Archive for June, 2011

More Blood Flows At Magenta

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Blood continues to flow at Magenta Research it seems as news reaches us that they are slowly getting rid of their US based sales talent. The super smart sales guy managing the Eastern US, Greg Bedross, was unceremoniously dumped yesterday we believe.

Christie Shows What Digital Signage Can Be

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Christie does as it preaches and is showcasing its digital signage solutions using Christie MicroTiles powered by Scala in its offices in Wokingham. The reception desk and the waiting area have the modular displays welcoming and wowing visitors. In one wall Christie MicroTiles are arranged in the shape of columns besides the rear projection video wall that […]

Londis Signs Up With Amscreen

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Amscreen today announced an exclusive agreement with Londis in a deal which will see the company’s digital signage screens installed in Londis stores with the highest footfall. Paul Courtney, Londis Sales Director said “We continue to look for ways to assist our retailers and customers whilst driving sales and strengthening the Londis brand. With impressive […]

$115 Million Cinema Projection Deal In Canada

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Toronto-based Canadian Digital Cinema Partnership (Cineplex Entertainment Limited Partnership and Empire Theatres Limited) has completed $115 million in financing to deploy 1,600 digital projection systems into the two partners’ theatres by the end of 2012. CDCP has secured digital deployment agreements with major studios, including Twentieth Century Fox, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Brothers Entertainment, Walt […]

Barco Signage Cube Promotes The Arts

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Barco LiveDots, a Barco company based in Rancho Cordova, California, was selected to provide an innovative, 3D digital signage solution for Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts and the Kimmel Center, which comprises a performing arts center by the same name, as well as an upgraded Academy of Music owned by the Philadelphia Orchestra. First […]

Astral OOH Wins AMT Contract

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Montréal-based Astral Out-of-Home, a division of Astral Media Inc., is taking over the management of the advertising network of the Agence Métropolitaine de Transport. The AMT comprises the trains coming into Montreal from the west, south and north suburbs (ie. what is known as known as the North Shore, South Shore, Deux Montagnes, etc.,) as […]

UAE’s Sharaf DG Rolls Out Digital Signage

Tuesday, June 28th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Sharaf DG, a large multi-brand electronics and digital products retailer in the UAE, has adopted digital signage across is stores to attract, inform, educate and motivate its customers. Advanced Interactive Media Solutions (AIMS), has carried out the installation of the digital signage solution using Scala 5 software to power 42 screens in eight stores. Nilesh […]

Register By July 29 And SAVE USD 400

Monday, June 27th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The Strategy Institute’s 6th Digital Signage Investor Conference will undoubtedly be one of our highlights of the year. It’s being held Monday 17th October and Tuesday 18th October in New York City and thanks to much prodding from ourselves is back to back with the also excellent DPAA Media Summit (Weds 19th). That not only […]

Samsung & Brian&Berry, Milan

Monday, June 27th, 2011

Giuseppe Andrianò

Technology, fashion, design and communication: Samsung Electronics Italy and BRIAN & BARRY Brand united in the heart of Milan to create a unique innovation experience. The agreement between the two brands is the result of an exclusive partnership, Samsung brings the best technology in the field of Digital Signage, IT and mobile telephony in the […]

Spotted in the Wild: Marketplace Station display at Nutrition House

Monday, June 27th, 2011

Dmitry Sokolov

In a PR-heavy industry such as ours, it’s always nice to bump into a live example of an installation that may have been previously covered solely based on images, interviews and news releases from participating partners. Yesterday I had an opportunity to use the below pictured kiosk at Toronto’s Scarborough Towncentre location of Nutrition House, a heath foods franchise working with Toronto’s Planet-Tek […]