Mike Blackman: “ISE 2025 will be 20 percent larger than 2024” In this exclusive interview, Managing Director of ISE Mike Blackman talks about the record numbers of ISE 2025 and about the importance of the close partnership with the city of Barcelona. Retail Media: Frozen Pizza Achieves 62% Sales Increase In Germany, a Ghostbusters-themed frozen pizza just showed the potential of targeted marketing at the point of purchase: through in-store retail media ads, it saw a 62% sales boost. Sean Cheyney: Vistar Media Appoints Head of Retail Media Vistar Media intensifies its focus on retail media: Industry expert Sean Cheyney is now tasked with integrating Vistar's OoH platforms into retail media networks to create a complementary in-store offering. DACH Consolidation: Echion Integrates Screenfoodnet Echion Communication, a Germany-based retail signage and in-store radio specialist, has merged with Swiss digital signage company Screenfoodnet. Through this integration, Echion now has access to Screenfoodnet's established digital signage software. International OoH: WOO Welcomes 14 New Members The WOO association welcomes 14 new members, among them Livesystems from Switzerland, Blue Zoo from USA and Times OOH from India. DooH: Samsung to Build 8K Giant in Seoul South Korea is planning three new DooH districts similar to New York's Times Square. In one of these areas, Samsung is constructing a massive 8K screen—a scale that Europe can only dream of. LG and Lufthansa: Aerq ceases business operations After a five-year development phase, the Hamburg-based cabin digital platform start-up Aerq will cease its business operations. The Lufthansa and LG joint venture has stopped its inflight entertainment offering and the development of the IFE system with immediate effect. M&A: Ströer acquires RBL Media The German out-of-home group Ströer is further expanding its leading market share: The company is acquiring RBL Media, the subsidiary of the street furniture manufacturer Epsilon, and securing contracts in six major German cities. Green Signage: First Impression Becomes a B Corp First Impression Audiovisual becomes the first digital signage integrator to meet the social and environmental standards for B Corp certification, after aligning its company bylaws with sustainability criteria. From LA to Taipeh: On the Road with Dave Haynes Our North American content partner is touring across the world for a big digital signage tech report. First stops include LA and several cities in Taiwan. H&M: The Store as a Social Space Swedish Inditex competitor H&M is investing heavily in refurbishing its flagship stores. For a long time, it was Zara stores that claimed innovation leadership regarding digital design concepts. Now, H&M is following suit - with cool designs and more digital storytelling. Some current highlights. Google: New ChromeOS Hardware to Be Launched This week, Google invited selected digital signage partners to the Chrome Summit in New York City to share the latest developments ChromeOS developments. The focus was on endpoint security, device management, integration with other Google solutions, and the potential of AI. New ChromeOS devices were also announced. Recycling at H&M: Maintaining the Cycle In 2020, H&M started trying to recycle clothing directly inside its Stockholm flagship store. The program called Looop enabled H&M to both transform old pieces into new fashion favorites and provide a higher level of storytelling. To this day, the display-equipped glass laboratory remains a role model project - even if it's expensive to replicate. Spain: JC Decaux Stops Clear Channel Takeover JC Decaux planned to acquire its competitor Clear Channel Spain for 60 million euros. Now, the deal fell through because of conditions set by the Spanish antitrust authority. More News
Mike Blackman: “ISE 2025 will be 20 percent larger than 2024” In this exclusive interview, Managing Director of ISE Mike Blackman talks about the record numbers of ISE 2025 and about the importance of the close partnership with the city of Barcelona.
Retail Media: Frozen Pizza Achieves 62% Sales Increase In Germany, a Ghostbusters-themed frozen pizza just showed the potential of targeted marketing at the point of purchase: through in-store retail media ads, it saw a 62% sales boost.
Sean Cheyney: Vistar Media Appoints Head of Retail Media Vistar Media intensifies its focus on retail media: Industry expert Sean Cheyney is now tasked with integrating Vistar's OoH platforms into retail media networks to create a complementary in-store offering.
DACH Consolidation: Echion Integrates Screenfoodnet Echion Communication, a Germany-based retail signage and in-store radio specialist, has merged with Swiss digital signage company Screenfoodnet. Through this integration, Echion now has access to Screenfoodnet's established digital signage software.
International OoH: WOO Welcomes 14 New Members The WOO association welcomes 14 new members, among them Livesystems from Switzerland, Blue Zoo from USA and Times OOH from India.
DooH: Samsung to Build 8K Giant in Seoul South Korea is planning three new DooH districts similar to New York's Times Square. In one of these areas, Samsung is constructing a massive 8K screen—a scale that Europe can only dream of.
LG and Lufthansa: Aerq ceases business operations After a five-year development phase, the Hamburg-based cabin digital platform start-up Aerq will cease its business operations. The Lufthansa and LG joint venture has stopped its inflight entertainment offering and the development of the IFE system with immediate effect.
M&A: Ströer acquires RBL Media The German out-of-home group Ströer is further expanding its leading market share: The company is acquiring RBL Media, the subsidiary of the street furniture manufacturer Epsilon, and securing contracts in six major German cities.
Green Signage: First Impression Becomes a B Corp First Impression Audiovisual becomes the first digital signage integrator to meet the social and environmental standards for B Corp certification, after aligning its company bylaws with sustainability criteria.
From LA to Taipeh: On the Road with Dave Haynes Our North American content partner is touring across the world for a big digital signage tech report. First stops include LA and several cities in Taiwan.
H&M: The Store as a Social Space Swedish Inditex competitor H&M is investing heavily in refurbishing its flagship stores. For a long time, it was Zara stores that claimed innovation leadership regarding digital design concepts. Now, H&M is following suit - with cool designs and more digital storytelling. Some current highlights.
Google: New ChromeOS Hardware to Be Launched This week, Google invited selected digital signage partners to the Chrome Summit in New York City to share the latest developments ChromeOS developments. The focus was on endpoint security, device management, integration with other Google solutions, and the potential of AI. New ChromeOS devices were also announced.
Recycling at H&M: Maintaining the Cycle In 2020, H&M started trying to recycle clothing directly inside its Stockholm flagship store. The program called Looop enabled H&M to both transform old pieces into new fashion favorites and provide a higher level of storytelling. To this day, the display-equipped glass laboratory remains a role model project - even if it's expensive to replicate.
Spain: JC Decaux Stops Clear Channel Takeover JC Decaux planned to acquire its competitor Clear Channel Spain for 60 million euros. Now, the deal fell through because of conditions set by the Spanish antitrust authority.
