DIGITAL SIGNAGE SOLUTIONS

Digital signage design, installation and support for UK organisations, from a single reception screen to a multi-site network. We specify commercial displays, set up a CMS your team will actually use, and keep every screen running with remote monitoring and on-site support.

  • Free site survey before any quote
  • ISO 27001, 9001 and 14001 certified
  • Crown Commercial Service supplier
  • Support contracts with up to 4-hour on-site response

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What is digital signage?

Digital signage is a network of commercial-grade screens showing content that is scheduled, updated and monitored remotely from a content management system (CMS). Organisations use it for reception and wayfinding screens, internal communications, menu boards, retail promotions and live data dashboards.

Unlike a TV with a USB stick, a signage network is built to run 16 to 24 hours a day, and one person can change what every screen shows from a browser. Here is why commercial displays matter.

What a digital signage system is made of

ComponentWhat it doesTypical options
Commercial displayShows the content, rated for 16/7 or 24/7 useSamsung, LG, Sharp/NEC, Philips; direct-view LED for large seamless video walls
Media playerStores and plays the content on each screenBuilt-in System on Chip, BrightSign, small-form-factor PC
CMS softwareSchedules, updates and monitors every screen remotelyScreenCloud, Yodeck, Samsung MagicInfo, BrightSign
NetworkDelivers content and health alertsWired ethernet or managed Wi-Fi on a dedicated VLAN; 4G/5G backup
ContentWhat people actually seeBranded templates, live data feeds, scheduled campaigns

Quick reference: commercial displays + media player (or built-in SoC) + cloud CMS + managed network, run centrally and rated for 16/7 or 24/7 operation.

Digital signage by sector

Digital signage works differently in a hospital corridor than it does in a flagship retail store. Strive AV designs sector-specific digital signage networks that match the audience, the dwell time, and the operational realities of your environment.

Retail & Hospitality

Brand-led video walls and high-brightness window displays that lift dwell time and convert footfall. Integrated with EPOS, stock data and time-of-day scheduling.

Retail AV

Healthcare

Wayfinding, queue management and patient-facing screens for NHS trusts and private hospitals. Compliance-aware content workflows and secure CMS deployment.

Healthcare AV

Education

Atrium signage, hall displays and lecture-theatre wayfinding for schools, multi-academy trusts and universities — content scheduled by department or campus.

Education AV

Corporate & Public Sector

Reception video walls, internal comms screens and meeting room availability boards. Integrated with Outlook, Teams and your existing identity and access stack.

Public sector AV

Digital signage software & CMS

Hardware is only half of a digital signage project — the CMS is what determines whether your team can actually run the network day-to-day. Strive AV is platform-agnostic: we deploy and support a range of digital signage software platforms depending on the size of the estate, the integrations you need, and the security posture you have to meet.

Whether you need a simple single-screen player, a multi-site CMS pulling RSS feeds and live data, or an enterprise platform with role-based access, scheduling and audit trails, we'll recommend, deploy and support the right one for your team.

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Content scheduling

Time-of-day, dayparting and event-driven content scheduled across single screens or multi-site networks.

Live data integration

RSS, weather, social, room booking, EPOS, dashboards and internal feeds blended with branded media.

Real-time monitoring

Player health, content delivery and screen-on confirmation visible in one dashboard so you spot issues before your audience does.

Role-based access

Site-level permissions and approval workflows for organisations where different teams own different screens.

ISO 27001-aware

Hosted in UK or EU regions, with platforms that meet your information security requirements.

Hardware agnostic

Runs on commercial displays, LED video walls and built-in System-on-Chip players — no vendor lock-in.

How much does digital signage cost?

Digital signage in the UK typically costs £500 to £4,000 per screen installed, plus £15 to £40 per screen per month for the CMS. The total depends on screen size and brightness, how many sites share one CMS, and how much content you need produced.

Typical budgets by project

ProjectTypical budget
Single indoor screen, installed£500 to £4,000
Small site, 1 to 4 screens£2,000 to £6,000
Reception or wayfinding, multi-screen£5,000 to £15,000
Multi-site rollout, 20+ locations£2,500 to £4,000 per site
Outdoor, sun-readable screen£4,000 to £15,000 per screen
LED video wall or large retail estate£40,000 to £150,000+

What each screen's price is made of

ComponentTypical range
Commercial display (32" to 75")£400 to £2,500
Media player (£0 with built-in SoC)£0 to £400
Installation and cabling£150 to £600
CMS subscription£15 to £40 a month
Content production (per network)£200 to £800 a month

Example kits with current hardware prices

Real products and prices from TopAV, our sister company, last updated 4 October 2026.

KitHardwareHardware, ex VATInstalled guide
Single reception screenBuilt-in media player, no separate box needed£791£941 to £1,391
3-screen menu boardBuilt-in players, scheduled from one CMS£1,407£1,857 to £3,207
Premium lobby screen24/7-rated panel with a dedicated 4K player£1,599£1,749 to £2,199
2×2 video wallPlus video wall mounts, priced at survey£6,100£6,700 to £8,500
Outdoor screenPlus an outdoor-rated mount, priced at survey£3,664£3,814 to £4,264

Hardware only, ex VAT. The installed guide adds installation and cabling at £150 to £600 per screen; the CMS (£15 to £40 per screen per month), content and support are extra. Hardware prices move, so your site survey quote is the fixed price.

Quick reference: indoor screens £500-£4,000 each + £15-£40/screen/month CMS; chain rollouts £2.5k-£4k per site; outdoor £4k-£15k per screen. The full breakdown is in how much digital signage costs.

Ballpark your project

A rough range in seconds. A free site survey turns it into a fixed price.

What are you installing?

4 screens, installed

£2,200 to £14,000

plus £60 to £160 a month for the CMS

Excludes content production (typically £200 to £800 a month per network) and support contracts.

Get an exact price: book a free site survey

Manufacturer partners

Platinum partner status with the manufacturers below gives us direct trade pricing and manufacturer-backed technical support on every project.

SMART Technologies
Clevertouch
Promethean
BenQ
ViewSonic
Iiyama

Choosing a digital signage company: what good looks like

Digital signage companies range from screen resellers to full AV integrators. Whichever you shortlist, hold them to these standards:

  • A site survey before the quote. Mounting surfaces, power, network points and sight lines checked in person, not guessed from a floor plan.
  • Commercial-grade displays only. Panels rated for 16/7 or 24/7 use with a commercial warranty, never consumer TVs.
  • Vendor-neutral on screens and CMS. A recommendation based on your estate and team, not the one platform the supplier resells.
  • Information security taken seriously. ISO 27001 certification and a clear plan with your IT team for VLANs, firewall rules and single sign-on.
  • A defined support SLA. Remote monitoring that flags offline players, and on-site response times written into the contract (4 hours for critical faults is a sensible bar).
  • A transparent breakdown. Hardware, CMS, content, installation and support priced separately so you can compare bidders line by line.

More detail in our guide to choosing a digital signage company in the UK, or see our accreditations.

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Digital Signage FAQs

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How much does digital signage cost per screen in the UK?

A typical commercial digital signage screen in the UK costs £500 to £4,000 fully installed for a single display, depending on size. That includes a Samsung, LG or Sharp/NEC commercial-grade panel, wall mount, basic cabling, a media player or System-on-Chip licence, and a CMS subscription for the first year. Larger screens (75-inch and 86-inch) push the per-screen price to £3,500 to £6,500. Multi-screen rollouts bring the cost per screen down sharply because design, network setup and CMS configuration are amortised across the estate.

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Which displays do you supply for digital signage?

We are vendor-agnostic and supply commercial-grade displays from Samsung (QM, QH and OH outdoor series), LG (UH7 and UM3 ranges including window-facing high-bright), Sharp/NEC (M and ME series for 24/7 use), Philips and Sony Bravia Professional. Consumer TVs are not designed for digital signage duty cycles — we always specify true commercial panels rated for 16-hour or 24/7 operation with built-in System-on-Chip players where it makes sense. The right brand depends on size, brightness (in nits), warranty length and whether the screen is portrait, landscape or window-facing.

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Which digital signage CMS platforms do you support?

We deploy and support the leading UK and global digital signage CMS platforms including BrightSign, ScreenCloud, Yodeck, Samsung MagicInfo, LG SuperSign, NoviSign and Cleverlive Pro for our LED installations. Smaller estates often work brilliantly on Yodeck or ScreenCloud for ease of use and predictable per-screen pricing. Larger or compliance-sensitive networks (NHS, financial services, multi-site retail) typically benefit from BrightSign or Samsung MagicInfo for their enterprise role-based access, on-prem hosting options and audit trails. We help you pick rather than push you toward one platform.

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What network and infrastructure does digital signage need?

Each digital signage screen needs power and a way to receive content — usually a wired ethernet connection or a managed Wi-Fi SSID. For multi-site rollouts we recommend a dedicated VLAN with outbound internet access to the CMS provider, no inbound ports, and bandwidth of around 5 to 10 Mbps per site for ongoing content sync. We work with your IT team on firewall rules, certificate handling and SSO integration. Where ethernet runs aren't available we can use 4G/5G routers with managed SIMs as a primary or backup connection.

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Do you provide digital signage content design services?

Yes. Hardware is only half the project — content is what determines whether the screens actually drive results. We provide branded template design, motion graphics, scheduled campaign content and ongoing playlist management. Most clients launch with a content design package covering 6 to 10 templates, then move to a monthly retainer for seasonal updates, new product campaigns and live data feed integrations. We can also train your internal marketing or communications team to run the CMS in-house if you prefer to keep content creation on your side.

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Can digital signage measure audience engagement?

Modern digital signage platforms can integrate optional anonymous audience analytics using on-screen sensors or AI cameras to estimate dwell time, attention rate, age range and gender — without storing any personally identifiable information. Tools like Quividi or built-in BrightSight features sit on top of the player. This is mostly used in retail and out-of-home advertising contexts where you need to prove campaign reach. We help you implement it in a GDPR-compliant way with clear signage informing visitors that anonymous measurement is taking place.

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How long does a digital signage installation take?

A single-site digital signage install with one to four screens is typically completed in one to two days, including wall mounting, cabling, player configuration, CMS onboarding and basic content load. A multi-site rollout of 20 to 100 screens is usually scheduled over 4 to 8 weeks, with sites grouped by region and installed in waves to minimise disruption. We pre-stage all hardware in our warehouse — players are imaged, screens are bench-tested and CMS profiles are loaded — so on-site time is kept to a minimum.

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Do you offer support contracts for digital signage networks?

Yes. We offer tiered annual support contracts covering hardware warranty management, CMS licence renewal, remote monitoring with screen-on confirmation, content scheduling support and on-site response across the UK. Typical SLAs are 4-hour remote response, next-business-day or 4-hour on-site visits, and proactive alerts when a player goes offline so issues are caught before your audience notices. Support is usually priced per screen per month, with discounts for multi-site networks and committed terms.

More from our digital signage knowledge base

Detailed answers to the most-searched digital signage questions, each authored and reviewed by a Strive AV director.

What is wayfinding digital signage?

Wayfinding digital signage shows interactive maps, directories and turn-by-turn directions on screens, typically 32 to 55 inch portrait kiosks, used in hospitals, large offices, university campuses, shopping centres and transport hubs. It replaces static printed maps and lets visitors filter by department, floor, accessibility route or open-now status.

By David Corker, Technical Sales DirectorRead full answer →

What's the difference between a commercial display and a TV?

A commercial display is a large-format screen from Samsung, LG, Philips, NEC or Sony built for 16/7 or 24/7 operation; a consumer TV is built for six to eight hours of evening viewing. Put a TV in a business and you will typically see burn-in or capacitor failure within 12 to 18 months, and a warranty that is voided the moment it is switched on commercially.

By Mark Brooks, Commercial DirectorRead full answer →

What is office digital signage?

Office digital signage is a network of commercial-grade screens showing internal communications, room availability, wayfinding, visitor information, KPIs and emergency notices. Unlike retail signage, the audience is staff and visitors, and the content skews to operational data (room status, hot-desk maps, fire muster information) over promotion.

By David Corker, Technical Sales DirectorRead full answer →

What is Samsung MagicInfo?

Samsung MagicInfo is the content management system for Samsung commercial displays, used to schedule, distribute and monitor content across one screen or thousands. It runs on the built-in System on Chip in Samsung commercial panels, removing the need for a separate media player like a BrightSign or small PC.

By David Corker, Technical Sales DirectorRead full answer →

What is retail digital signage?

Retail digital signage is a networked system of commercial-grade displays used by shops, restaurants, fuel stations and shopping centres for promotions, wayfinding, menu boards and queue information. Unlike consumer TVs, the screens are built for 16/7 or 24/7 operation, support remote content management and integrate with point-of-sale, stock and analytics systems.

By David Corker, Technical Sales DirectorRead full answer →

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Bloomberg
Vodafone
Imperial College London
University of Oxford
Cheyne Capital
Haberdashers Trust
Warwickshire Council
Haleon
Innocent
Toyota
Fujifilm
Pirelli
Goldsmiths University
Bloomberg
Vodafone
Imperial College London
University of Oxford
Cheyne Capital
Haberdashers Trust
Warwickshire Council
Haleon
Innocent
Toyota
Fujifilm
Pirelli
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