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Text ADS To 88**2

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

A new initiative we noticed from Amscreen over the weekend in the BP petrol station forecourts where they have screens. The LED ticker at the top of their screen prompts viewers to “Text ADS to 88**2” if they are interested in advertising on the network. A Digicom spokesperson told us that it was “an Amscreen […]

Local Event And Photo Trivia Content

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

We are seeing innovation galore from the various content companies that make up a very useful ecosystem for the industry. The better content companies are packaging up their content nicely (see Iconic Images ‘Full HD Time-Lapse Video Clips‘ for example) and doing seasonal promotions and such like. Here we see Screenfeed offer networks a Local […]

Enormous Pigeons Require Giant Camera

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

This has got be the most innovative way ever of using a Panaspnic 103″ screen as part of a mall fixture – it’s fantastic and has to be seen to be believed! Panasonic’s flagship 103” plasma formed the centrepiece of the latest super-size installation in its campaign for the new Lumix camera, the giant screen […]

Jimmy Abraham Joins Neo

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Former BroadSign, Vice President of IT, Support and Deployment, Jimmy Abraham has joined Neo Canada as VP of Operations.

Full HD Time-Lapse Video Clips

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

i-CONIC IMAGES is launching a new series of high resolution Full HD (1920 x 1080) Time-Lapse video clips filmed in urban and city settings. We particularly liked the Hong Kong Tram Ride shown below. All footage is shot using the highest quality digital camera equipment – a NIKON D700 we believe, Ed in conjunction with […]

Global DOOH Media Forecast 2009-2014

Friday, November 20th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

There’s probably only one research company that we respect enough to purchase their work and that’s PQ Media. They have constantly produced outstandingly good material. Their latest report is the ‘Global Digital Out Of Home Media Forecast 2009-2014‘ which reveals that digital out-of-home media is among the fastest growing media in the world and will, […]

How Successful Was #BuildDSbiz

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Manolo Almagro will tell us soon how good this week’s Strategy Institute’s ‘Building Your Digital Signage Business Conference‘ in Chicago was BUT how successful, and we mean just how successful was the hashtag #BuildDSbiz that allowed folks far and near to follow the goings on? The last two days saw the likes of MediaTile and […]

Dynamax Education Sector Webinars

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

There’s a lot of competition in the UK Education sector but as ONELAN have found (to their benefit) it’s a nice business to be in if your product fits. Version 4.0 of Dynamax’s POVng has, a few people have told us, been a great hit with many schools in the UK as well recently. Dynamax […]

American Eagle Store Launch, Times Square

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

The American Eagle store launched in Times Square yesterday complete with the 15,000 square feet of ‘electronic’ screens outside. Their CEO was featured on CNBC’s Closing Bell discussing the store, the strategic partnership with ABC whom, as he says, will sell brands that ‘compliment’ American Eagle using the screen. Long video but if Times Square […]

Intel Taking This Lark Seriously

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Even with a USD 100 million VC fund specialising in this sector AND (separately) folks globally, all over different Intel divisions looking at where the opportunities in digital signage may lay for them you could be forgiven for thinking that they are just another corporate larking about in this space – a la Cisco perhaps? […]