Archive for January, 2011

DOOH Helps Astral To Solid Q1

Friday, January 14th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Montreal-based Astral Media Inc. reported solid financial results for the quarter ended Nov. 30, 2010, which saw continued growth in revenues, EBITDA, net earnings, EPS, and cash flow from operations. The company’s consolidated revenues totalled $267.1 million for the first quarter, an increase of 7% over the $250.7 million recorded last year for the same […]

Sticky: Marketing DOOH Media (An Agency Perspective)

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Guest Contributor, James Davies

Garry McGuire, CEO of RMG Networks wrote an excellent article entitled ‘Why 2011 will be digital out-of-home’s tipping point‘ on iMedia Connection recently. In that article he addressed how DOOH media owners should position, sell and market their products to media planning and buying agencies. It’s something that I strongly recommend all network owners read […]

RMG Networks Wikipedia Entry

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Interesting that RMG Networks has a wikipedia entry… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMG_Networks

Smartsign And IAdea Launch SMIL Platform

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Swedish digital signage software company Smartsign and IAdea, a manufacturer of digital signage players and integrated displays, have teamed up to deliver a new solution for the digital signage market using the SMIL open technology. “The most common business cases are based on techniques where transparency and de facto standards are breached. Smartsign has chosen a […]

#NRF11 NCR Unveils New Kiosk Design

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Duluth, Georgia–based NCR Corporation has showcased a new kiosk enclosure, engineered with a sleek, modern design during the National Retail Federation Annual Convention and Expo being held Jan. 11-14 I New York. The new NCR SelfServ Slimline enables retailers to makes it easier for consumers to shop seamlessly across multiple channels, while giving them a […]

Brazil’s Inter Soccer Club Museum

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

C-nario’s digital signage platform, C-nario Messenger, has been selected as the main engine behind the new multimedia displays at the museum of Brazil’s Sport Club Internacional (Inter), one of the country’s leading soccer teams. The display was implemented by EAV – Engenharia Audiovisual, an engineering company located in Brazil, specializing in consulting, training, designing and […]

Scala Does Southern Coast Tourists

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

UK: The resort town of Bournemouth bustles with business and tourism in England’s southern coast, generating hundreds of millions of British pounds a year and employing thousands of workers. A major goal of Bournemouth’s Borough Council is making locals and visitors aware of the region’s many activities and events. This task brought with it an […]

EnQii Launches Content App Store

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

EnQii this week announced that it was launching EnGage Content Apps – an online content store to provide best of breed content for its digital out of home customers. The content app store is integrated with EnQii’s EnGage platform and allows customers to preview and buy content from a variety of suppliers to use in […]

MDM.tv Shown The Red Card?

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Has the UK’s one time high flier football stadium network Matchday Media finally been shown the red card? All email to their staff bounced back today and their site http://www.mdm.tv/ is now firmly off air.

#ISEUROPE And Not #ISE2011

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

I know we probably sound like skoolteachers but the correct hashtag for ISE in Amsterdam in a few weeks time is #ISEUROPE and NOT #ISE2011