What’s keeping our customers awake at night?

We’ve just finished a round of trade shows. From big international shows to smaller events much closer to home. And, as ever, the thing we enjoyed most is chatting with the people who use our systems already, and others who are thinking of making the switch. Naturally in these conversations we focus on the big […]

The Gloucester Business Show 2018

GBS will be held on the 16th – 17th May this year in the usual venue at the Centaur Centre, Cheltenham Racecourse. Well established now, it attracts a wide range of businesses from different industries. If you are in the vicinity it’s a must attend event. This year the featured zones include Information Security, Food […]

LiveSpace expands the hardware range

We have expanded the hardware range available to LiveSpace customers. From a small media player capable of driving a single screen through to a unit driving a 32 screen video wall with 128 concurrent videos being streamed live from the internet. LiveSpace does it all. Whatever system capabilities you require we have a media player […]

PowerPoint import

If you typically create presentations using PowerPoint file formats then the next version of LiveSpace makes the creation and display of your content on your digital signage screens a whole lot faster. The PowerPoint import uploads each slide individually and then automatically creates a playlist that displays your presentation in the order you intended. All […]

The Retail Digital Signage Expo, Olympia – preview

RDSE takes place at London’s Olympia on the 2nd and 3rd of May where MRG will be showcasing LiveSpace, its capabilities and the great features we’ve built to help digital signage user’s manage the content on their screens. We are delighted to have been shortlisted for the Innovation Trail and Awards. This is for our […]

Retail Digital Signage Expo Innovation Trail Awards 2018

One of the must-see events at RDSE at Olympia on 2-3 May is the Innovation Trail and Awards. We are delighted to have been selected as one of the companies to contribute to this prestigious project. Our entry is the LiveSpace localisation which is a centrally managed feature enabling local managers to choose the promotion […]

Digital display localisation: maximising ROI or maximising head office headaches?

We’ve all seen it. The “manager’s special”. Hastily created and pinned to a wall, either helping clear stock, or clumsily attempting to tap into interest in a local event. Created by an enterprising local team member, the manager’s special means well. Sadly, it also runs roughshod over your painstakingly created brand guidelines in the process. […]

Staff buyout of MRG Systems

We are delighted to announce that, following the purchase of shares from its erstwhile holding company, Panther Securities PLC, we now have control of 80% of the company’s shares. We recognise that Panther has been a benevolent parent company and, over the years, has provided a tremendous amount of financial support. Panther have offered to […]

Data Shapers minimise delay & make digital signage more dynamic

LiveSpace can accept and store large quantities of data in data objects. A single screen may only need to display a small part of that data object. To make sure that the screen is only updated when required, a data shaper is used to create a new data object from the original data. Only changes […]

James Dinan joins the MRG development team

My name is James Dinan and I first began working for MRG Systems in the summer of 2017, initially on a short-term contract to write automated tests for LiveSpace digital signage. During this summer job I was fortunate to be offered a permanent role, which I happily accepted and started in September 2017. Prior to […]