The Bookmakers Trade Fair
Cranmore Park Conference Centre, Solihull 26th October 2017 The Bookmakers Trade Fair is designed to provide Independent Bookmakers in the UK with the opportunity to experience some of the latest developments taking place in the industry. Suppliers of software systems, screens, gaming machines and terminals to furniture, security and printing services will all be represented. […]
The South Gloucester Business Show
Bristol & Bath Science Park, 4th – 5th October 2017 We’ve participated in the Gloucester Business Show at Cheltenham Racecourse for the last two years, and this new show is run by the same organisers. Based on our past experience we anticipate another great show with good quality contacts. The organiser’s description: “It’s for all […]
Scalability, speed-to-screen, zoning and realignment
What are operators are looking for when choosing a screen system for their betting shops? Bryan Corbin (Technical Director) “Screens are a key component in a betting shop and care should be taken to choose wisely. The problem of scalability needs to be solved first. Managing multiple screens in multiple locations is complex.” So, when […]
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
We have had data protection legislation in the UK since the first Act in1984, with several amendments and additions over the subsequent years. Personal data are defined as factual information relating to a living individual. The GDPR is a new regulation that comes into force, Europe-wide, on 25th May 2018 with the intention of bringing […]
Localisation Techniques
LiveSpace digital signage uses several localisation techniques and we focus here on the features available to shop managers to supervise. If we use the coffee shop example. We know it to be a very competitive market in which brands need to work hard to generate customer loyalty. It’s not like being the only IKEA in […]
Nagios is rolled out to manage services
At MRG, our systems manage more than 56,000 screens every day. To support our clients and to make this efficient we need to know what is happening to the equipment out in the field. For this, we use Nagios to monitor the hosts and services. There are currently 175 servers being monitored by the system. […]
Farm 491 harvests more from digital signage
The Royal Agricultural University’s (RAU) Manor Farm is home to both the Rural Innovation Centre (RIC) and the Farm491 workshops. Farm491 is a membership organisation offering workshops and flexible co-working spaces to budding agri-tech entrepreneurs in which they can run and grow their businesses. The RIC is a well-established provider of professional rural training to […]
At the push of a button
How LiveSpace digital signage offers agility and speed Sometimes, the capability to respond quickly to changing situations can make all the difference. Marketing campaigns take weeks to organise, with all their component parts synchronised to meet a designated launch date. By which time a competitor may have had several weeks of uninterrupted freedom to establish […]
Localisation in digital signage
MRG featured Localisation heavily at both RDSE and GBS in May this year. But what does it actually mean? In essence it allows commercial discretion to be applied by a local manager, allowing him or her to show locally-specific displays adverts without affecting the integrity of the corporate brand. How does it work? Various branded […]
You will also find us at the Gloucestershire Business Show
It’s our busiest month for exhibitions, with our second show taking place at Cheltenham Racecourse on the 17th & 18th May. The organisers describe the event as “More than a conference and more than an exhibition. It’s a platform on which to discuss, learn and collaborate – where you can make new connections and develop […]
