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Joseph Contreras Promoted To V-P Product and Solutions Marketing At Toshiba

Friday, April 8th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Irvine, California-based Toshiba America Business Solutions has appointed Joseph Contreras to the position of vice-president of product and solutions marketing with responsibility for creating growth strategies. The newly-appointed executive is tasked with creating growth strategies for the company’s portfolio of e-STUDIO multifunction products, network document solutions, and the Ellumina digital signage line. Contreras will also […]

Lamar & @Posterscope USA Debut Vehicle Recognition Technology In Customized DOOH Campaign For Chevy Malibu

Friday, April 8th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Posterscope USA and Lamar Advertising Company have unveiled a new campaign for the 2016 Chevrolet Malibu launch using vehicle recognition technology that can identify certain types of vehicles and generate dynamic, customized messages to their drivers via digital billboards. Developed in conjunction with Carat and Commonwealth, the campaign is now live in Chicago, Dallas and […]

Cieslok Media Grows DOOH Inventory In Western Canada

Friday, April 8th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Toronto-base Cieslok Media is continuing to grow its large-format outdoor advertising inventory, this week adding with two new digital displays in the City of White Rock, British Columbia, The new doubled-sided digital structure is strategically located on Highway 99, on route to and from one of Canada’s busiest border crossings, the Peace Arch. The border […]

NASDAQ @RMGNetworks Listing Compliance

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Dallas-based RMG Networks Holding Corporation (RMG Networks), global provider of technology-driven visual communications solutions, has received a letter from the NASDAQ Listing Qualifications Staff on April 5, 2016, notifying the Company that it regained compliance with NASDAQ’s minimum bid price requirements for continued listing. Robert Michelson, CEO and president of RMG Networks, says, “We value […]

Audi Buys First Astral DOOH Landmark At Vancouver International Airport

Thursday, April 7th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Audi Canada is the first exclusive advertiser on Vancouver International Airport’s Grand Central Wall, a large LED video wall strategically located in the Air Canada domestic terminal. Audi becomes the first brand to benefit from the exposure and flexibility offered by Astral Out-of-Home’s innovative digital landmarks at YVR. “Astral Out of Home has recently been […]

CinemaBarco Solutions At CinemaCon 2016

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Barco will be at CinemaCon 2016, April 11-14 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, to showcase the next step in its full line of cinema technologies, designed to engage audiences while delivering a higher level of operational efficiency for exhibitors. CinemaBarco is comprised of four key technologies: Barco Laser Projection, Barco Escape, AuroMax and […]

Tonic Health Media Chooses @BroadSign

Wednesday, April 6th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Sydney-based Tonic Health Media, a health media company that produces and distributes evidence-based health content to consumers in doctors’ waiting rooms and in other health facilities via its health TV network, TonicTV, has chosen BroadSign International LLC’s software platform to replace and expand its network. BroadSign will initially power the company’s 700 screens reaching an […]

#dse2016 Sets All-Time Records

Monday, April 4th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

#dse2016, the world’s largest international trade show and educational conference dedicated specifically to digital displays, interactive technology and digital communications networks, reached all-time records in attendance and exhibit space. The conference and trade show, which ran March 15-18, surpassed last year’s attendance record with more than 4,100 attendees from 69 countries worldwide, setting a new […]

Cieslok Media Enters Calgary Market Via Leading Outdoor

Monday, April 4th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Toronto-based Cieslok Media has signed on as the exclusive sales representative for Leading Outdoor’s concaved digital display inventory, giving Cieslok entry into Canada’s Calgary market. The agreement covering Leading Outdoor’s two digital screens solidifies Cieslok Media’s presence in major key markets across Canada. Calgary, Alberta, is considered one of the top five most liveable cities […]

Val Morgan Outdoor: A Rebrand, a New Product, And More

Monday, April 4th, 2016

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Despite our plans to meet at #dse2016 in Las Vegas last month, Nicolette Onsley, director of marketing at Val Morgan Outdoor, Sydney, Australia, and I kept missing each other, so we finally got caught up by telephone last Thursday – or, for her, last Friday, in Australia – as that 14-hour time difference was difficult […]