Archive for February, 2010

Capital Networks Partners With US Government-Certified World Media Net

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Markham, Ont.-based Capital Networks Ltd., global provider of broadcasting and dynamic digital signage software, has made a strategic partnership with U.S.- based World Media Net – a Government-Certified digital signage reseller with extensive experience in the military sector. World Media Net will deliver CNL’s industry-leading Audience digital signage platform into military bases across America, Canada […]

Parallel Worlds: China’s Focus Media

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Manolo Almagro, Q Division Managing Partner

Consider this alternative reality. Imagine a world where there is no Google – or rather, there is a Google but it voluntarily censors its search results. In this world, the “great digital signage network consolidation event” that most industry experts have been prophesysing for years, has already occurred and a single, massive, mega-dominant player has […]

Are Prysm As Far Along As They Claim?

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Prysm (nee Spudnik) seemed to do a good job creating some excitement at last week’s ISE2010 in Amsterdam. Just goes to show what a closed booth and unannounced product can do. All the press to date seems to be taking Prysm’s claims for things like low power consumption at face value – we will be […]

Music Choice Premieres Interactive Channel

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Music Choice premieres an interactive channel – so what you ask? Surely new TV channels are launched all the time? Well not so this one. In an era of superlatives this launch is actually quite ground breaking. Dave Del Beccaro, president and CEO at Music Choice. told Multichannel News “The difference between this and other […]

Projecting The Ceremonies

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Landed in Toronto yesterday and even at the airports there was a buzz about the forthcoming 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics then flew into Montreal, complete with snow on the ground and felt even more wintry and all set for watching skiing and bobsleighing and hurling and of course ice hockey! The Live Design blog has […]

#ISE2010 – Blogger Lounge Goodie Bags

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Adrian obviously missed his calling and should have bee a window dresser or retail merchandising expert… Here we see the Blogger Lounge ‘Goodie Bags’ (one for each Blogger) all lined up before show opening ready to giveaway. There were some really nice surprises in each tin thanks to a number of sponsors who generously donated.

New Date For Viscom Frankfurt

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Düsseldorf/Frankfurt. viscom, the International Trade Fair for Visual Communication, will take place from 4th to 6th November in Frankfurt instead of from 28th to 30th October as originally planned. Trade fair director Petra Lassahn told us “With this change in dates, we want to achieve a better integration into the overall European picture of the […]

Adspace’s New Mobile Website

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

If proof were ever needed that what is on your digital screen or billboard also ought to be somehow on the screen in your pocket or purse look no further than Adspace Digital Mall Network‘s most recent innovation. Today’s Top Ten is now available on mobile devices through Adspace’s new mobile website www.TopTen2Go.com The Today’s […]

Wrigley Chews Digital Again

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Every 60 seconds, OBN digital boards in Toronto, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver are tallying, through RSS Feeds, the dollars being raised, in real time, through a unique charitable effort that empowers Canadians to help their hometown athletes pursue their athletic dreams. The C.H.E.W. (Canadians Helping Each Other Win) campaign was launched by Wrigley Canada, a […]

Glasses Free 3D Digital Bus Shelters

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Clear Channel Outdoor, 3D Exposure, Posterscope and Twentieth Century Fox have combined to launch what are believed to be the first digital transit shelters with 3D that can be seen without the need of glasses. Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief, Twentieth Century Fox’s latest release that will be in cinemas beginning Feb. 12, 2010, […]