Archive for November, 2009

Local Event And Photo Trivia Content

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

We are seeing innovation galore from the various content companies that make up a very useful ecosystem for the industry. The better content companies are packaging up their content nicely (see Iconic Images ‘Full HD Time-Lapse Video Clips‘ for example) and doing seasonal promotions and such like. Here we see Screenfeed offer networks a Local […]

Clarifying Pattison’s Boards

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Following our Nov. 16/09 article regarding Pattison’s new digital spectaculars on Toronto’s Gardiner Expressway, we wanted to clarify a few points for some of our questioning readers. The boards are LED, and Pattison claims that the superior colour and clarity they produce is due to the fact that its 16mm pixel pitch screens are a […]

No Link Between Digital Boards And Traffic Accidents

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Philadelphia-based Tantala Associates, multi-disciplined, professional consulting-engineering firm, has conducted what is believed to be the largest survey of digital-billboard traffic safety ever conducted, and its conclusion matched several earlier studies: digital billboards are ‘safety neutral’ (ie. that digital billboards are not linked to traffic accidents.) Tantala analyzed eight years of more than 60,000 traffic accident […]

Enormous Pigeons Require Giant Camera

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

This has got be the most innovative way ever of using a Panaspnic 103″ screen as part of a mall fixture – it’s fantastic and has to be seen to be believed! Panasonic’s flagship 103” plasma formed the centrepiece of the latest super-size installation in its campaign for the new Lumix camera, the giant screen […]

Recap: 5th Annual Building Your Digital Signage Business Conference

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Guest Contributor, Matthew Olivieri

Last week I had the pleasure of speaking in Chicago at the Strategy Institutes’ 5th Annual Building Your Digital Signage Business Conference. Having been in this industry for the last two years and having attended several of these conferences, I definitely felt that this one delivered on what it promised – a well rounded mix […]

Jimmy Abraham Joins Neo

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Former BroadSign, Vice President of IT, Support and Deployment, Jimmy Abraham has joined Neo Canada as VP of Operations.

Full HD Time-Lapse Video Clips

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

i-CONIC IMAGES is launching a new series of high resolution Full HD (1920 x 1080) Time-Lapse video clips filmed in urban and city settings. We particularly liked the Hong Kong Tram Ride shown below. All footage is shot using the highest quality digital camera equipment – a NIKON D700 we believe, Ed in conjunction with […]

Screenvision and Major League Baseball Productions Partner for Film Premiere

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

A special film premiere will take place tonight in New York as part of Screenvision’s strategy of offering theatre exhibitors compelling alternative content programming that drives revenue during off-peak periods, Screenvision, cinema advertising sales, services and content distribution company, has partnered with Major League Baseball Productions, the Emmy award-winning in-house production department of Major League […]

Navori Opening N.A. Office in Montreal

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Lausanne-based-Navori SA is opening its first North American office, choosing Montreal from which it will service customers across Canada and the United States under the name Navori Canada Inc.. Headed by Shawn Rozansky who will oversee the operations of the Montreal office, Navori Canada’s main objective is to grow the North American market by providing […]

“Is Mobile A Threat to Digital Out Of Home ?”

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Manolo Almagro, Q Division Managing Partner

Dateline Chicago– Day 2 of the Strategy Institute’s 5th Annual ‘Building Your Digital Signage Business’ Conference. The sessions had all the things you’d expect from a Strategy Institute produced conference, interesting topics and a strictly enforced “don’t even try to turn your presentation into a sales demo” policy (one of the biggest reasons I attend […]