Archive for July, 2011

Marcus Theaters Going Digital

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Marcus Theaters Corporation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, is putting digital cinema systems in 630 first-run screens, the result of a licensing agreement with Cinedigm Digital Cinema subsidiary CDF2 Holdings. The deal includes 64 digital cinema systems that are already in place and includes 47 company-owned theaters. When completed, by the end of this year, nearly all Marcus […]

Crayola’s ColorStudio HD App for iPad

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

This is for kids – and the kid in adults who still enjoy playing with colours. Nashville, Tennessee-based Griffin Technology, creators of innovations for everyday life, and Easton, Pennsylvania-based Crayola, whose products have inspired artistic creativity in children for more than 100 years, have made Crayola ColorStudio HD for iPad, an accessory and app combo […]

#ibc11 CoolSign Shows Kodak Frames

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Already showcased at InfoComm 2011 in Orlando this year, Haivision is presenting the CoolSign/Kodak Digital Signage solution at this year’s #IBC11, held in Amsterdam in September. The JV1000 and JV700 Digital Frames can be used to deliver scheduled content to any retail queue or checkout within franchises, to hotel guests, across campuses, and anywhere Wi-Fi […]

Cinema and Mobile To Benefit From More Auto Ads

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

According to a new Borell Associates Inc. report, at $22.6 billion this year, automotive is the second-largest advertising category (behind general merchandise stores). The 27-page report, 2011 Local Automotive Advertising Outlook, is forecasting an overall increase of 7.2 percent, from $21.1 billion in 2010 to $22.6 billion this year, with every medium except yellow pages […]

Motricity MMA’s New Global Premium Member

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Motricity, Bellevue, Washington, has become the newest Global Premium Member of the Mobile Marketing Association. Through the delivery of relevance-driven merchandising, marketing and advertising solutions, Motricity empowers mobile operators, brands and agencies to maximize their reach with customers. Membership with the MMA will allow Motricity to reinforce the benefits and opportunities associated with mobile marketing […]

Delphi Display Systems Acquires Fast Track

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Costa Mesa, California-based Delphi Display Systems Inc., a leading provider of quick service restaurant drive-thru order confirmation display technology, recently acquired the assets of Fire and Safety Electronics Inc. (operating as Phase Research), the supplier of Fast Track 2+2 drive-thru timing systems. Delphi Display Systems, founded in 1995, is known for developing and manufacturing reliable […]

New Media Age Now Online Only

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

This news is two weeks old so we a bit behind the times but talking to other journalists at #smics2011 here in Monte Carlo we learn that well respected New Meda Age which was a weekly print publication is now online only.

NYC Port Authority Gets Delayed Makeover

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

JP Biamby

As we previously reported, New York City’s Port Authority is currently under going an extreme summer make over. The activation was reported expected to go live in June however, revealing photos show the work in progress thus far. This long term upgrade will cover 6,000 square feet of the building exterior with a new technology […]

Aztec’s Use Of MicroTiles A Clear Success

Tuesday, July 12th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

When we were the first non-employee, non-parent company folks to see a MicroTile turned on almost three and a half years ago in their labs in Kitchener in Canada and when we subsequently helped Christie figure out what markets it could possibly sell into, ‘rental / staging’ was one of the sectors (along with the […]

iPad Kiosks

Monday, July 11th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

These iPad Kiosks are constructed from galvanised steel and classily finished with durable powder and are designed and constructed in the UK. We are told that the iPad kiosk offers many advantages over traditional kiosk and display systems; they cost considerably less, and have a multitude of uses, and when not being used for display […]