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Arbitron Measures aWho?

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Few people we have spoken with in either the traditional OOH space or the music industry know who Akoo is so the only reason we reckon that folks will run this story is because they know and love Arbitron. We are big fans of Arbitron and even bigger fans of networks who go out of […]

Not Guilty Your Honour

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Towards the end of June we wrote ‘Amscreen Faces Sexism Tribunal‘ as that weekend’s UK papers were full of allegations of ‘lewd’ remarks (allegedly) made by a former Apprentice winner (Lee McQueen) to Hanna Sebright (ex-owner of Electronic Health Media which was bought by Amscreen just before Christmas 2008). A statement on behalf of Lord […]

Dave Wellard Joins Zoom Media

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Back in August we wrote that “Dave Wellard has just (well 5 weeks ago) joined UK network Sub.tv.” and blimey that didn’t last long because news reaches us now that he has just joined Jill Lee at Zoom Media and Marketing as one of their National Sales Managers. Previous to that he was at Sub.tv, […]

Ben Sandler Joins abc media

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Retail Marketing Agency abc media has appointed Ben Sandler as Marketing Manager. Stuart Tiedeman, Managing Partner told us “Ben’s experience is going to be a real asset to abc, and we’re delighted to welcome him on board. Our business is growing so fast that we need a dedicated marketer to let the industry know about […]

Compass Group Cafés And Dining Centers

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

EnQii have just announced a partnership with Compass Group North America to roll out a powerful digital signage solution across Compass Group cafés and dining centers in North America. A number of Compass Group locations have already installed the EnQii solution and we are seeing a mix of various media content including menu boards, promotions, […]

Co-Founder Shopping.com Joins WAFFiL

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

WAFFiL a marketing and technology solution that attempts to monetize plasma and LCD televisions, announced this week that Douglas Hay has joined its executive team as Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Hay will oversee all operational aspects of the company with a focus on the patent pending WAFFiL product line. Douglas Hay has more than 30 […]

Nobel Peace Center, From King to Obama

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

never.no today announced that its Interactivity Desk is powering part of a unique exhibit, ‘From King to Obama’ on display at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo from now until 11th April 2010. The digital signage portion of the exhibit, whose technology was a collaborative effort between never.no, MORE Mobile Relations, and Active Loop Television […]

Scala Wins, AMX Loses

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Ocean Outdoor have switched all of their digital screens over from the AMX / Inspired Signage software platform to Scala and surely one of the main reasons for doing so is the ability to use Scala’s Ad Manager platform. We believe that this switch over was deployed in conjunction with Lighthouse by Scala Partner, Beyond […]

BroadSign’s Top Techy Leaves

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Jimmy Abraham’s official title at BroadSign was Vice President of IT, Support and Deployment although on his LinkedIn profile which is usually a good reflection of how people see themselves in the world he describes himself as an “Infrastructure technologist and Management executive”. To all intents and purposes though, people tell us that he was […]

The Silver Screen

Sunday, November 15th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Last week Ocean Outdoor unveiled yet another London based digital offering (just as Grant Brantfoot told us he would a few weeks ago) – The Silver Screen is now the largest digital advertising screen to be seen on the A4/M4 motorway out of London. Etihad Airways is currently taking advantage of the Silver Screen showcase […]