Allsee says the site is one of the largest digital signage hubs in Europe and will support partner engagement, training, events, logistics and product demonstrations. The facility was officially opened by Simon Topman MBE, Deputy Lieutenant of the West Midlands, alongside Birmingham Northfield MP Laurence Turner and Allsee founder and managing director Dr Baoli Zhao.

A central part of the new site is an Experience Center showroom, which presents Allsee’s display portfolio in real-world environments across retail, hospitality, quick service restaurants, and entertainment. The space also includes bespoke solutions and large-scale direct-view LED installations intended to show partners practical deployment scenarios.

Located in Longbridge, the facility includes meeting rooms, training areas and event-hosting spaces for technical workshops, sales training, and partner-led events. Allsee also introduced Partner Insight Sessions during the opening event, aimed at encouraging discussion and collaboration between partners and industry stakeholders.

It also expands Allsee’s logistics and stockholding capacity. According to the company, the 80,000-square-foot site can hold around 5,000 pallets, supporting larger projects and faster turnaround times for international markets.

The opening coincides with the appointment of David Ross as executive director. Ross returns to the company after senior roles at BOE and Stratacache, and will focus on strategic partnerships, major project opportunities, and support for large-scale digital signage deployments.

“The business has evolved significantly, and the scale of investment, especially with the new Innovation Center, shows a clear long-term vision,” said Ross. “There is a strong foundation here, and I’m looking forward to building on that momentum, working closely with partners, and supporting the next phase of growth.”

The investment ties into the wider regeneration of Longbridge, once a major automotive manufacturing site and now being repositioned around technology, employment, and innovation.

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Müller joins from Grassfish, where he worked on partner and customer relationships and global business development across Europe, the Middle East. and the U.S. He previously served as growth and success manager at Sprad, focusing on enterprise SaaS sales and customer onboarding.

At Quividi, Müller will lead new business development, strategic partnerships and client expansion among retailers, in-store media owners and DooH operators across EMEA.

The appointment comes as audience measurement becomes a more central part of in-store retail media and DooH networks, with media owners looking to better quantify screen value, campaign performance and shopper engagement.

“Joining Quividi is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a company that is genuinely shaping the future of in-store retail media and DooH measurement,” Müller said.

Müller succeeds Ivan del Muro, who has moved into the role of global director of customer success. Quividi says del Muro will continue to support the company’s international client base.

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The company will exhibit on the Philips booth C9000 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, where it plans to show a broad mix of dvLED, videowall, digital signage, e-paper, interactive display and professional TV products.

PPDS says the booth will continue its “Picture this” theme, using AI-infused visual content across a range of display formats. Full details of the new Ultraslim category are being held until the show, but PPDS says the products will sit within its Android SoC portfolio and target applications where visual performance and slim design are priorities.

The company is also planning to announce a new partnership with what it describes as one of the AV industry’s most trusted manufacturers. That collaboration will include a new signage series with a broader ecosystem built around it.

Other products scheduled for the booth include the Philips Signage 5000 Series, TAA-compliant Philips Videowall displays, the Philips Tableaux zero-power e-paper range, and the Philips Unite LED 6000 Series All In One. PPDS will also show its Philips LED Configurator in North America for the first time, along with updates to the Philips Wave remote management platform.

PPDS says the booth will be open-access, with management and sales teams available for demonstrations throughout the show.

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Plans for the endeavor include a large-scale LED façade with mechanically rotating panels, allowing the structure to change both content and physical form as part of a wider redesign of the site.

Led by Matt Architecture, the project combines retail, dining, and entertainment within a multi-story visitor attraction, with the digital façade integrated into the overall building concept rather than added as a standalone screen.

Design concepts draw on the West End’s theatre heritage, using a stage-inspired structure to frame the LED surface and reinforce the area’s entertainment identity.

The display is expected to carry a mix of commercial, cultural, and community content, positioning it as both a media platform and a public-facing element within Leicester Square.

If approved, the development would add another high-impact digital façade to central London, further embedding large-format LED into the city’s entertainment and advertising landscape.

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The Digital Signage Summit (DSS), the premier international strategy conference for digital signage and DooH professionals, has revealed its speaker line-up and agenda highlights. Presented by invidis consulting in collaboration with Integrated Systems Events, The DSS aims to convene industry perspectives on how businesses are adapting to rapid structural and technological change.

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Marking its 20th anniversary, the two-day programme at the Hilton Munich Airport (20–21 May) will feature keynotes, panel discussions, and expert-led sessions focused on strategic and technological shifts.

Framed around “NextGen Signage,” senior executives from across the global digital signage ecosystem will examine the key forces reshaping the global market, including economic pressures, industry consolidation, intensifying competition, commoditization, and the accelerating impact of AI.

Speaker & agenda highlights for 2026 include:

• invidis Keynotes & 20th Anniversary Moments: kicking off The DSS is invidis Keynote ‘NextGen Signage’ by Florian Rotberg, Managing Director of invidis and Stefan Schieker, Managing Partner of invidis, setting the event agenda and providing a clear view of where the industry currently stands. This will be followed by a second keynote ‘20 Years of Digital Signage’ reflecting on the past two decades of defining moments in the industry as well as what the future entails. Plus, evening networking and celebrations at Airbräu.
• Market Update: DACH, Americas, India and Europe are some of the territories addressed throughout the two days. Panel discussions include ‘The European Leaders Panel: Outgrowing Local Markets – The New European Way’ and  ‘DSF Forum: Tariffs, Turmoil, Takeovers: The Real Challenges Facing the Americas’, a panel including Tamara Bebb, CEO at Spectrio and Rick Mills, CEO at Creative Realities to examine forces such as tariffs and AI reshaping digital signage. 
  Jonas Lagerqvist, Deputy CEO and CFO at Vertiseit and Erik Wolff, COO ICT at Econocom will also delve into the deals, tensions, and trade‑offs behind digital signage consolidation, and what it means for valuation, innovation, and the future shape of the ecosystem.
• Operating Systems & Cybersecurity: the era when digital signage systems could operate without serious cybersecurity consideration is over. The session ‘Cybersecurity in Digital Signage – Unpatched, Unsecured, Unprotected’ will confront the uncomfortable truths surrounding this topic. Other sessions include OS selection and update policy, governance, resilience and risk, plus how platform choices influence security posture and total cost of ownership.

• AI Spotlight: taking a new format for 2026, the AI spotlight will invite speakers to the stage individually to address their specialized topic and how developments in generative, analytic and agentic AI are affecting this. Speakers include Rick Mills, CEO at Creative Realities, Andy W. Bohli CEO at Imacuklix AG/Cingerine AG, Mathieu Yerle CEO at Intuiface, Viktor Petersson CEO at Screenly and Ron Levac, Managing Partner at Global Technology Investments LLC.
• Retail Media: sessions focus on experience and growth opportunities across sectors, including the role of retail media networks and intersection of signage, adtech, audiences, analytics and commercial models. Jan Schoenmakers, Managing Director at Hase & Igel explores how AI is transforming in‑store data from fragmented and underused into a powerful driver of insight, accountability, and commercial growth for retailers and brands in his session ‘Predict, Target, Monetize: The New AI Retail Playbook’.
• Green Signage: turning sustainability into a measurable operating discipline including energy efficiency, lifecycle optimization and reporting. Jesco Dayen, Siemens AG and others will outline how green signage is moving from concept to commercial reality in the session ‘The New Relevance of Green Signage’. 
• Tech Dialogue: Comprising of 10 dedicated sessions, the Tech Dialogue track is designed for technologist specialists, with sessions focusing on critical technology conversations that are influencing the industry, such as ‘The AI Tech Stack’, ‘The Architectural Shift’ and ‘Standardization vs Complexity’.
• Industry Recognition: invidis Strategy Awards & launch of the invidis Yearbook.

The agenda and speaker line-up are now available on The DSS App, which can be downloaded from Google Play and the App Store. The app is the central place to browse sessions and speakers, bookmark favourites, and manage your personal schedule. It also allows attendees to request meetings during the summit and automatically add them to their agenda.

Florian Rotberg, Founder & Owner, invidis consulting, comments: “In our 20th year, The DSS returns to Munich with a program that reflects where the market is heading into a new phase. The speaker line-up and agenda address the topics industry leaders are dealing with right now.”

Mike Blackman, Managing Director of Integrated Systems Events, concludes: “The DSS has always been a forum where decision-makers come together with leading speakers to navigate a rapidly changing landscape. We’re proud to partner with invidis again and look forward to welcoming the industry to Munich in May.”

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Absen supplied large-scale LED displays for BMW’s booth at Auto China 2026, working with integrator Pik AG, technical partner Niyu, and supplier Creative Technology.

The LED setup served as the visual backbone of the 4,400-square-meter (47,360-square-foot) exhibition space, supporting product reveals, presentations, and brand storytelling throughout the show.

Using Absen’s SA Series, including flexible panels, the installation combined flat, curved, and cylindrical elements to create an immersive stand design.

Check out the video below:

Brompton processing handled color and playback, while shared power and fast-lock systems streamlined installation and on-site operation.

The project highlights how large-format LED is being used as a core structural element in automotive exhibition design, rather than a supporting display layer.

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Bally’s Baton Rouge has completed an AV overhaul as part of the $144 million redevelopment of the former Belle of Baton Rouge into a land-based casino and entertainment venue.

Delivered by integrator Alpha, the project uses Savi iQ’s AV-over-IP platform to unify video, audio, and digital signage across the property, replacing multiple standalone systems with a single control environment.

The venue includes a 25,000-square-foot (2,300-square-meter) casino floor and a Draftkings sportsbook anchored by a 47.5-by-18-foot (14.5 × 5.5 m) LED video wall supporting up to 16 sources, along with a 70-foot (21 m) LED ticker.

More than 70 LG commercial displays running WebOS are integrated directly with the platform, reducing the need for external media players. The system also connects with third-party technologies, including Q-SYS and Novastar LED processing.

Savi Glass enables centralized control via touch panels and iPads, while Savi Show handles content creation, scheduling, and distribution, eliminating the need for a separate CMS.

Audio is managed through more than 180 speakers across the venue, with automated adjustments helping maintain a consistent atmosphere throughout the day.

The project reflects a broader shift in casino AV toward consolidated, networked systems designed for 24/7 operation and simplified control.

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The intent of this guest column is to knock something out week to week on a specific topic, but sometimes there’s a bunch of stuff that could use attention but doesn’t need 800-1,000 words to relay news or make a point.

So … here’s a bunch of things worth noting:

Changing Roles

I’m not sure what’s up with Stratacache and its acquired companies (like Scala, Real Digital Media and X2O Media), but there have been significant layoffs and departures lately. I sent a note to CEO-Founder Chris Riegel, but have not heard back. He’s insanely busy in the best of times, so not surprised responding to me is a lower priority.

What I do know is there are some good people on the job market and that execs at a number of companies in the ecosystems are seeing lots of ex-Stratacache empire CVs dropping in to their email inboxes.

One person not really looking is Ken Goldberg, who ran Real Digital Media for 22 years, staying on after Stratacache acquired the SaaS CMS firm. He retired in March when the decision was made to wind RDM down.

Now he’s open to consulting and paid board positions, and enjoying life in west coast Florida. Smart, measured guy. He wrote a periodic blog about the industry for several years but wasn’t nutty enough to try to make that a business (like me).

Enjoy slowing down, Ken. It’s an adjustment, but as the months go by, priorities and interests evolve. I’m curling (look it up) for the first time in 40+ years, and meeting a pile of people outside my longtime, too isolated bubble.

Other folks: Another super-smart person has also made a change after many years, with Jackie Walker joining Creative Realities after 16 years with Publicis Sapient, where she was the Retail Experience Strategy Lead (North America) and Global Lead for Connected Spaces. She guided and advised on the digital screen strategies and implementations for many of the biggest QSRs out there.

Really good pick-up for CRI’s CEO Rick Mills. Jackie is now the company’s Chief Experience Officer.

Related kinda sorta to CRI, as well, Beth Warren was for a bunch of years kind of the face, so to speak, of CRI for speaking engagements and the business-public side of that company. She left to go back to her NYC agency roots, but is now looking around for her next thing or things.

A lot of North American industry people know and love Beth, so if anyone needs help in marketing strategy, demand-gen, those sorts of things, she’s looking for FTE or fractional gigs.

One more: Another well-known, much-loved and respected industry vet is back directly in the mix. Laura Davis is now VP Marketing at NYC-based Videri. She’s been around digital in retail media for 20+ years and even wrote an early book on it, called Lighting Up The Aisles.

Evolving Tech

I continue to see and read stuff about software platforms rolling AI into their offers by adding image generation or functionality like voice recognition and multi-language support. Which is great. But it is almost baseline, table-stakes stuff now. I’m not sure the particular value of being able to generate images from an LLM from inside a CMS as opposed to just using the big LLM, but it’s not wrong to do it, either.

Much, much more interesting and relevant to me are the sorts of behind-the-curtains capabilities that AI can enable and drive.

I’ve been a fan of what the Boston-area company Netspeek has been up to with the AI platform it first started talking up a couple of years back. It is all about the boring operational stuff that still doesn’t get enough attention or respect in digital signage planning and execution.

The company’s AI bot Lena was first positioned as a way to help the people who staff and/or run network operations centers resolve trouble “tickets” quickly, by using the AI machine to sift through knowledge bases and old tickets in seconds to find likely causes and known or advised fixes.

When I saw the Netspeek guys at ISE back in February they hinted at how the next release was angling towards autonomous troubleshooting and resolutions, and that’s what it announced a few days back.

With AI-driven troubleshooting, Lena can now:

• Detect issues across devices, rooms, and platforms;
• Diagnose root causes using real-time system context;
• Guide or automate resolution to dramatically reduce time to fix.

I know, boring. But for visual communications over networks, uptime is everything.

On a vaguely related note, at a more personal scale, a guy I’ve known for a few years now has used AI (presumably vibe coding) to build a mobile app tuned to his very specific day-to-day operating needs.

Robert Edlund of the Nordics integrator Zetadisplay runs the LED business unit and was longing for a tool that could control and troubleshot LED screens directly from his phone – specifically installs that used Novastar controllers (Nova has 80%+ of that market).

From Linkedin: AI it wrote the code for me in minutes. I used more time installing and configuring Android Studio than copy/paste code. In 30 minutes, the app was done, tested and working.

And the best part about building an app you’re making purely for yourself? You don’t have to think about how the GUI looks. It’s a spin-off of something else I’m working on, so it will not win any design awards. But it works perfectly!

I know the visual presentation stuff possible with AI is interesting for digital signage, but it’s these sorts of things that can help and change businesses.

Dave Out

No column for me for a bit. Traveling to Belgium and Normandy to visit and pay respects at Canadian military sites like Ypres, Passchendaele, Vimy Ridge, Dieppe and Juno Beach.

I’m told the French aren’t bad at wine, and food, so we might get into that, as well.

Once back home, a couple of days later I get back on a plane – to Munich for Digital Signage Summit Europe. If you are going, I’ll see you there.

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If you are not, and particularly if Munich is just a train or short flight, it’s a great event for both education and networking.

And weissbier.

And giant pretzels.

And Nuremberg bratwursts.

Sigh …

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The Toronto Transit Commission is deploying e-paper passenger information displays across buses and transit stops as part of a broader effort to modernize real-time transit communications ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026.

New onboard e-paper screens provide next-stop information, terminal connections, and subway service alerts. More than 240 buses have already received the displays, with TTC planning to expand the deployment across all 1,153 buses currently equipped with onboard digital signage systems.

A separate six-month pilot program will introduce 75 e-paper displays at bus and streetcar stops throughout Toronto. The screens will provide live arrival information, service disruption notices and route updates before passengers board.

E-paper technology has increasingly gained traction in transit environments because of its low power consumption, sunlight readability, and ability to remain visible even during power interruptions. Unlike conventional LCD or LED displays, e-paper systems typically consume energy only when content changes, making them attractive for large-scale public infrastructure deployments.

For the digital signage sector, the TTC rollout is part of a broader shift toward networked smart-city display infrastructure designed to improve passenger communications while reducing operating and energy costs.

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Vistar Media and Tiktok are expanding their collaboration to bring Tiktok-style advertising creative into digital-out-of-home environments at scale.

The partnership makes Vistar Media an official Tiktok Out of Phone partner, allowing brands to extend Tiktok-first campaigns beyond the mobile feed and into public screen networks. Vistar, now part of T-Mobile Advertising Solutions, says the collaboration supports programmatic delivery across a range of DooH formats, including large-format displays, urban panels, and screens in retail and mall environments.

The companies have been working together since late 2024 and ran multiple Out of Phone programs through 2025. The partnership has included work with Vistar’s Creative Studio to adapt TikTok-native creative for DooH, reshaping short-form, video-led content for different screen types, dwell times, and physical environments.

“Tiktok has changed the creative playbook for brands, prioritizing authenticity, speed, and cultural relevance,” said Lucy Markowitz, SVP and GM, Americas Marketplace at Vistar Media. “Out-of-home gives marketers a powerful canvas to bring that same energy off the screen and into the physical world at scale.”

Tiktok’s Out of Phone initiative is designed to bring creator-led, platform-native content into offline media placements. For DooH operators and ad-tech platforms, the model reflects a broader push to connect mobile, social, and place-based media into unified campaigns.

The collaboration also highlights how DooH is increasingly being positioned as an extension of digital and social media planning, rather than as a separate awareness channel. For brands, the appeal is the ability to reuse or adapt creative language already proven on mobile while adding the scale and visibility of public screens.

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