Archive for August, 2012

Ardinger To Help U. of Nebraska Startups

Friday, August 3rd, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

We had a nice chat with Brian Ardinger yesterday. Ardinger, until this week senior vice-president and chief marketing officer at Nanonation as well as current past-president of the Digital Screenmedia Association, has left Nanonation to become an advisor at NUtech, a technology business accelerator at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. The U. of Nebraska […]

MetaTwistTower At Munich Airport

Friday, August 3rd, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

3M GTG, digital communication technology experts and part of diversified technology company 3M, has introduced what they call, a new generation of billboard, the MetaTwistTower. This digital installation was recently launched at the MAC (Munich Airport Centre) Forum, a large outdoor multi-purpose event area, to mark Munich airport’s 20th anniversary. The MAC Forum is billed […]

Bringing Outdoor Indoor Say Outdoor Plus

Friday, August 3rd, 2012

Maddie Cotterill

Outdoor Plus has announced their entry into the shopping mall sector with what will eventually be 40 ultra premium, large format digital screens in 16 shopping malls around the UK. The marketing blurb says “At the forefront of digital out of home development, Outdoor Plus is set to launch the first network of full-motion, large […]

Bucas No Longer on @ScalaInc Board

Friday, August 3rd, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We note that in the last day or two Scala Inc. has updated its Board of Directors and a certain Gerard Bucas is no longer listed.

DPAA Heading West

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

No, the office isn’t moving from New York. But Susan Danaher, president of the Digital Place-based Advertising Association and her team are taking their Road Show about DPB media to agency media planners in Los Angeles the week of Aug. 20. “It will be a busy week,” says Danaher. “We’re still putting together our schedule. […]

comScore’s Q2 Report On U.S. Mobile Subscriber Market Share

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

comScore Inc., Reston, Virginia-based company measuring the digital world, Wednesday released data from its comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry for Q2, 2012. The study surveyed more than 30,000 U.S. mobile subscribers and found Samsung to be the top handset manufacturer overall with 25.6% market share. Google Android continued […]

Digital Investor Conference Early Bird Special

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

If you are planning to attend the 7th Annual Digital Signage Investor Conference in New York in October – or if you’ve just been considering it or perhaps even haven’t thought that far ahead – be aware that you can save yourself $400 if you register this week. This special ‘early bird’ deal expires August […]

Hantarex Acquired By GDS

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

GDS Spa has acquired the professional Display and Monitor branch under the Hantarex brand from Sambers Italia Spa. Hantarex is a well-known Italian brand in the electronics sector and its digital signage activities have featured on these pages on many occasions. A newly established company, GDS Hantarex Srl (a company directed and coordinated by Global […]

Amscreen Distributor Steps Into Kenya

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

Maddie Cotterill

SmartScreen Limited, through its local partner Screen Media Limited, this week announced a new agreement with First Community Bank (FCB) to implement Digital Signage screens across branches in Kenya. SmartScreen Limited last year announced a deal with Amscreen that saw them become the exclusive distributor of the UK’s largest nationwide digital media network owner’s innovative […]

3rd Annual Digital Signage World Asia 2013

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

Maddie Cotterill

Co-located with Retail World Asia, the 3rd annual Digital Signage World Asia is being held from 24 – 25 April 2013 in Singapore.