What is a digital signage content management system (CMS)?

A content management system (CMS) within digital signage is an organizational tool that helps you to manage all of your content. This could be a place to store images, videos and PDFs, as well as organize them into Playlists or Channels to show on your digital screens.

What is “digital signage Software as a Service”?

Software as a Service, often referred to as "SaaS", is a type of model where the software and data are hosted online and available through a web browser or app. This type of software is offered for free or for purchase by a vendor or brand, but remains the property of that company, for use or lease by the customer. Popular SaaS tools are used in digital signage (ScreenCloud is a SaaS tool!) as a way of managing content and putting it onto a screen.

Sometimes called "connected TVs", a Smart TV denotes any television that can be connected to the Internet. Smart TV’s (a phrase coined by manufacturers such as LG and Samsung) have become popular within the home as they allow you access to streaming services such as Netflix and movie rental services as well as internet music stations, YouTube and web browsers.

What is a tickertape?

This is a type of text-based content that usually runs in a specific area of your screen - for example along the bottom. The content scrolls, sometimes on a loop and can deliver text-based information such as news and headlines, or perhaps a Twitter feed.