Infocomm 2025: What to Expect for Digital Signage May 8, 2025 by invidis Redaktion In just over a month, the North American sister show to ISE kicks off. The week-long event will feature a dedicated digital signage program — including the invidis breakfast session.
Punitive Tariffs: The Perfect Storm Has Just Begun May 15, 2025May 8, 2025 by Florian Rotberg It’s not just hardware manufacturers who are back in crisis mode. The entire digital signage industry is feeling the uncertainty on the customer side – projects are being postponed and budgets are being cut. What feels a bit like the pandemic is the new tariffs reality.
Screencloud: “We Have the Right to Win” May 22, 2025May 5, 2025 by Florian Rotberg The British digital signage software developer Screencloud was acquired by private equity investor Tenzing in April this year. invidis spoke with co-founder and CEO Mark McDermott about building a global company that generates 70 % of its revenue in the USA.
1.000 Restaurants: Creative Realities Wins Major QSR Deal April 24, 2025 by invidis Redaktion A big U.S. quick-service restaurant chain is starting a nationwide upgrade to digital menu boards, and has commissioned CRI to handle the job under a managed services contract. The rollout will begin later this year.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Onyx: Samsung Unveils New Cinema LED April 1, 2025April 1, 2025 by Florian Rotberg It was probably no coincidence that Samsung announced a new cinema LED at Infocomm India 2024 – in the heart of Bollywood. Six months later, the Korean visual solution manufacturer presented the second generation of Onyx – the cinema LED solution – at the Cinemacon motion film industry trade show in Las Vegas.
