Archive for June, 2009

Much Needed i-design Brand Refresh

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

At last atmAd’s parent is doing more to reflect the brand they own in the DOOH space. Here we see i-design launch a much needed brand refresh with a new interactive website, focusing on the features, benefits and creative impact of its self-service solutions, products and services. www.i-designplc.com features online video demonstrations of the group’s […]

4½ Metre Long x-Desk

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Engage recently completed a 4½ metre long x-desk (something we first wrote about back in February and it’s use at Christies, the auctioneers) – this was achieved using 4 desks, connected and positioned in a row, allowing up to 20 people to interact simultaneously, creating one of the world’s largest multi-touch user experience! For those […]

VMG International Announces VMG Global

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

In an RNS issued yesterday Vision Media Group (International) plc were yet another AIM listed DOOH business having to resort to various loan agreements – in this instance a new debt facility of GBP 250,000 from a recent new investor in VMG. Mike Cottman, Executive Chairman of VMG told us “We are extremely pleased to […]

Scala Links With Delphi / Daylite

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Very clever of Scala here to ink an integration partnership with Newmarket International – one of the leaders in sales and catering solutions for the hospitality industry. This partnership will enable Scala customers to leverage event data in the hospitality industry’s most comprehensive software program called Delphi – the ability for example to export event […]

CEO SPOTLIGHT – Peter Bowen, SeeSaw Networks, San Francisco

Friday, June 26th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

This month, in the CEO Spotlight, we welcome Peter Bowen, Chief Executive Officer of SeeSaw Networks in San Francisco. You spent about 25 years in the packaged goods field with Procter & Gamble and mainly in senior roles and as president of various H.J. Heinz companies. Was there anything about these companies as an advertiser […]

Mediamesh Hits Times Square

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

At first sight it’s just another digital sign, it’s still early in getting lots of advertisers on board, as of early this week it wasn’t even turned on and adds to the already crowded Times Square digital portfolio BUT to be fair what it does show is that there are people still willing to invest […]

Michael Arkin Joins Zoom Media

Thursday, June 25th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Zoom Media and Marketing has appointed Michael Arkin to the newly created position of Senior Vice President West Coast Sales and Strategic Partnerships. Michael will be based in Zoom’s Los Angeles office and will direct all west coast sales efforts and the development of strategic partnerships with advertisers and content providers. Prior to joining Zoom, […]

X20 Win Health Club Media Network

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

One of the RFPs we alluded to back in March 2009 was for the Health Club Media Network™ (HCMN) – who claim to be one of the US’s largest providers of advertising and marketing opportunities. The incumbent provider was X20 but the network issued an RFP anyway to look at others. When the incumbent wins, […]

Screen Media Support (SMS) signagelive Partnership

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Screen Media Support (SMS) last week announced that it had become an approved signagelive partner for its range of screen network support services – the aim being in helping new adopters rapidly advance through the learning curve by offering:- Network Support – Proactive Monitoring, Content Management, Telephone Helpdesk Screen Content – Channel strategy, video & […]

When Off Is Seen As Broken

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Chris Heap

As one of the presenters at last weeks’s DS Tech Summit said “a screen that is off looks like a screen that is broken” – here we see one of Avanti Screenmedia’s big screens at The Mall Bexleyheath. We think this is an Orion tiled Plasma.