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  • PPDS brings new COVID compliant cycle store to life with tailored Philips interactive, digital signage and videowalls

    PPDS brings new COVID compliant cycle store to life with tailored Philips interactive, digital signage and videowalls

    ATLANTA – As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting the retail industry with innovative problem solving and experience-enhancing solutions, PPDS is excited to announce its suite of Philips professional displays has been selected and installed inside one of Germany’s newest and most technologically-advanced cycle stores, transforming a once empty and lifeless ground floor space into a now thriving, COVID-compliant, interactive haven in just three weeks.

    Founded in 2013, Concept-Cycles Hamburg is the largest concept store in northern Germany, offering full bike servicing, fitting, repairs and buying advice. Its 300 square meter showroom houses an extensive range of professional level road bikes, mountain bikes and power assisted E bikes (ranging from $2,400 to $16,500 in value), as well as accessories from some of the industry’s premium brands.

    Following a recent fire, which has partially reduced capacity for the foreseeable future, Concept-Cycles decided to open a new ‘state of the art’, pop up showroom nearby, dedicated exclusively to showcasing the latest bikes and accessories from bike brand ‘Specialized’ – a Premium Partner. In order to meet current and future customers – including safeguarding – Concept-Cycles wanted the new ‘Specialized Concept Store’ to become a standout environment, offering a unique and more tailored experience for customers, while complying with strict COVID-19 regulations.

    the pop up showroom features 17 Philips professional displays, ranging from 24 to 75-inch, placed and mounted strategically throughout the store

    Working alongside local retail AV integration specialist, P.O.S. Television GmbH, Concept-Cycles spared no expense in fulfilling its ambition, with PPDS the standout choice in bringing the dusty 100 meter-long ground floor of a former hotel, built in 1910, to life.

    Remarkably completed and opened in just over three weeks, the pop up showroom features 17 Philips professional displays, ranging from 24 to 75-inch, placed and mounted strategically throughout the store (including from the ceiling), ensuring maximum exposure and impact.

    This includes high-brightness digital signage displays (Philips H-Line) placed in the shop front to captivate customer attention from outside the store, with the screens built for 24/7 use and capable of displaying content in any light condition.

    Inside the store, a vibrant, 9-screen videowall (Philips X-Line, 49-inch) was installed to bring an immediate ‘wow factor’ to entering customers, with the store displaying inspiring and informative content in up to 4K, which can be managed and controlled entirely remotely. With PPDS’ FailOver, the Philips displays will always remain active, with content able to be backed-up and available in case of a primary source outage.

    For customers wishing to do their own research in store, a digital touchscreen kiosk (Philips T-Line, 24-inch) was also installed to offer more tailored product information based on their own needs.

    PeopleCount

    To comply with Covid-19 regulations and to reduce potential concerns of returning customers, the store was also fitted with PeopleCount — PPDS’ exclusive digital customer entrance management solution, which automatically monitors and manages capacity, by using intelligent camera technology and a traffic light system on a display (Philips D-Line, 43-inch) to alert customers and staff when it is safe to enter.

    • COVID-19 compliant: PPDS’ PeopleCount solution facilitates easy customer entrance management, automatically controlled via the Philips D-Line display, reducing the need for door staff.
    • High-brightness street signage: High-brightness street-facing digital displays command attention in any lighting condition to boost store visibility and attract customers.
    • Touch-screen kiosk: Tailored customer service is offered by intuitive touch-screen displays that provide product information that is relevant to customer needs.
    • Vibrant videowall: Lifestyle content is beautifully displayed on a large scale videowall to create a memorable experience that perfectly displays product advantages.
    • Digital signage: Information about financing, workshops, leasing events and more can be easily displayed across the various Philips signage displays.

    This complete suite of solutions from PPDS has already resulted in outstanding sales results, with the store fulfilling Concept’s ambitions on becoming the world’s first cycling store to combine state of the art equipment with a personal experience tailored for each customer.

    Henrik Schmidt, CEO, Specialized Hamburg, said: “We had extremely little time and had to get everything up and running in just three weeks. We are delighted with P.O.S Television and PPDS—two high-performance partners who are fully involved.”

     Konstantin Flabouriaris, PPDS, added: “We understand the pressures being faced by the retail industry, both pre- and post- COVID and our strategy has and will always be to provide value led, problem solving solutions in order for them to stand out from the crowd and be the very best they can be.”

     He continued: “We’re delighted to have supported Concept Cycles Hamburg in creating this incredible new store – all in the space of just a few weeks, which shows the flexibility of our business and our inherent desire and commitment to supporting our partners immediately, rather than in a few weeks or even months. From an unusual empty space, our solutions have brought Specialized Concept Store to life in ways that once seemed unimaginable, really grabbing the attention of the public whether they’re passing by or across the street, while bringing perhaps the safest and most tailored, customer-centric experience to any retail store found in Hamburg or beyond. It’s never been more important to stand out from the crowd and, at PPDS, we’re helping retailers do just that.”

    Fast facts

    • Client: Specialized Concept Store
    • Location: Hamburg, Germany
    • Project: New concept
    • Products: Philips 75” H-Line display (2 units), Philips 55” Q-Line display (3 units), Philips 24” T-Line display (1 unit), Philips 49” X-Line display (9 units), Philips 43” D-Line display (2 units), Philips PeopleCount solution

    Partners: P.O.S. Television GmbH

    To learn more about PPDS, please visit the website here, or contact your local PPDS sales manager.

  • PPDS videowalls selected as centerpieces for Swiss TV studios upgrade

    PPDS videowalls selected as centerpieces for Swiss TV studios upgrade

    PPDS is excited to announce its range of premium HD Philips Q-Line and X-Line videowall displays were recently selected as the centerpieces for major installations inside two of Switzerland’s busiest TV studios, bringing extensive new benefits to viewers, presenters and guests alike during live broadcasts.

    The installation, which includes 27 displays in total across the two venues, is part of an upgrade for the leading Swiss TV channel, La Télé, famed for providing a wide range of live studio topical guest debates and discussions, as well as games shows and family entertainment programs

    The significant upgrade provides each studio with extensive new benefits and capabilities, transforming the way sets are designed and set-up, with turnaround times kept to an absolute minimum.

    Background

    On air since 2009, La Télé is a popular and fast-growing French-speaking HD TV channel, broadcasting daily to the 8.57 million residents of Switzerland, as well as those watching internationally online.

    One of 13 licensed TV stations in the country, La Télé has built its reputation – both nationally and internationally – for broadcasting a broad variety of topical, regional programming, with strong emphasis on political, economic, societal, sporting and cultural news, as well as family entertainment, such as games shows.

     Available on the Swisscom TV, Citycable, UPC Cablecom and Net +network, the bulk of the action takes place inside the station’s two separate studios an hour apart in the stunning mountainous district of Vaud and the medieval city of Fribourg.

    With daily live shows, these studios are a hive of activity, providing an open space for people to express themselves and exchange views to inform and entertain their audience.

    La télé Studio 2

    Challenge

    With an ever-growing audience and an ever-expanding list of TV programs – and the number of sets – the station’s studio needs and demands have intensified.

    What’s more, with daily back-to-back recording sessions and both studios a constant hive of activity, La Télé required a new, high-quality, highly-flexible and futureproof display/signage solution to not only provide stunning visual performance to both viewers and studio guests, but also enable the versatility to securely create and recreate unique and innovative set-designs for each show as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

    With a tight agenda and studio set requirements often varying greatly between programs – ranging from presentations, multi-guest debates and gameshows – potential delays or even a catastrophic failure is simply not an option in order to maintain the best possible experience and ensure viewers don’t switch off or go elsewhere.

    Solution

    To meet the unique requirements for this exciting and complex project, La Télé turned to renowned, some might call ‘celebrity’ TV production designer and architect, Franck Fellemann, and Informatique NEXAN SA, a leading, experienced local IT and solutions company, specializing in providing a pool of dedicated business services, including cloud hosting and security.

    The Philips displays enabled two versatile studios capable of instant visual transformations in the most efficient way possible.

    With extensive knowledge of the market and having worked with a plethora of organizations over the past decade, NEXAN SA partnered with Philips Professional Display Solutions to install, in total, 27 HD, fully-connected displays, providing the centerpieces for each studio.

    To ensure the highest quality viewing experience, as well as extensive, flexible and remote back-end-management control and content creation and curation capabilities, 24 x 49” Philips X-Line Videowalls paired with three 86” Q-Line displays were strategically installed across each studio.

    Securely connected to the station’s network, all screens can be managed automatically or manually via a custom control system to display newsfeeds, branded set scenery, gameshow questions, and other unique elements without the need of an extra person in the control room.

    National videowall integration specialist, Martix Resolution SA, was also called upon for the adjustments and calibration of the displays, ensuring optimum viewing performance.

    Mediasupport of D.Kunz, another locally-based company specializing in production, sales, operation and maintenance of hardware and software for the production of multimedia content for television, radio and the internet, created a custom software, driven by the Newsroom Computer System (NRCS) in order to drive each display independently. A turnkey design approach was led by the studio’s internal team to cover both current and future needs of the station.

    The results since installation have surpassed expectations, with the new solutions resulting in faster set changes, better flexibility and greater cost efficiency for the station.

    Davide Longo, Sales Manager Switzerland, said: “We’re delighted to have been able to support La Télé in this both exciting and challenging project, providing a truly transformational solution across its two busy TV studios. It’s another example of how far PPDS has come over a relatively short period, with our displays increasingly becoming the brand of choice for many of Europe’s leading integration specialists and end-users alike for projects like this that demand quality and reliability.”

    François Vittoz, IT Director, La Télé, commented: “Our Philips displays enabled us to have two truly versatile studios capable of instant visual transformations in the most efficient way possible.”

    Overview of Benefits

    • Versatile design: Strategically placed displays enable an instant studio makeover with the ability to drastically change the ambience using custom imagery and info streams to complement each program.
    • Central control: The CMND system allows the calibration of the screens. Content updates from a central point is managed by a dedicated software created on an open source Caspar CG platform.
    • Future-proof: New features can be easily added to meet evolving requirements, ensuring the latest technology is always available without extra hardware costs.
    • Remote upgrades: Software can be efficiently updated remotely by La Télé so that each display runs smoothly with the latest UI and stability features.

    Fast facts

    • Client: La PPDPP
    • Location: Vaud and Fribourg, Switzerland
    • Project: Two new studio solutions for La Télé
    • Products: Philips X-Line BDL4988XC (24 units) and Q-Line 86BDL3050Q (3 units)
    • Partners: Media Support, D.Kunz Informatique NEXAN SA and Matrix Resolution SA