Archive for January, 2010

Especially Creative Creative Director

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

John Ryan (the company not the man, himself) is looking for a European-based creative director to manage strategy and execution of programming to digital signage networks in retail financial services locations across Europe and Asia. Nancy Radermecher, President at John Ryan said “If you have an uncanny retail ‘gut instinct’ and a passion for technology, […]

Akoo Gets Patent For Controlling TV Via Mobile

Sunday, January 17th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Chicago-based Akoo, which claims position as the world’s largest social music television network, has been awarded patent number 7,647,613 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for Akoo’s apparatus and method of using mobile devices to select on demand content and to socially interact with programming across networked digital video and Internet protocol television services […]

Paul Farrow Moves On From BroadSign

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Almost a year ago to the day we wrote “Maarten Dollevoet and Paul Farrow are now both officially on board (BroadSign) – Maarten becomes EMEA Business Development Manager and Paul becomes Sales Director, Europe” but it seems that Paul has moved on and is now doing his own thing.

#ISE2010 – Digital Signage Showcase 10M118

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

10M118 – yep, that’s right next door to the Blogger Lounge on 10N118 – is the already impressive looking ISE Digital Signage Showcase. Participating in the Showcase are Intel, Harris, Bell Micro, NEC, Alioscopy, Minicom and one other that we believe is not yet quite confirmed. Remember that OVAB Europe will be providing a ‘Digital […]

How The L Did That Get There?

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Andrew Neale

This is strangely reminiscent of the screen our team put together almost two years ago for Harrods, see our post (April 2008) How The ‘L’ Did That Get There?, with the now defunct ITrans technology from also defunct Cambridge based Screen Technology. Then again it should look familiar as it’s made up of LiteMax’s LITILE […]

‘Golden Screen’ Awards Ceremony, Paris

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

French industry association APCAD will give out its Golden Screen Awards (Ecrans d’Or) for the second year running at an event to be held at the Casino de Paris Theatre on 2nd February 2010.  Out of 34 entrants, the jury has selected a short-list of 10 in the following categories: Retail FNAC – TMM Communication […]

Boondocks Fun Center Partners With Texas Digital for Signage Solution

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Boondocks Fun Center recently expanded its use of VitalCAST digital signage to its newest facility in Kaysville, Utah, choosing Texas Digital, College Station, Texas, to deliver its state-of-the-art information and entertainment to the facility. Boondocks, which offers miniature golf, bumper boats, two go-cart tracks, laser tag, arcade, 20 lanes of bowling and more, opened its […]

#ISE2010 – Spinetix Stand 12D85

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

SpinetiX will once again be at ISE 2010, you can see them on booth 12D85 SpinetiX SA is of course a Swiss hardware manufacturer of professional digital signage hardware devices.

Fokus Media Expands In Atlantic Canada With Explosive Media Partnership

Friday, January 15th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Montreal-based Fokus Media digital signage company has partnered Explosive Media, which has chosen Fokus as its technology provider for its college and university digital signage network in Atlantic Canada. The partnership further substantiates Fokus Media’s leading technology in the post-secondary market, and allows the company to expand its east coast footprint with additional NEX kiosks […]

Bench Recent Advertiser On NEWAD’s eBoards 


Friday, January 15th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Bench brand fashions for men and women chose Montreal-based NEWAD as a digital media partner to reach fashionable and urban 18-34 year olds in a just-ended campaign that ran on NEWAD’s innovative 19” HD LCD screens on its Restos & Bars network across the country. To enhance the consumer experience, Benach made use of the […]