https://casty.co.uk/blog/ Practical guides to digital signage for UK venues. en-GB https://casty.co.uk/blog/allergen-information-and-digital-menus/https://casty.co.uk/blog/allergen-information-and-digital-menus/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHospitalityWhat UK allergen rules mean for a digital menu board, how to show allergy information clearly on screen, and why the screen shouldn't be the only source. https://casty.co.uk/blog/budgeting-for-digital-signage/https://casty.co.uk/blog/budgeting-for-digital-signage/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGetting startedEvery cost behind digital signage in a venue: screens, players, brackets and installation, power and network points, the software, content and running costs. https://casty.co.uk/blog/choosing-a-signage-media-player/https://casty.co.uk/blog/choosing-a-signage-media-player/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTScreens and hardwareWhich player to use for each screen: Amazon Signage Stick, Android players, a display with the player built in, Windows or ChromeOS, and what each is good for. https://casty.co.uk/blog/consumer-tv-or-commercial-display/https://casty.co.uk/blog/consumer-tv-or-commercial-display/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTScreens and hardwareWhen a normal TV is fine for signage in a venue and when a commercial display is worth paying for: running hours, brightness, portrait mounting and control. https://casty.co.uk/blog/dayparting-menus/https://casty.co.uk/blog/dayparting-menus/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHospitalitySet your breakfast, lunch and evening menus up once and let the screens change over on time every day, with different hours at weekends and nothing to remember. https://casty.co.uk/blog/designing-content-for-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/designing-content-for-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContent and designHow big to make text on a venue screen, which colour pairs stay readable across a room, and how to check a design from where customers stand. https://casty.co.uk/blog/hotel-event-and-meeting-room-signs/https://casty.co.uk/blog/hotel-event-and-meeting-room-signs/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHotels and officesHow hotels use screens by event and meeting rooms: what each sign should say, pulling bookings from a calendar, client logos and changing over between events. https://casty.co.uk/blog/digital-menu-boards-guide/https://casty.co.uk/blog/digital-menu-boards-guide/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHospitalityHow a digital menu board works in a cafe or restaurant, what to put on it, and how to change a price or take a dish off without touching the design. https://casty.co.uk/blog/digital-signage-vs-usb-stick/https://casty.co.uk/blog/digital-signage-vs-usb-stick/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGetting startedA USB stick plays one loop until someone swaps it. Signage lets you change screens from a browser, schedule them by time of day and check they're working. https://casty.co.uk/blog/staff-access-and-permissions/https://casty.co.uk/blog/staff-access-and-permissions/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRunning your screensHow to give managers and staff their own Casty logins with access to one venue, the schedule or a single playlist, and nothing they shouldn't touch. https://casty.co.uk/blog/hotel-lobby-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/hotel-lobby-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHotels and officesWhat to put on a hotel lobby screen: group welcomes, today's events and rooms, restaurant and bar times, directions, and scheduling it through the day. https://casty.co.uk/blog/how-long-should-each-slide-show/https://casty.co.uk/blog/how-long-should-each-slide-show/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContent and designHow many seconds to give each slide on a venue screen, how long the whole loop should run, and where to set the timings in Casty playlists and layouts. https://casty.co.uk/blog/measuring-if-screens-work/https://casty.co.uk/blog/measuring-if-screens-work/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRunning your screensSimple ways to judge whether venue screens earn their keep: one job per screen, till comparisons, screen-only offers and proof of play to check what ran. https://casty.co.uk/blog/image-and-video-sizes-for-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/image-and-video-sizes-for-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContent and designThe pixel sizes to use for images and video on HD and 4K screens, wide or portrait, plus the file types to choose and how to stop pictures looking soft. https://casty.co.uk/blog/keeping-brand-consistent-across-sites/https://casty.co.uk/blog/keeping-brand-consistent-across-sites/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContent and designHow to keep screens on brand across several sites with shared playlists, templates, your own fonts and locked spots, while each venue adds local content. https://casty.co.uk/blog/digital-signage-security/https://casty.co.uk/blog/digital-signage-security/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRunning your screensHow to keep venue screens safe: a long password, two-factor authentication with an app, a login for each person, and players kept out of reach. https://casty.co.uk/blog/layouts-playlists-and-campaigns/https://casty.co.uk/blog/layouts-playlists-and-campaigns/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContent and designWhat layouts, playlists and campaigns are in Casty, how they fit together with the media library and the schedule, and when to use each one. https://casty.co.uk/blog/accessible-digital-signage/https://casty.co.uk/blog/accessible-digital-signage/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContent and designHow to make venue screens easier for more people to read: bigger text, strong contrast, enough time per slide, captions on video and sensible screen heights. https://casty.co.uk/blog/managing-screens-remotely/https://casty.co.uk/blog/managing-screens-remotely/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRunning your screensCheck every venue screen from a browser: which ones are online, what each is showing, a fresh screenshot, and commands to make one check in or restart. https://casty.co.uk/blog/sold-out-items-on-menu-boards/https://casty.co.uk/blog/sold-out-items-on-menu-boards/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHospitalityHow to take a sold-out dish off your digital menu board in a few taps, who should do it, and how to design the board so a missing dish doesn't leave a gap. https://casty.co.uk/blog/office-screens-for-internal-comms/https://casty.co.uk/blog/office-screens-for-internal-comms/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHotels and officesUsing office screens to share news, safety notices, figures and events with staff: what to show, where screens go, who updates them and keeping them fresh. https://casty.co.uk/blog/outdoor-and-beer-garden-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/outdoor-and-beer-garden-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHospitalityWhat to check before putting a screen in a beer garden or outside a venue: weather, brightness, power, connection, security, sound and planning rules. https://casty.co.uk/blog/portrait-or-landscape-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/portrait-or-landscape-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTScreens and hardwareWhen to hang a signage screen in portrait and when to keep it wide, what changes on the hardware and in your layouts, and how to run both kinds in one venue. https://casty.co.uk/blog/promoting-live-sport-on-pub-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/promoting-live-sport-on-pub-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHospitalityKeep a fixtures board current in a minute a week, put match days on every screen at kick-off, and hand the screens back to food and drink at full time. https://casty.co.uk/blog/promoting-quiz-nights-and-events/https://casty.co.uk/blog/promoting-quiz-nights-and-events/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHospitalityHow to promote quiz nights, gigs and other events on your venue's screens: a what's-on list, a slide for each big night, and when to show them. https://casty.co.uk/blog/proof-of-play-reports/https://casty.co.uk/blog/proof-of-play-reports/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRunning your screensHow proof of play works in Casty: switching it on for a layout or media item, running the report, and showing a supplier that their promotion ran. https://casty.co.uk/blog/happy-hour-and-limited-offers/https://casty.co.uk/blog/happy-hour-and-limited-offers/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHospitalityHow to schedule happy hours and limited offers so they start and stop on time on every screen, plus the licensing rules on drinks promotions to check first. https://casty.co.uk/blog/managing-screens-across-several-venues/https://casty.co.uk/blog/managing-screens-across-several-venues/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRunning your screensHow to run screens in several venues from one Casty account: naming, folders, display groups, scheduling to every site at once and checking every screen. https://casty.co.uk/blog/screen-operating-hours-and-energy/https://casty.co.uk/blog/screen-operating-hours-and-energy/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRunning your screensSwitch venue screens off when nobody's there to see them, with operating hours, power commands on commercial displays, TV timers and lower brightness. https://casty.co.uk/blog/scheduling-signage-content/https://casty.co.uk/blog/scheduling-signage-content/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRunning your screensHow scheduling works on venue screens, from events, dayparts and repeats to priority, interrupts and overlays for when two things want one screen. https://casty.co.uk/blog/scheduling-weekly-offers-in-a-shop/https://casty.co.uk/blog/scheduling-weekly-offers-in-a-shop/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRetailHow to schedule a shop's weekly offers so they start and stop on time without anyone at the screen: start and end dates, templates, priority and checking it. https://casty.co.uk/blog/screens-at-the-till/https://casty.co.uk/blog/screens-at-the-till/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRetailWhat to put on a screen by the till while people queue, from counter add-ons to QR codes, plus where to mount it and how long the loop should run. https://casty.co.uk/blog/shop-window-display-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/shop-window-display-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRetailHow to get passers-by to stop at your shop window screen: choosing a screen that copes with daylight, what to show on it and when to change it. https://casty.co.uk/blog/gym-class-timetable-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/gym-class-timetable-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGyms and leisureHow to put your gym's class timetable on a screen and keep it right all day, with a simple table the front desk can update and classes marked full as they fill. https://casty.co.uk/blog/live-data-on-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/live-data-on-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContent and designHow Casty datasets keep fixtures, class times, events and price lists up to date on screen, typed in, imported from a CSV file or fetched from a web address. https://casty.co.uk/blog/starting-from-signage-templates/https://casty.co.uk/blog/starting-from-signage-templates/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContent and designHow to get good-looking venue screens from templates: choosing a starting point, adding your own photos, fonts and colours, and saving your own templates. https://casty.co.uk/blog/tickers-and-news-feeds-on-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/tickers-and-news-feeds-on-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContent and designHow to add a scrolling ticker or news headlines to venue screens with RSS feeds, run it over other content as an overlay and keep it easy to read. https://casty.co.uk/blog/touch-screens-and-kiosks/https://casty.co.uk/blog/touch-screens-and-kiosks/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRunning your screensWhat a touch screen or kiosk can do in a hotel, gym, shop or pub, the hardware it needs, and how to design touch layouts people can use without help. https://casty.co.uk/blog/cafe-window-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/cafe-window-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHospitalityWhat to show on a cafe window screen so passers-by come in, how to match it to the time of day, and what to check about brightness, sun and placement. https://casty.co.uk/blog/video-or-images-for-signage/https://casty.co.uk/blog/video-or-images-for-signage/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContent and designWhen to use video and when still images work better on venue screens, how to mix the two, and the formats, sound and file sizes to watch. https://casty.co.uk/blog/video-walls-and-synced-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/video-walls-and-synced-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRunning your screensHow synced screens and video walls work, what hardware they need, and when a small pub, gym or shop is better off with mirrored screens or one big one. https://casty.co.uk/blog/signage-when-the-internet-drops/https://casty.co.uk/blog/signage-when-the-internet-drops/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRunning your screensCasty screens keep playing when the internet goes down. What carries on, what stops, how long a screen can manage offline and how to plan content around it. https://casty.co.uk/blog/what-is-digital-signage/https://casty.co.uk/blog/what-is-digital-signage/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGetting startedWhat digital signage is and how it works in a pub, cafe, gym or shop: the screen, the player behind it and the website you use to change what it shows. https://casty.co.uk/blog/what-pubs-show-on-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/what-pubs-show-on-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHospitalityWhat pubs show on their screens, from fixtures and food to quiz nights and guest ales, which screen suits which job, and the content customers ignore. https://casty.co.uk/blog/gym-reception-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/gym-reception-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGyms and leisureIdeas for gym reception screens that members will read: today's classes, closures, offers, coach profiles and house rules, and when to show each. https://casty.co.uk/blog/where-to-put-screens-in-a-venue/https://casty.co.uk/blog/where-to-put-screens-in-a-venue/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGetting startedWhere to hang screens in a pub, cafe, gym or shop so people read them: the spots where they wait, the right height, avoiding glare, and power at each spot. https://casty.co.uk/blog/why-is-my-screen-offline/https://casty.co.uk/blog/why-is-my-screen-offline/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRunning your screensWhat to check, in order, when a Casty screen shows as offline: the power, the TV input, the internet and recent changes, and when to email us. https://casty.co.uk/blog/wifi-or-wired-signage/https://casty.co.uk/blog/wifi-or-wired-signage/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTScreens and hardwareWhether to connect signage screens by Wi-Fi or a network cable, how much connection a screen needs, and how to avoid the usual network problems in a venue. https://casty.co.uk/blog/writing-words-for-screens/https://casty.co.uk/blog/writing-words-for-screens/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTContent and designHow to write words for venue screens that people read at a glance: one message per slide, the important fact first, and plain wording cut right down. https://casty.co.uk/blog/digital-signage-setup-checklist/https://casty.co.uk/blog/digital-signage-setup-checklist/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTGetting startedA day-by-day checklist for your first week with digital signage, from logging in and connecting screens to default layouts, schedules and checking it all works.