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Tesco Screens To Close

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

The once ground breaking TESCO SCREENS (aka TESCO TV) is to close. This is pretty earth shattering news for retail grocery.

Mike Hyatt Leaves Walmart Smart network

Friday, February 27th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Mike Hyatt, the former head of the Walmart Smart network initiative was, we are told, laid off by Wal-Mart in recent weeks at the approximate time that Walmart laid off 800 people. Mike is an all round good guy and was a driving force for digital signage and digital marketing at retail. Ge is sure […]

IndoorDIRECT Secures USD 22.5 Million

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

IndoorDIRECT just announced that it has secured a funding package that could reach USD 22.5 million which wil be used to complete the rollout of its in-store entertainment network in 1,000 quick-service and fast-casual restaurants (up from its current base of 430 locations). Challenger Capital Group LTD and Haynes & Boone LLP assisted in the […]

Arab Media Group Says Yes To never.no

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Good win for one of the companies we tipped you to watch in 2009, here we see the Arab Media Group choosing never.no‘s Interactivity Suite to support (Arab Television Network) ATN’s participation-TV Venture including channels such as MTV Arabia. Located in Dubai, AMG is the largest media conglomerate in the Middle East, comprising television, radio, […]

Adult Shopper Profile Study

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

EYE Corporation have an Adult Shopper Profile Study coming out in late April or early May that includes a digital element.

Premier Retail Networks (PRN) And Retail Entertainment Design (R-E-D)

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Premier Retail Networks (PRN) and Retail Entertainment Design (R-E-D) have formed an alliance, launching in Fred Meyer and Fry’s Marketplace stores. Details to follow

HOUSEKEEPING – New Banner Advertisers 12

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

We would like to welcome and thank Digital out-of-home content provider BlueFox who are advertising with us for the next couple of months. You can also of course visit BlueFox at Screen Media Expo Europe in April on booth F07 and see their selection of content for yourselves (and if the stand was as good […]

CatchTheEye Wins A Million On The Horses

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Norsk Rikstoto has more than 5,000 screens in 1,350 kiosks, gasoline stations and grocery stores in Norway and has just selected CatchTheEye to do all of their 3rd party advertising sales for a third of these locations for the next 5 years. Tor Olav Haugen, CEO in CatchTheEye told us ”Norsk Rikstoto has chosen to […]

Graffiti 48 Sheets For The Watchmen Film Premiere

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Booked by Kinetic on behalf of Mecglobal this ran earlier this evening (Monday 23rd Feb) in London at the Watchmen film premiere Here we see graffiti innovators, End Of The Line, bring an exclusive aerosol showcase to the film premiere in Leicester Square. Interestingly, each artist worked live to create a 48 Sheet poster sitting […]

Free ‘In-Store Digital Media’ White Paper

Monday, February 23rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

We were lucky enough to have an early proof of this new white paper before publication and good reading it makes. The conclusions made and based on the research conducted by Reflect Systems, TracyLocke and DecisionPoint Media Insights are a must read for retail executives (and others) who wish to understand how to achieve success […]