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Digital signage for Apple TVBars / Restaurants / Nightclubs

Digital signage for compatible Apple TVs you already own.

Better Signage is free to start with unlimited screens. Upload supported videos and menu slides, build a playlist, and publish it to selected Apple TVs behind your bar. Paid plans add storage, with no per-screen fee.

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CURRENT DASHBOARD SAMPLE CONTENT
Better Signage customer Play step with two sample paired TVs selected and showing Online status.
Dashboard shown with sample content.

FREE: 50 MB / UNLIMITED SCREENS

PAID PLANS: MORE STORAGE / NO PER-SCREEN FEE

{01 / OPERATING SEQUENCE◆}

From upload to on screen

Change tonight's special from your phone. Selected Apple TVs prepare the update.

Already prepared content keeps playing while each selected Apple TV downloads and verifies the next playlist.

  1. [ 01 ]

    Upload

    Add videos, JPEGs, or PNGs. Videos are queued for automatic conversion and checked before they can join your playlist. Playback is muted.

  2. [ 02 ]

    Build

    Order them into a playlist that loops all day.

  3. [ 03 ]

    Select

    Choose the paired Apple TVs to update together.

  4. [ 04 ]

    Publish

    Assign one locked playlist version to the selected screens.

  5. [ 05 ]

    Prepare locally

    Each Apple TV downloads its own copy and checks it before use.

  6. [ 06 ]

    Activate

    After every selected screen is ready, all use one scheduled activation time.

CONTENT / READY04 ASSETS
Happy hour digital signage slide for a bar
01Happy hour digital signage slide for a bar
Digital menu board slide for a restaurant
02Digital menu board slide for a restaurant
Event night digital signage slide
03Event night digital signage slide
Game day promotional slide for a sports bar
04Game day promotional slide for a sports bar
VERIFIED MEDIAVENUE ROTATION / VERSION N
{02 / CONTROL SURFACE◆}

For the owner, not the AV department

Upload. Arrange. Select. Publish.

Better SignageCurrent web dashboard
SAMPLE CONTENT
Better Signage customer Add media step with three sample images and a 1 GB storage allowance.Better Signage customer Add media step with three sample images and a 1 GB storage allowance.
Add media

Upload videos and photos. Videos convert on our servers; follow their progress here and add them to your playlist when they are ready.

Dashboard shown with sample content.ADD MEDIA → PLAYLIST → PLAY
{03 / LOCAL PLAYBACK◆}

Why it doesn't break

Temporary internet outage? Prepared content keeps playing locally.

Each Apple TV keeps its prepared playlist on the device. During a temporary WAN interruption, cached playback can continue; new publishes and status reporting wait for connectivity.

  • 01DownloadedEach Apple TV gets only the files assigned to it.
  • 02VerifiedFile size and hash are checked before anything switches.
  • 03Played locallyPrepared content can keep looping during a temporary WAN interruption.
CONTROL / CLOUDPublish playlist version N
VENUE NETWORK
APPLE TV / 01VERIFIED CACHELIVE
APPLE TV / 02VERIFIED CACHELIVE
APPLE TV / 03VERIFIED CACHELIVE
INTERNET TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLELOCAL PLAYBACK CONTINUES
{04 / HYBRID AV◆}

Works with the AV you already own

Keep the matrix. Add one more input.

LIVE TELEVISION
DIRECTV / CABLESMALLER MATRIXSELECTED SCREENS

Leave live sports and broadcast on your existing distribution. Better Signage does not control live-TV receivers or HDMI routing.

YOUR OWN MEDIA
BETTER SIGNAGE CLOUDAPPLE TV ENDPOINTSSIGNAGE SCREENS

Drink specials, menus, events, and sponsor loops play from the Apple TVs behind your displays. Route them through your matrix like any other source, or hang them straight off a TV.

UNIT / APPLE TV 4K ENDPOINT HARDWARE
Apple TV 4K media player, rotating turntable view
COMPATIBLE APPLE TV REQUIREDCONNECT TO A DISPLAY OR HDMI DISTRIBUTION

One signage source,
routed where you choose.

{05 / VENUE APPLICATIONS◆}

Unlimited screens on Free and paid plans

Digital signage that grows screen by screen, not bill by bill.

Put Better Signage on the TVs that show your own promos. Every standard plan lets you add compatible Apple TVs without a per-screen subscription fee. Publish a playlist to the paired screens you select.

Bar patio with happy hour promos and menu boards playing on multiple mounted TVs
A Bar / patio programming

VENUE TYPES / 01—06

  • 01NightclubsEvent nights and drink promos
  • 02RestaurantsDigital menu boards
  • 03BarsHappy hour and sponsors
  • 04BreweriesTap lists and new releases
  • 05HotelsGuest info and offers
  • 06Entertainment venuesPre-show loops
Hotel bar TV playing a digital signage promo from a locally cached Apple TV
B Hospitality / local playback
{06 / NEXT STEP♥}

For bars, restaurants and multi-screen venues

Put your own content on the screens you choose.

Start with 50 MB and unlimited screens at $0 a month. Paid plans add storage, with no per-screen fee.

Request a demo

Send your demo request through our support form. Include your venue type and number of screens.