DANVILLE, Ill, — (August 20, 2020) — Watchfire Signs, a leading provider of exterior and interior LED signs, was selected by the city of North Myrtle Beach, S.C., to manufacture a digital message center for the city’s new gateway signage that welcomes millions of vacationers to the resort area every […]
Yesterday Billboard Insider wrote about a Toyota dealer who uses a smartphone app to program ads on digital billboards. Here are the details on the company which developed the app. Company: Lucit Address: 314 E Thayer Ave, Suite, Bismarck, ND 58501 Email: gina@lucitagency.com Phone: 701-770-2012 Lucit is a digital […]
DANVILLE, Ill, — (June 24, 2020) — As schools grapple with how to hold virtual graduation ceremonies in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, a number of administrators and local businesses are teaming up to give graduates a send off on digital billboards and signs, according to Watchfire Signs, a […]
Watchfire has designed a new patent pending digital billboard light blocking technology for locations that require a narrower viewing angle. Insider talked with Watchfire’s Darrin Friskney about the product. Darrin talk about the louvers. The louvers eliminate light spillage from digital billboards by narrowing the billboard viewing angle from 140 […]
Watchfire is running coronavirus healthcare messages on LED signs atop maintenance trucks. Watchfire has also blogged on using digital signs to promote conoravirus awareness. Reagan Outdoor Advertising has partnered with the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce to run ads to help unemployed people. EMC Outdoor has a timely post called Weathering […]
DANVILLE, Ill. — (March 10, 2020) — Watchfire Signs, a leading manufacturer of digital billboards and LED displays, was selected by Greyline Outdoor to manufacture a large digital billboard located in Times Square, a major commercial, tourist and entertainment center in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City. Click to Tweet. The 8mm […]
As a follow up to our story this week about Watchfire and Cree, the Triangle Business Journal reports that Cree pushed back by filing a counter suit on February 28th. The litigation surrounds a Cree product called C4SM – oval LEDs designed for full-color video screens, digital billboards and […]
Watchfire Signs has sued Cree, Inc for replacement costs and punitive damages relating to faulty LED bulbs sold to Watchfire. In its complaint Watchfire alleges: From April 2017 to March 2018 Cree provided Watchfire with LED bulbs with a significant failure rate. Cree agreed to provide Watchfire with a $1.1 […]
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Last week the Customs department intercepted a shipment of 1,088 counterfeit Watchfire LED screens having an estimated value of $1.5 million had the screens been genuine. The screens were confiscated at the International Falls Minnesota port of entry. Insider’s take: One more reason […]
DANVILLE, Ill, — (February 11, 2020) — Watchfire Signs, a leading provider of exterior and interior LED signs, was select by Louisville Tourism to manufacture a “Welcome Wall” at the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport. . The nearly 6’ x 27’ high-resolution welcome wall is viewable by the more than […]
