Archive for April, 2011

Al Barq Digital Expands UAE Network

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Two new properties are being added this quarter to the Al Barq Digital mall network, expanding the regional footprint and putting the company on good track towards its 2011 growth plans. Al Barq Digital, the digital signage brand, owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Media Digital Out Of Home (AD Media DOOH), a subsidiary of […]

iXplore Cape Town (Not)

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

A reader sent in this photograph of a lovely integrated tourist information point in Cape Town’s central business district in South Africa early this morning… It’s just a pity about the other process that prevented the reader (and fellow passers-by) from getting any useful information…

Earth Week Contest For Eco-Heroes

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Following its debut success in 2009, co-producers of the Everyday Heroes Film Festival, Onestop Media, Art For Commuters have again teamed up with Earth Day Canada to help raise awareness and celebrate the important acts of eco-heroism happening every day, all across Canada. The 2nd Everyday Heroes competition challenges filmmakers, young and old, established and […]

OAAA / TAB Thinking Members First

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We really liked the email late last week from the organisers of the ‘2011 OAAA/TAB National Convention & Trade Show‘ that was pretty much a big thank you logo sheet for all of their sponsors. Part of that ‘logo wall’ if you will (we couldn’t easily screen grab the whole thing) is shown below (click […]

5th Annual Paybefore Awards

Monday, April 4th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Mocapay, Denver-based mobile consumer engagement platform, was chosen Best in Category winner in the Business-to-Consumer or -Employee category and Toronto-based EnStream LP’s Zoompass Mobile Wallet and Zoompass Prepaid MasterCard Program won Best in Category for offering the Best Consumer Value at the 5th Annual Paybefore Awards at Prepaid Expo USA in Orlando. Paybefore Awards is […]

Stuck@NAB Drinks

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

For those of you going to #NABShow at the end of this week, beginning of next AND who were stuck at NAB last year thanks to Eyjafjallajokull Scott Rose is trying to organise a Stuck@NAB drinks event. He wrote to members of the Facebook group Stuck@NAB yesterday “With just a week to go until NAB […]

Viscom Paris 2011

Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The 2011 session of Viscom Paris show will happen from September 27th to 29th, in Paris Nord Villepinte, Hall 8. Viscom is the international event for visual communication and graphic industries.

The Month Ahead (April 2011)

Saturday, April 2nd, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Our Industry Events Calendar (middle right of our home page or click here) has taken on a life of its own since we raised its prominence on our site. A special thanks mind you to all those event organisers who have sent us dates for the events which we were missing (and please keep ’em […]

Sticky: #ScreenMediaExpo Moves To Vegas

Friday, April 1st, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Last year, we were in Las Vegas (on business of course) five times so it pained us somewhat, what with the April #CETW moving to San Francisco and it being the turn of Orlando to host #InfoComm11, that we would only visit the city of lost wages once or twice in 2011. News just in […]

Results For #IC11 (Imagine Cup)

Friday, April 1st, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

As we said would happen, tweets for Microsoft’s Imagine Cup 2011 have started appearing in the twitter timeline with the hashtag #Ic11 As ever our suggestion remains to organisers and #avtweeps to use the much better and more popular #InfoComm11 Results for #IC11 … marlene_viera Perla Viera Gzz Te interesa Imagine Cup? Escucha el testimonio […]