Archive for May, 2010

#ScreenMediaExpo – Hyundai Anti-Graffiti

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Hyundai, the multi-faceted conglomerate that launched a digital signage division only two years ago, is here with an impressive display of screens and Sascha Iwanowsky, who handles marketing, tells us that the company is now moving into the North American market. One of the products that highly impressed us is the anti-graffiti ability of some […]

#ScreenMediaExpo – Omnivex Wayfinding

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Doug Bannister, Omnivex CEO and director of software development, took us through the Concord, Ont. company’s new wayfinding software that, rather than developed in Flash, is now all dynamic and real-time. “It’s all in a backend database and tied to real-time data,” says Bannister. Picture a hospital, for example, (only one of many uses for […]

Fluid Music Canada Buys Mood

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

On 31st December 2009 we reported that Mood Media had put itself up for sale and yesterday it was finally announced that Fluid Music Canada had acquired the ‘European background music supplier’ for $206 million. Toronto-based Fluid Music Canada describes itself as “the world’s largest private label music aggregation and distribution company” and plans (heaven […]

And Pigs May Fly…

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Today the UK population head to the polls for a General Election to decide who should lead the country for the next 5 years and this evening Projection Advertising will attempt Battersea power station’s most impressive projection to date – basically twin, 3D mapped projections will be place onto both of the famous north towers […]

#ScreenMediaExpo – Digiadvans On The Move

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

The iDOOH Digiadvans that I had hoped to see at this event (see my earlier article, Ed) are even more impressive in real life than pictures have shown, and I can well envision them driving the streets of the U.S. and Canada, regardless of the weather. SA Screen Media currently has 10 interactive SA vans […]

#ScreenMediaExpo – Harris: Stop Tempting Me!

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Directly across from DailyDOOH’s Blogger Lounge is a great display of screens by Harris that includes samples of two restaurant menus. I have to admit that the graphics are really clear – too clear, in fact. That one that includes Cinnamon Buns with a Coffee is just way too much in my face. It’s had […]

#ScreenMediaExpo – Broadsign’s Busy Bar

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Broadsign is gearing up with signs of a much better year ahead, and has hired several new staffers as well as Skip Beloff. (See our earlier post earlier today. Ed.) The Montreal-based company has three locations helping build visibility at the event, including the Broadsign Bar at the centre of the exhibit and gaining a […]

#ScreenMediaExpo – Easy Screen Mounting

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Not all of the displays at Screenmedia Expo are screens, as we found out when we stopped in front of one vertical black screen, wondering why it was black on such an important opening morning. It turns out that the screen is purposely black to draw attention to Lyon, France-based Erard’s various frames and stands […]

Broadsign Names New V-P Sales & Marketing

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Charles ‘Skip” Beloff has joined Broadsign, Montreal, as its new vice-president sales and marketing. In recent past, Broadsign had not combined the role of marketing with that of sales, and Beloff, making his first ‘public’ appearance at Screenmedia Expo, says that he expects to spend a considerable amount of time pushing Broadsign’s marketing, as well […]

#ScreenMediaExpo – 7″ 3D Advertising Display

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Instore Screen, a producer of signage products in Asia (they have two big plants in Nanjing and in Shanghai) together with their partner Avnet launching today at #ScreenMediaExpo a 7 inch 3D advertising display that fits on a shelf. Well worth a look at stand number B5.