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Camvine Looking For New People

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Cambridge Visual Networks (perhaps better known as Camvine) who describe themselves as “a small and exciting new company with big ambitions” are looking for a customer liaison / support / QA person and a software developer. http://camvine.com/opportunities

Digital Signage: There’s An App For That

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

STRATACACHE this week announced the development of an iPhone application for its award-winning digital signage software, ActiVia for Media. The ActiVia iPhone App allows mobile users to manage digital signage networks from the palm of their hand. With access to the ActiVia Constellation Manager admin console, the ActiVia iPhone App provides a system overview dashboard […]

Meka Davies Joins Digicom As Account Director

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Digicom, the UK’s only independent digital out of home sales house, this week announces that it has recruited Meka Davies to the position of Account Director. Meka will report to Digicom Managing Director of Sales & Marketing Christ Forrester, who told us “With her wealth of press experience Meka brings an important new dimension to […]

YouTube’s Got TV (and Carnaby Street)

Friday, December 11th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

YouTube is promoting its new full length TV shows from 4 on Demand with various interactive digital adverts. This street level campaign in London’s bustling Carnaby Street went live yesterday (10th December) and is part of a broad campaign to promote YouTube’s new UK ‘Shows’ section of its site. The digital window display features user […]

Amscreen Retail Banking

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Is there no stopping Amscreen? This was just spotted in the Dartford High Street branch of the Halifax bank… There was a lot of fine print on much of the content (financial regulations and the like) but the content itself on display wasn’t too bad actually – lots of information on current accounts and personal […]

Vodafone Portugal Litefast 360° Displays

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Vodafone Portugal is using transparent Litefast MAGIC Digital Signage displays for the promotion of their mobile Internet service Vodafone 360. Here we see one of the crystal-clear 360° LED displays placed at the El Corte Inglés malls at Lisbon and Porto. Vodafone was looking for something eye-catching for their Vodafone 360 communication solution, a set […]

Digicom Recruits More People

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Where exactly does Digicom put all these people? Digicom undoubtedlty the UK’s leading independent digital out of home sales house, announced this week that it has recruited Gareth Evans to the position of Account Director. Gareth joins Digicom from Kinetic International, where he was Business Development Director, responsible for planning and buying pan-European out of […]

42media Group Goes Tango Uniform

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Less than a week ago we wrote about the rather hurried 42media group restructuring – it seems, at least according to some irate callers (all creditors surprisingly enough) that the assets were moved out of the company. 42media Group today went into liquidation. Seriously we have some cowboys in this industry. Simple answer. Don’t work […]

ReeldealHD Provides Doohstuff With 2000 Clips

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Doohstuff continues its amazing run of form since its inception earlier this year and fresh from announcing growth in Australia has now entered into a collaborative partnership with ReeldealHD, the London based HD provider of daily life footage. Piet Hein Goossens, managing director of Doohstuff told us “ReeldealHD provides us with exactly those clips our […]

Patrick Gilbert Joins STRATACACHE

Tuesday, December 8th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

STRATACACHE announced this week the appointment of Patrick Gilbert as head of its entertainment, venue-based digital media initiatives. Patrick has been a part of the media industry since 1976, possessing advanced experience in video and film production and a keen understanding of digital out-of-home networks. In his new role as Vice President of Venue and […]