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#XUSC ‘Night Cap’ During #NYDSW

Monday, September 20th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Welcome to New York City, this is the ‘Night Cap’ you have been waiting for. Bryan Meszaros and team at OpenEye Global are once again leading the charge in getting back to business as usual and better still networking in strange and unusual ways (yes, I know that doesn’t sound right but if you’ve been […]

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio Welcomes #NYDSW

Friday, September 17th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

The Ministry of New Media today announced that New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has officially recognised New York Digital Signage Week’s value to the City of New York as a global capital of media and business. Now in its tenth year, New York Digital Signage Week is where leaders and key players involved […]

Blingby Joins @DPAAorg

Wednesday, September 15th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

DPAA, the leading global trade marketing association representing advertising and content outside the home while driving the digitization of out-of-home media, announced this week that Blingby has joined the association. Blingby makes digital content interactive. By scanning QR codes on digital screens and traditional OOH placements, or through embed codes, Blingby allows for product discovery […]

Alight Media & @LiveDOOH / @SignkickTech Partnership

Wednesday, September 15th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

One of the UK’s newest media owners, Alight Media has partnered with LiveDOOH Signkick’s (LDSK) CMS and optimisation platform to further advance digital OOH planning for UK advertisers. Matthew Dearden, Chief Executive Officer, Alight Media told us “By nature we’re a challenger, making out-of-home media deliver more for advertisers and agencies. We want to bring […]

Lamar Advertising Acquires Stott Outdoor

Wednesday, September 15th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Billboard Insider confirmed this past weekend that Lamar Advertising has purchased all the assets of Stott Outdoor based in Chico California. We quote from the editor(s) “This was absolutely a great acquisition for Lamar. It now gives Lamar a true Northern California presence, including inventory and an office location, which they’ve desired for some time”. […]

Ad Net Zero Two Day Global Summit

Wednesday, September 15th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Ad Net Zero, the UK advertising initiative to help the industry respond to the climate crisis caused by CO2 emissions is marking its first-year anniversary with a special two-day Global Summit. Ad Net Zero is made up of 70 leading companies from across the UK advertising industry, committing to achieving net zero carbon emissions from […]

More On The @DPAAglobal Video Everywhere Summit

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

DPAA, the global trade marketing association connecting out-of-home media with the advertising community while moving OOH to digital, has announced even more plans for its activities during New York Digital Signage Week. Their plans now include an in-person full day Video Everywhere Summit on Tuesday October 12 at Pier 60 at Chelsea Piers, followed by […]

The UK @Ad_Association Trust Summit

Tuesday, September 14th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

The Advertising Association’s Trust Working Group, chaired by the IPA and ISBA Director Generals, Paul Bainsfair and Phil Smith, will hold a half-day summit for the industry on October 6, 2021 to review the latest research on UK public trust of advertising, the progress on its Trust Action Plan and the next steps for system […]

Western Europe’s Largest Transparent LED Screen

Monday, September 13th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

blowUP media Netherlands has launched a stunning new transparent DOOH screen that could be Western Europe’s largest transparent LED screen. It’s in Utrecht, Netherlands and will be called NEO, the large format digital LED screen (193 m²) located above the main entrance of Hoog Catharijne. It is another innovative addition to the Digital Out-of-Home network […]

DailyDOOH Gala Awards Swamped with Entries

Monday, September 13th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Moving the DailyDOOH Gala Awards temporarily from London to New York has prompted a sharp rise in entries for this year’s event. The submission process, which is now online, has seen just over 100 submissions, which has now been whittled down to a shortlist of 60. Whilst the majority of entries predictably come from the […]