Archive for January, 2010

Rumours Of Demise Greatly Exagerated (Vjive)

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We spoke to our good friend Rajesh Jog in India today (this man has a great taste in Champagne by the way) and he was not a happy man after rumours of his business’s demise were first reported by pluGGd.in (Pi) and then re-tweeted – neither of whom checked their facts before ‘putting pen to […]

Verifone Acquires Clear Channel Taxi Media

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

VeriFone today announced the acquisition of the Clear Channel Taxi Media business from Clear Channel Outdoor.

A New Year, A New Booking Platform

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

SelfAdvert, based in the west of France, will be launching Advertising Marketplace, their new Digital Signage ad-booking platform, in February. Agencies and advertisers using the platform, we are told, can also benefit from SelfAdvert Technology’s simple webcam-based audience measurement solution which differentiates attention, sex and age in real-time. The company’s aim is not to replace […]

How Did ASG Media Lose GBP 39 Million?

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Later in the week we will publish an Open Letter from Phil Austin, CEO CAN Media about some of the issues arising from the administration of ASG Media (nee Avanti Screenmedia). We spent a bit of time between Xmas and the New Year reading through some of the administration documentation. The one thing that really […]

Coming This Week

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Everyone at DailyDOOH is nearly back in place after the festive and New Year season. This week we bring you; an open letter from Phil Austin, CEO CAN Media on the debacle that is (still) ASG Media (nee Avanti Screenmedia) even in blimen’ Administration, Dear Industry – our take on what the industry needs to […]

brand-e Trend Intelligence Report

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

brand-e trend intelligence (December 2009) is packed full of examples of the good, the bad and the sheer ugly of current advertising practice, as well as insights and forecasts for this next 12 months. It’s a veritable encyclopaedia of trends in a nifty digital document that will kickstart your 2010. It normally costs GBP 195 […]

Educashun Isn’t Working

Monday, January 4th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Great to see UK newspaper The Grauniad pick up on the OAA’s very own national outdoor campaign which, and we quote the Grauniad is “designed to prove there is more to getting a message across than advertising on Google” Billboards featuring controversial statements such as “Career women make bad mothers” and “1966 – It won’t […]

Barco At Screen Media Expo?

Saturday, January 2nd, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Rumour is that Barco is exhibiting at Screen Media Europe / DOOH Expo in May 2010 in London. If that’s true then this will be the first time that Barco has come to the event in London.