RSS
A feed in which websites publish their new content in a machine-readable form; on signage screens it powers news tickers.
RSS is a feed in which websites publish their new content in a standard format. News sites, blogs and organisations offer their headlines at an RSS address. A program that reads this address can get the latest headlines without opening the site.
In digital signage, RSS is mostly used for news tickers. Current headlines run along the bottom of the screen and the content refreshes without you typing anything. If your organisation's announcements page offers RSS, you can bring those announcements to your screens too.
The RSS news ticker in MIA
In MIA you enter a feed address in the RSS news ticker widget. The MIA server fetches the feed, not the screens; the screens only show the result. If the internet drops, the ticker keeps running with the last headlines it received. Before you show a news source's headlines on screen, we recommend checking that source's terms of use. For news and currency bands used together, see the banking and finance page.