Cenareo
Digital-signage SaaS to schedule and broadcast content on a network's screens
Cenareo is a cloud platform for creating, scheduling and broadcasting content on screens in shops, restaurants, hotels and offices, with central brand control and local autonomy per site. Customers include Etam, Boulanger, Nespresso, Celio, Supermarchés Match, V and B, Fitness Park and Mama Shelter. The company bought video-production software EasyMovie in 2023 and signage integrator Dedicast in January 2026.
Our reading. Best for French retail and restaurant chains running dozens to thousands of screens that want head-office control with local flexibility.
Strengths
- Runs on Samsung Tizen and other system-on-chip screens as well as external players
- Context rules (weather, time, stock) and a Google Reviews feed to vary content automatically
- Combined with EasyMovie for producing the video content shown on screens
Limits
- No public pricing; aimed at fleets of screens rather than a single display
- Mostly French customer base; limited presence outside France and Germany
Founded 2012 (as Citymeo), 20,000+ screens, about €7.5M revenue and two acquisitions (EasyMovie 2023, Dedicast 2026); a leading French digital-signage SaaS.
Customers cited on its site include Etam, Boulanger, Nespresso, Celio, Fitness Park, Triumph, AXA, SNCF and Newrest; Pass French Tech 2019; Microsoft Co-Sell Ready; Samsung Tizen partner.
- https://cenareo.com/fr
- https://invidis.com/2023/07/11/cenareo-adds-video-production-to-its-offer-via-acquisition-of-another-french-software-firm-easymovie/
- https://www.cfnews.net/L-actualite/M-A-Corporate/Operations/100/Cenareo-s-affiche-a-Saint-Etienne-557662
- https://www.cbnews.fr/digital/image-affichage-dynamique-cenerao-vise-leadership-europeen-47401