Christie: German Entrepeneurs To Buy Back Pandoras Box July 16, 2025July 15, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Christie Germany plans to sell its Pandoras Box media server business to three industry experts: Daniel Schäfer, one of the Coolux founders; consultant Daniel Kaminski; and long-time user Andre Maier. The Canadian AV specialist announced today that it has signed a letter of intent to negotiate a binding agreement.
Display Market: Asia Grows by 28 Percent July 14, 2025July 14, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Next week, the ProAV industry will gather in Bangkok for Infocomm Asia 2025, which mens it’s time to measure the digital signage pulse of the Asia-Pacific region. According to market researchers at Omdia, sales of large format displays in the region rose by 28 percent in the first quarter of 2025. In comparison, global growth …
Infocomm Asia 2025: Unlocking Southeast Asia’s Economic Potential July 14, 2025July 10, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Infocomm Asia is around the corner – the leading ProAV and digital signage show taking place in Bangkok between the 23rd and 25th of July. Alongside the main show, invidis is hosting a dedicated digital signage programme. The ASEAN region is one of the fastest-growing digital signage markets – here are some key insights.
M&A: Econocom Acquires Integrators in the UK and Ireland July 8, 2025 by Florian Rotberg The European IT integrator Econocom is expanding its European ProAV and digital signage offerings with the acquisition of two additional systems integrators. In the UK, Econocom acquired the assets of Smartcomm, which has been insolvent since February 2025, and in Ireland, the Belgian-French group acquired a 67% stake in the AV integrator Image Supply Systems.
invidis Commentary: All Eyes on QSR July 11, 2025July 7, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Another takeover in the German market: Grassfish DACH acquires MDT in a deal that could be especially exciting for the QSR sector. An invidis commentary.
M&A: Vertiseit Acquires MDT Medientechnik July 11, 2025July 7, 2025 by invidis Redaktion The Swedish company Vertiseit is expanding its presence in the DACH region through the acquisition of MDT Medientechnik. The deal is valued at approximately 7.8 million euros.
Diagramics: Visual Automation with Samsung VXT July 4, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Samsung VXT is integrating with Diagramics visual automation platform another industry solution into its new CMS offering. The Canadian B2B ISV is specialized in data-driven visualization in industrial environments. Together with Samsung, the solution, which can be fully integrated into VXT, will now also be made available to retailers.
Dgtgroup: A New Market Leader Emerges July 7, 2025July 4, 2025 by Florian Rotberg The Belgian company Dgtgroup is expanding through acquisitions to become a leading digital signage provider with its own CMS platforms in Belgium and the Netherlands. With its two latest acquisitions, TSS and NFGD, Dgtgroup now has 120 employees and generates €40 million in annual revenue.
M&A: Econocom Acquires Avanzia July 11, 2025July 3, 2025 by Florian Rotberg It was only on Monday that Econocom announced acquiring a majority stake in the German ICT AG. Now comes the takeover of Spanish ProAV and digital signage integrator Avanzia.
E Ink: Japan Tests E-Paper for Train Station Ads July 3, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger E-paper-based signage in public spaces is still rare. A Japanese company now debuts ad displays in Japanese train stations that are made up of four E Ink Spectra 6 panels.