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Outdoor hotel patio with mounted 55-inch commercial displays
— CASE STUDY / HOSPITALITY

Outdoor AV Expansion Along Las Olas Ave

Eight outdoor 55" displays installed in back-to-back configuration along Las Olas Ave — working around hard-coat ceilings, missing power runs, and no existing satellite feed to expand the hotel's DIRECTV distribution.

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— CLIENT

Riverside Hotel

Fort Lauderdale, FL

— VERTICAL

Hospitality

— SERVICES
  • DIRECTV
  • Audio/Video
  • Structured Cabling
— THE CHALLENGE

What needed to change

  • The hotel wanted eight outdoor TVs installed in two zones facing Las Olas Ave — a deck adjacent to the Lions Bar and the Wild Sea restaurant frontage.
  • No existing power supply or satellite feed reached the intended installation zones.
  • One zone featured a hard-coat ceiling, complicating both mounting and cable routing.
  • The solution had to preserve the hotel's exterior aesthetics while delivering reliable, code-compliant outdoor installation.
— THE SOLUTION

How we solved it

Power and Cable Pathways

Engineered a weather-resistant electrical strategy compliant with local code and routed new cabling with minimal disruption to guest areas and building aesthetics.

DIRECTV Distribution Expansion

Assessed the hotel's existing DIRECTV distribution and expanded capacity to support eight additional outdoor displays with consistent channel availability.

Back-to-Back Display Installation

Installed eight 55" commercial displays in a back-to-back configuration at code height to maximize visibility from Las Olas Ave while meeting safety regulations.

Integration and Control

Seamlessly integrated the new displays with the hotel's existing A/V ecosystem and deployed centralized content management for simple staff operation.

— ON SITE

Inside the install

Aerial view of Riverside Hotel along the New River with downtown Fort Lauderdale skyline
Riverside Hotel green facade across the New River from Las Olas Ave
Wild Sea outdoor patio with mounted commercial TVs and patrons during service
Outdoor commercial display showing live NHL coverage at Wild Sea Oyster Bar
Wild Sea Oyster Bar & Grille signage with mounted TV displaying live sports
Wall-mounted commercial display showing ESPN content at the Wild Sea entrance
DIRECTV signal meter verifying transponder lock during commercial install
Weather-resistant junction box mounted to the outdoor canopy structure
Power and signal run along the awning edge with downtown high-rise behind
— THE RESULTS

What changed

  • →Eight outdoor 55" displays installed across two high-visibility zones on Las Olas Ave.
  • →Reliable power and satellite provisioning with scalable cabling ready for future expansion.
  • →Aesthetic integration preserved — the exterior design reads as intentional, not retrofitted.
  • →Centralized control architecture keeps staff management overhead low.
— TECHNOLOGIES & PARTNERS

What we deployed

DIRECTV Commercial Distribution

Signal management across eight new displays

Commercial 55" Outdoor Displays

Back-to-back mounting at code height

Weather-Resistant Electrical

Code-compliant outdoor power provisioning

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