Archive for February, 2010

Dear Industry… CODACAN Breakfast Presentation

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Here is my presentation from this week’s CODACAN breakfast in Montreal entitled ‘Dear Industry… Current And Future State, Digital Media World’ Dear Industry… Current And Future State, Digital Media World

DailyDOOH Talks To Phil Austin

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

We talk to new OVAB Europe member Phil Austin CEO CAN Media, one of the only truly profitable UK digital screen networks about his company… What do you do and in what markets do you operate? Can Media, owners of The Life Channel and Community Communications Network brands, are the largest Community Out of Home […]

Mister Muffler Moves Into The Digital Age

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Auto repair shop Mister Muffler, an affiliate of the Groupe MMO inc. with 68 franchises across Quebec and Ontario, and Boisbriand, Quebec-based VIVA Group, specialized in digital point-of-sale marketing, have made an agreement for a digital display project throughout Mister Muffler’s shops across Quebec. Mister Muffler, founded in 1956, offers auto repair services and has […]

AKA.TV Talks To Simon Sugar

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Back on 22nd January 2010 AKA.TV talked to Simon Sugar, CEO of AMSCREEN in an interview entitled ‘Bringing Wireless Digital Signage To The Masses‘ When asked “Who are your competitors?” Simon (or his PR advisers) obviously couldn’t think of anyone and he answered “None directly, as no other company offers the same technology or the […]

Neo Media Group To Exit America

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

It seems that it is over before it even began but rumour state side is that Neo Media Group is preparing a press release announcing its intention to quit (should that actually be ‘pursue’) any DOOH activity in the USA. Neo Media Group first confirmed rumours that it had set its sights on the whole […]

TELentice Finally Sold

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

It has taken a long time but word reaches us that what was left of TELentice has finally been sold. Expect an announcement next week,

CODACAN’s First Montreal Breakfast Meeting

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

The Canadian Out-of-Home Digital Association CODACAN, held its first-ever meeting in Montreal today, with three main speakers: Léopold Turgeon. assistant general director, sales and business relations, Loto-Québec; Danick Archambault, director of the media group at Cossette, Montreal; and our own esteemed leader and editor-in-chief Adrian Cotterill. The event pulled an enthusiastic audience of close to […]

Today’s Underpants Gnomes Were…

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

This month’s Underpants Gnomes brought to task by Adrian in his CODACAN presentation ‘Dear Industry…Current And Future State, Digital Media World‘ this morning were (in no particular order)… Retail digital screen networks
 CMS / Digital Signage software vendors
 Automated audience measurement vendors
 Aggregators We will have his presentation up shortly

Digital Is Driving The Applecart

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

It’s always fun to hear the success of a little company, and one we are keeping an eye on is LOOK Advertising LLC, in the little town of Ardmore, Oklahoma – population of somewhere between 25.000 and 30,000. When we first wrote about LOOK back on Oct. 15, the company, which has 130 traditional billboard […]

Bassett Pulls Out of Deals

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

We’ve learned that Bassett Media Group has backed off from buying both Sidetrack Technologies Inc. and Haizou Media Corp., reportedly after concluding that neither was a strategic fit with its operations. At the end of Aug./09, Bassett announced that it would buy Sidetrack in a share swap deal worth about $3 million, less assumed liabilities. […]