Canada: Serious Digital Signage Hack April 16, 2025April 15, 2025 by Florian Rotberg One of Canada’s largest digital signage providers was hacked last week. Instead of displaying menus and promotions, some screens showed messages supporting “Liberate Palestine.” This serious security incident showed once again that IT security is only as good as its weakest link.
DooH: Much More than Just a Plain LED Screen April 15, 2025April 14, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Munich | Clever solutions are still too rare in the digital signage and DooH industry. Terminal 2 at Munich Airport, a joint venture of Munich Airport and Lufthansa, demonstrates what smart DooH solutions could look like.
Punitive Tariffs: Trump Exempts Screens and PCs from Additional Tariffs April 15, 2025April 13, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Apparently under pressure from Apple, Samsung, and others, President Trump issued additional exemptions for reciprocal punitive tariffs on Friday evening. The latest exemptions allow importing digital signage products such as displays, LEDs, monitors, and PCs once again without additional reciprocal tariffs.
DSS Europe 2025: Five Things the Industry Needs to Tackle April 11, 2025 by invidis Redaktion Five topics that the industry needs to address: Here is a taste of the impetus that the Digital Signage Summit Europe will provide with over 90 sessions across three days.
USA: Exertis Outsources Service Business April 10, 2025 by Antonia Hamberger The US division of Exertis is expanding in the managed services sector with its new Linklab brand. Through Linklab, the AV distributor is outsourcing all services for integrators and setting the stage for future expansion.
DSS Europe 2025: First Glimpse into the Program April 10, 2025April 9, 2025 by invidis Redaktion Three days of insights into AI, managed signage and all the latest trends: here are the highlights of the first three-day DSS Europe – with speakers from Google, Teamviewer, Lenovo, and many more.
CMS: Screencloud Secures Strategic Investor April 9, 2025April 8, 2025 by Florian Rotberg UK-based digital signage ISV Screencloud secured a significant investment from European tech investor Tenzing. As a Google ChromeOS partner, Screencloud is specialized in corporate communication and general purpose signage projects. With comparable revenues, Screencloud and Navori are now both controlled by private equity and positioned as a buy-and-build nucleus.
Trump: Creative Ways of Limiting the Impact of Tariffs April 8, 2025April 7, 2025 by Florian Rotberg Manufacturers of digital signage hardware aren’t the only ones finding creative ways to lower the customs value of their imports into the USA. In some cases, the declared import value can be reduced by as much as 20 percent.
Record Sales: LG Booms with B2B and Subscriptions April 7, 2025April 7, 2025 by Florian Rotberg LG’s record Q1 reveals interesting insights into future business models of the two Korean electronics giants. For LG, the growth catalysts currently are its B2B business, hardware subscription services, and WebOS.
USA: Tariffs Increase Hardware Prices by Up to 50% April 6, 2025April 3, 2025 by Florian Rotberg The new punitive tariffs, feared not only by the digital signage industry, were announced by the US President on Wednesday. Imports into the US will be subject to different tariff rates, depending on the product category and country of origin. In the American digital signage market, the tariffs will result in dramatically increased prices.
