These displays were spotted at a petrol station on the motorway from Bordeaux to Paris… The small screen on top of the stack of DVDs for sale, was frankly quite useless. No sound. No subtitles or text – just moving images on a very small screen. It was strategically located near the tall tables where tired […]
Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief
Rumour is that Steve Arnold has recently been made Head of Digital in the UK for JCDecaux. Steve Arnold of course was instrumental at Titan with all things digital (he helped pioneer the industry with Transvision and also designed, almost single handedly the fantastic D6 units which are seen on rail concourse and shopping mall […]
Gail Chiasson, North American Editor
Digital Signage Expo, taking place Feb. 22-25, 2011, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. has added a new European Technology Showcase area that will feature hardware and software providers unveiling the newest technologies from Europe and beyond. Chris Gibbs, president of Exponation LLC, DSE’s producer, says that the purpose of the European Technology Showcase is […]
Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief
You know you are doing something correct when you get advertising renewals so it’s great to hear that Pizza Hut UK has renewed its annual media holding with atmAd. In a deal brokered by Pizza Hut’s media agency Starcom, atmAd (which exclusively operates a UK wide digital advertising opportunity on more than 9,900 ATM screens) […]
Last week we were excited to attend a guided tour of an ‘all-digital’ location of the SilverCity CrossIron Mills Cinemas and XSCAPE Entertainment Centre just outside Calgary (Rockyview, AB) – the first of Cineplex Entertainment’s all digital concept locations and here is what we saw… The new facility is equipped with a full digital cinema projector system, larger screen […]
Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief
At the beginning of November we posted a rumor and asked whether Intel had bought Toronto based audience measurement business Cognovision – well as usual we were correct and the word on the street is that the acquisition has definitely gone through. Nothing has been officially announced (if the deal is ever announced then expect […]
Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief
Francois Hechme ex Broadsign and now ex TruMedia joined Starmount Systems in August to take over product development we believe. Francois didn’t last long very long with Trumedia it seems – having only started there in March 2010.
During the last Viscom Italy a small group of Italian Digital Signage Operators started the AssoDS association. The idea is to aggregate experts on the Digital Signage industry attempting to define common pratice and some guidelines in this world. Being recognizable as a specific association also makes it possibile to enter into discussion with the […]
Gail Chiasson, North American Editor
Clear Channel Spectacolor, U.S. market leader in spectacular sign displays and a division of Clear Channel Outdoor, has been named the ‘Heart of Gold Sponsor’ by Heart Gallery NYC for its generosity and support in building awareness of the tens of thousands of children in foster care who wait and hope for permanent families. Clear […]
Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief
Described as the world’s largest hospitality multitouch display installation this Graffiti Bar in Tokyo consists of seven 46-inch and seven 32-inch MultiTouch Cell LCD units set up as bar-top and lounge tables and two large wall projection screens. A novel interface includes interactive visual effects, a multitouch menu for bar patrons, and information capture on […]
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