Archive for February, 2011

Mood Media Acquire Pelika

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

In-store media provider Mood Media Corporation (TSX:MM/ LSE AIM:MM) announced Thursday the acquisition of PELIKA Business Music Oy (Pelika) for USD 9.8 million, implying an acquisition multiple of 4.9 x EBITDA we understand. Pelika is a dominant market leader in digital business music solutions in Finland, predominantly serving clients in the hospitality sector. Lorne Abony, […]

#dse2011 Harris Set To Announce DDN

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

As you know the ‘Powered By Harris’ logo was spotted on the DDN 7-Eleven network back in January but since then there has been no official announcement from either party on involvement, terms (of the deal) or deployment. Anyway, news now reaches us that an announcement is likely to be made at #dse2011 next week […]

Wisconsin Institutes For Discovery’s Interactive Walls

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, a series of buildings at the University of Wisconsin, wanted something to attract the attention of the public and donors when a new building opened. The result is on the first floor of the state-of-the-art facilities that brings together scientists and researchers from many disciplines: Two totally different long screens form […]

Experience Convergence In London

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

#ScreenMediaExpo 2011 (18-19 May, Earls Court) is quickly evolving beyond just digital signage and DOOH to become the European forum for all digital place-based media technologies and applications. Convergence is the big theme this year in recognition of the impact that growing media channels such as mobile, interactive, augmented reality, 3D and social media are […]

Cisco #1 In The Digital Signage Market

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We caught sight of this recent Cisco message to their channel with regard Digital Signage… It started off “As you may know, we are in the midst of a significant inflection point for the DMS BU” – that’s Digital Media Suite to you and I note it says BU (Business Unit) and not BS (though […]

All Static Media To Be Converted, Malta Airport

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

An order for 170 MicroTiles, placed with Christie Digital’s Cyprus distributor ALA Equipment Co Ltd., by Michael Kyriakides of International Airport Advertising Corporation (IAAC), follows the concession won by IAAC and its strategic partner, Clear Channel Airports (CCA), to take over the advertising programme at Malta airport for the next 12 years. Divided into seven […]

Adcentricity’s View of 2011

Thursday, February 17th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

We just finished skimming through two new reports released today by Adcentricity – its 2011 Digital Out of Home Media Outlook & Planning Guide and its Q4 2010 Digital Out-of-Home Market Review – and came up with what we’d consider recommended reading for anyone considering entering the DOOH industry, for anyone wanting a general overview […]

London Fashion Week On The Tube

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

The British Fashion Council (BFC) and CBS Outdoor UK announced that they are working together on an exclusive partnership deal. CBS Outdoor UK is be the BFC’s official outdoor broadcaster for London Fashion Week February 2011; together they will produce and deliver fashion content to be broadcast across its network of Cross Track Projector (XTP) […]

Digital Signage Japan

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Chris Phelan

Digital Signage Japan takes place this year 8th – 10th June 2011.

Grant Branfoot Leaves Ocean

Wednesday, February 16th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Grant kindly gave us a ring to let us know personally earlier this week and we hope to catch up with him face to face when we back from Vegas but as Media Week reported yesterday “Branfoot, managing director of Ocean Outdoor, is to step down from his post next month to pursue other business […]