations,” said Galen Smith, CEO, Redbox. “We’ve already seen success with the screens we’ve tested to date, and we’re excited to see this quickly scale and potentially grow to additional kiosks in the future.”

“Velocity has been very bullish on the retail sector and is continuously seeking additional partnerships to grow within the industry. We are proud to partner with Redbox to deliver an industry-leading digital signage solution to enhance and elevate the existing Redbox kiosks,” said Greg Kiley, Chairman and CEO of Velocity. “Redbox is a formidable presence in the retail space, especially in national grocery stores. We look forward to helping Redbox expand its advertising capabilities.”

Direct ad sales for the new screens are handled by Redbox in partnership with Screenvision, and through connected programmatic exchanges.

About Redbox
Redbox (NASDAQ: RDBX) is a leading entertainment company that gives consumers access to a large variety of content across digital and physical media. The company operates a rapidly growing digital streaming service that provides both ad-supported (AVOD) and paid movies from Hollywood studios and hundreds of content partners, as well as over 120 channels of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST). The Redbox app is available on major entertainment platforms that include Roku devices, connected TVs, gaming platforms, the web as well iOS and Android devices. Redbox also operates its popular kiosks across the US at thousands of retail locations – giving consumers affordable access to the latest in entertainment. The company produces, acquires, and distributes movies through its Redbox Entertainment™ label, providing rights to talent-led films that are distributed across Redbox’s digital and physical services as well as through third-party digital services. Headquartered just outside of Chicago, Redbox has offices in Los Angeles and Seattle. For more information visit www.redbox.com.

About Velocity MSC
Velocity delivers customized managed services such as IT support, network management, voice and data connectivity, multinational data networking, on-site repairs and service, field project rollouts and implementations, free-to-guest TV and Wi-Fi solutions, digital signage and DOOH media solutions, and more in the retail, hospitality, healthcare, and entertainment industries.

Founded in 2005, Velocity is a privately held company headquartered in Holland, Ohio. Today, the company has approximately 500 employees, 13 redundant data centers, 5,500+ certified technicians throughout the U.S., and 450 carrier agreements and is a CLEC in all 50 states. Velocity is a proud member of the DPAA. For more information: www.velocitymsc.com.

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Digital Signage Media Players — Embedded Intel SDMs by Intel

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Intel Kiosk Computers – SDM Series

The pluggable SDM boards are pretty cool stuff to just say it out loud.

  1. Typically computing combinations have been connecting a PC to Monitor.Touchscreen and comes with its advantages and disadvantages.
    1. Servicing a bad monitor or a bad pc is modular – advantage
    2. pricing generally is going to be two separate items both with their own margin – disadvantage
    3. Outdoor can be more expensive having to cool and heat two separate items with A/C unit
  2. Then came the AIO or All-In-One computer. Primarily an Intel CPU (i5 or J1900).  Also with their advantages and disadvantages.
    1. most popular are the 22 inch but they get small (see MimoMonitors for examples)
    2. Many of the large format screens offer backpack mounting for an Android . Some lower power Intel options as well.
  3. Next Generation
    1. High end CPU — 8th gen Intel® Core™ i7/i5/i3 processor (Whiskey Lake-U)
    2. Low End — starts at ATOM then Celeron/Pentium
    3. SDM-S and SDM-L options (small and large)
    4. 11th Generation Tiger Lake supported
    5. With Tiger Lake support 8K resolution is now available 
      8K Tiger Lake Intel Kiosk Computer

      SDM-L 8K Tiger Lake Main Features: ● Intel Tiger Lake UP3 Processors ● PCIe X 8 Edge Connector ( HDMI, DP1.4 )，Supporting 8K Display ● 1 x HDMI ● 2 x SO-DIMM DDR4 Memory, Up to 32GB ● 1 x M-key M.2 (2280) for SSD ● 1 x RJ45, 1 x E-Key M.2 (2230) for WiFi/BT (WiFi 6) ● Support Intel vPro Technology (Core i5-1145G7 — see link Tiger Lake

Intel® SDM comes in two form factor size options—the Intel® SDM Small (Intel® SDM–S) and Intel® SDM Large (Intel® SDM–L). This allows for new and scalable all-in-one designs that benefit from the cost-effective implementation and management of integrated Intel® processor-based media players. Its design omits housing, so it can be fully integrated into visual IoT applications like hospitality screens and bedside terminals that require minimal space with maximum performance.

Intel® SDM incorporates high-speed PCIe* connectivity with a custom I/O receptacle board that eliminates the need for external I/O. Multiple offerings spanning Intel Atom® to Intel® Core™ processors support both basic and extended features with a connector that is future-proofed to support 8K resolution displays and video capture, when available.

8K Media Players

Question  — What is 8K resolution anyway? —

Answer — An 8K display is a screen with 7,680 horizontal and 4,320 vertical pixels for a total of approximately 33 million pixels. The “K” in 8K stands for Kilo (1000), meaning a TV that has achieved a horizontal resolution of about 8,000 pixels.

8K TV is the highest resolution display that has been released recently among UHD (ultra high definition) TVs. With four times more pixels than a 4K display —another type of UHD resolution—8K displays show a sharper and more detailed picture quality. This is because in 8K displays pixels are so small they cannot be distinguished even from close up, making highly detailed images a reality.  Samsung has a nice side-by-side comparison.

Read the Intel® Smart Display Module product brief ›

Top 5 Reasons to Design With the Intel® Smart Display Module ›

Intel Kiosk Examples

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