Employee breakroom signage gives workplace news a place at the lunch tables and coffee station. A staff TV can show benefits enrollment information, introduce colleagues from another shift, explain a change to shared facilities, and invite employees to a training session or team event.
Better Signage plays your prepared images and silent videos through a physical Apple TV connected to a landscape HDMI display. Build the breakroom playlist in your browser and send it to the staff TVs you select. Standard plans include unlimited screens, so you can use different notices in different employee areas.
Benefits and workplace announcements employees can follow up on
Use the breakroom TV to introduce an announcement that has a practical action attached. A benefits enrollment notice can identify the enrollment window and the company resource where employees can compare options. An employee assistance program slide can explain where to find the approved program information. The screen makes the topic visible during a break while the full explanation stays in your existing staff resources.
Prepare those notices with the responsible team so the invitation matches the actual process. For example, a payroll information session could show its subject, where it takes place, and the route for submitting questions. General information belongs in the loop; an individual payroll question belongs with the person who can answer it.
Introduce people and work across shifts
Employees who use the same workplace at different hours may not have many chances to meet. A breakroom slide can introduce a new maintenance colleague, name the team responsible for a department, or explain who handles a particular staff request. An approved portrait and a description of the role give the name a useful context.
Recognition can show what a team completed rather than presenting a name with a congratulatory slogan. An approved photograph of a finished installation, a product display, or a community project can sit beside a brief account of the work. Include contributions from the teams who use that breakroom instead of repeating only head-office news.
Training, internal opportunities, and staff participation
A staff screen can give an internal opportunity enough space to explain who it is for. Introduce a training session by its subject and participation route, or show an approved internal vacancy with the department and application destination. Someone on a break should be able to tell whether the notice concerns them without reading the entire job description on the TV.
Employee participation has its own useful content: a staff survey invitation, a suggestion program, or a committee looking for volunteers. Explain the question or task the team wants help with. A slide inviting suggestions about the shared kitchen is more actionable than a recurring message asking employees to get involved.
Run staff TVs with an Apple TV playlist
Keep the finished notices as JPEG or PNG images, and upload captioned videos for team introductions or project recaps. Better Signage converts uploaded videos to H.264 MP4 and mutes their playback. That lets a visual staff update share the room with conversations at the tables.
Pair each compatible Apple TV, build a playlist, and select the employee areas that need it before choosing Play. Editing the playlist does not send the change until you publish it. A separate reception playlist can keep visitor information on lobby TVs while the breakroom loop stays about employees.
What to put on your screen
Staff news loop
A sample breakroom loop could combine a benefits enrollment invitation, a new colleague introduction, a completed team project, and the next staff lunch. Give each notice its own image so the topics stay distinct.
Meet the maintenance team
Use approved portraits with names, roles, and the kinds of facilities requests each person handles. Pair the introduction with the official reporting destination so staff know how to ask for help.
Internal learning opportunity
Show the training topic, intended participants, and where employees can register. A photograph of the equipment or work discussed can explain the subject without reproducing a course outline.
Team achievement recap
Combine a visible result with a short explanation of the team contribution. A captioned clip of a completed project can give colleagues on other shifts a view of the work.
Shared space update
Use a labeled photo to show a supply location or a revised route into the lunchroom. Include the affected area so the notice has a purpose beyond a general facilities reminder.
Staff volunteer invitation
Describe a concrete task such as packing donations for a staff collection. Show the gathering location and the company contact or signup destination.
Set up your signage on Apple TV
Connect a compatible Apple TV to your landscape TV over HDMI. Install Better Signage, open the app, and enter its pairing code in your web dashboard. Give each screen a name that tells you where it is.
- Upload your finished JPEG or PNG slides and videos. Video conversion runs on our servers, and signage videos play silently.
- Arrange the files in a playlist and choose how long each item stays on screen. Build text and logos into your artwork, with room around the edges for the default crop-to-fill display.
- Select the Apple TVs you want to update and choose Play. The players download and check the media before starting the playlist. Send it again with Play whenever your content changes.
You need physical Apple TV hardware eligible to install Better Signage, running tvOS 26.5 or later. Internet is required for setup, downloads, and new publishes. Keep the app open on each player while it runs your signage.
Check the hardware and media requirements · Follow the Apple TV installation guide · Apple's HDMI setup guide
Common questions about employee breakrooms
What is employee breakroom signage?
It is a staff TV playlist for information employees can use during a break: workplace announcements, benefits reminders, team introductions, training opportunities, and local staff events. Better Signage displays the images and videos you prepare for that audience.
Can different employee areas have different announcements?
Yes. Create separate playlists and choose the paired Apple TVs that should receive each one. This lets a warehouse breakroom and an office kitchen show their own local messages while sharing selected company notices.
What hardware does a breakroom screen need?
You supply a physical Apple TV and a landscape HDMI display. The Apple TV needs tvOS 26.5 or later and must be eligible to install Better Signage through its App Store listing. Internet is needed for setup, downloads, and new publishes.
How much does employee breakroom signage cost?
Free includes 50 MB of media storage and unlimited screens at $0 per month. Standard paid plans start at $4.99 per month for 250 MB and also include unlimited screens. Apple TVs and displays are supplied separately.
Can we use a company video without adding sound to the breakroom?
Yes. Uploaded videos play silently. Add the useful explanation as captions or text in the source video so employees can understand it while the room carries on around them.
Does it pull notices from HR software or remove them automatically?
No. Upload the prepared notice, revise the playlist when needed, and choose Play to publish it to the selected TVs. Better Signage does not connect to HR feeds or schedule announcement expiry.
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Try your first screen for free
The Free plan is $0/month with 50 MB of media storage and unlimited screens. Paid plans add storage as your library grows. You supply the displays and Apple TVs.