Archive for July, 2012

9000 Attended The Shanghai Int’l Digital Signage Forum 2012

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

China’s largest trade show and conference dedicated to digital signage and the DOOH industry, the 4th Shanghai International Digital Signage and Touch Technology Show 2012 took place 27th to 29th June 2012 at the INTEX Shanghai & Shanghai Mart. Sorting through the photos we were sent (and that is all we are going on) it […]

Philips Commercial Signage To Be Sold By Capitol

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Maddie Cotterill

Capitol, one of the leading consumer electronics distribution source for PRO AV contractors, CE dealers, and residential systems specialists in North America announced this week that it will soon offer the full Philips Commercial Signage product line through MMD, the exclusive licensee for Philips Commercial Signage and Philips Monitors worldwide. Capitol will be offering a […]

Harris Broadcast Division On Expected Sale Path

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

We hear that the divestiture of Harris’s Broadcast Division (including its digital signage business), is proceeding along the process timeline that the company expected. Harris has made it clear that it has no interest in pursuing a sale of the individual product lines or pieces of the Broadcast Division. It wants to sell it as […]

Stageman Rejoins Premier Mounts

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Eric Stageman has rejoined Premier Mounts as the South Central regional sales manager, covering the states of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Colorado. Stageman was Central regional sales manager at Premier Mounts before joining Lumens Integration Inc. as sales manager. He recently was South Central regional sales manager at Luidia.

Vladimir Aubin Joins BlueFox

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Maddie Cotterill

Vladimir Aubin has joined BlueFox as its new Business Manager Europe After graduating from ESSCA Angers, he started his career in big retail chains, which is where he first came across digital signage. Vladimir will be based at BlueFox’s head office in Rennes, France.

Orion Officially Announces RMG Fitness Network Buy

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

As we reported earlier this week, we now have the official announcement that Orion Equity Holdings PLC has signed an Asset Purchase Agreement with Reach Media Group (RMG) to acquire the assets and broadcasting agreements of the company’s Fitness Entertainment Network. As readers will remember, RMG announced that it planned to sell both its Café […]

NEC’s Application Picture Competition

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Maddie Cotterill

NEC Display Solutions is giving its partners a chance to win a brand new Apple iPhone by simply submitting a picture showing at least one of its current products in use in a working environment at a customer site. The competition aims to highlight the innovation and creativity of its partners, as well as giving NEC […]

4th #dseForum Starts Sunday

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

The 4th Digital Signage Expo Industry Forum will take place this year July 22-24 at the Omni Interlocken Resort, Denver Colorado. This annual event brings together 23 end users and a group of sponsors for an all-expenses-paid opportunity in a resort setting to network and create long-lasting relationships with peers and digital signage industry experts […]

Amscreen Puts Kia In The Driving Seat

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The UK’s largest Digital Media owner Amscreen has today announced an ‘industry first’ deal with leading car manufacturer Kia that sees the launch of Amscreen’s new ‘Adlive’ platform.   The platform, developed in‐house by Amscreen will give all 171 UK Kia dealerships the chance to personalise a national advertising campaign through advertising in petrol station forecourts […]

Daktronics Expanding Globally

Thursday, July 19th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Daktronics, located in Brookings, South Dakota, is adding three more international subsidiary offices to support its partners and customers, with Singapore, Brazil and Spain due to open before the end of the year. These locations were identified due to the growing demand for Daktronics systems and services within the regions of Southeast Asia, South America […]