Helm Digital Signage Player

Captain's Media

About this app

Helm Signage turns any Android TV box or Google TV into a professional digital sign. Pair the screen once with a short code, then design, schedule and update everything from the Helm Signage dashboard in your web browser.

Built for restaurants, retail stores, cafés, gyms, salons, hotels, offices and anyone who needs reliable screens: menu boards, promotions, welcome screens, announcements and lobby displays.

WHAT YOU CAN SHOW
• Your own slides, photos and videos, designed in the freeform slide editor
• Ready-made templates to get started fast
• YouTube, Vimeo and website content
• Menu boards and daily specials
• Live widgets: clock, weather, world weather, news (RSS) tickers, scrolling text, countdowns, sports scores, trivia, "today in history", quotes, QR codes, Google Calendar, Google Sheets, PDF documents, KPI trackers, customer reviews and live radio
• Split-screen layouts with several zones on one display

RELIABLE PLAYBACK
• Native Android video playback (ExoPlayer), not a web page in a wrapper
• Content is downloaded to the box, so screens keep playing through internet drops
• Changes from the dashboard appear on screen within seconds
• Can start by itself after a power cut when set as the box's home app

SCHEDULING AND CONTROL
• Playlists that run on their own, with day-of-week and time-of-day scheduling
• Date ranges for campaigns that start and end automatically
• Emergency and alert messages that take over a screen or a group of screens
• Manage one screen or many locations from one account

MONITORING AND REPORTING
• See each screen's status and a live screenshot of what it is showing
• Proof-of-playback reports by screen, playlist or slide, exportable as PDF, Excel or CSV

HOW IT WORKS
1. Install Helm Signage on your Android TV box or Google TV.
2. Open the app and note the pairing code on screen.
3. Enter the code in your Helm Signage dashboard and choose what to play.

A Helm Signage account is required. Get one from your signage provider, or visit helmsignage.com. The app shows nothing until it is paired with an account.

What’s new

First release of Helm Signage Player.