Archive for August, 2012
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Gail Chiasson, North American Editor
ConnectiVision, Burbank, California-based out-of-home network, has partnered with Locbit, a San Diego-based technology company that applies unmatched intelligence to deliver hyper-local content onto digital screens. Through the partnership, ConnectiVision will use Locbit’s powerful algorithm to auto-select and display the most relevant content onto its robust network of 300+ Internet-connected digital screens in the waiting rooms […]
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Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Gail Chiasson, North American Editor
When high-end jewelry designer David Yurman wanted to introduce its new line of jewelry, it required a launch party as glamorous as its products. When asked to find a video display for a roof-top celebration in New York City, Coloredge, Yurman’s visual communications provider, it decided to use a NanoLumens display to help kick off […]
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Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Andrew Neale
Hm, tell us something we don’t know – “the global video wall industry is experiencing renewed growth” says Futuresource Consulting. Parmjit Bhangal, Market Analyst, Futuresource Consulting told us “Recent innovations have breathed new life into this comparatively mature industry. Since 2009, LED backlight solutions have been integrated into rear projection displays, negating the costs of […]
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Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Maddie Cotterill
We note that Olivia Lewis has joined the UK out-of-home media owner Limited Space as a senior account manager. We are told that she will be concentrating on agencies including Posterscope, Zenith Optimedia, OMD, Carat and MGOMD. Prior to joining Limited Space Olivia was account manager at Boomerang Media for six years. We are also […]
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Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Gail Chiasson, North American Editor
JiWire, San Franciso-based location-based mobile media company, is now using data to show just how close the connections are between our physical location and our behavior. Named the ‘Location Graph’, the data provides a unique look at how people’s behavior is interconnected with their locations and each other. In looking at whether we are creatures […]
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Maddie Cotterill
Out-of-home wearable media solutions business NomadiX Media Ltd, part of the Kommando Group, are looking for an International Business Development Manager
based at their Scottish HQ in Uddingston, Glasgow. (Occasional international travel should/will be expected) Their Screenwalker system incorporates military grade technology with a state of the art LED screen elevated above the head and […]
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Gail Chiasson, North American Editor
To celebrate the launch of the new season of VH1‘s Emmy Award-nominated music video franchise ‘Pop Up Video’ last week, New York-based AWESTRUCK was approached to develop an engaging and entertaining real-life experience to tour music festivals for VH1. For the first time, VH1 and AWESTRUCK Marketing Group brought the fun of Pop Up Video […]
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Gail Chiasson, North American Editor
With the assistance of Fairfield, New jersey-based Pearl Media, JetBlue recently launched an interactive trivia game that simulated a Live Game Show complete with host. The interactive show, deployed in New York and Boston to play on the already existing rivalry between the cities, used the Interactive experience across three platforms: Interactive storefronts; Interactive kiosks; […]
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief
InfoComm International, the trade association representing the commercial audiovisual and information communications industry, has announced its future rotation plans for its annual InfoComm exposition and conference. InfoComm 2013 will be held at Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center’s West Building, June 12 to 14 InfoComm 2014 will be held at Las Vegas Convention Center’s North and […]
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Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Gail Chiasson, North American Editor
Allan Baedak as vice-president brand management and George Higgins as vice- president strategic marketing, are two of several appointments made at PowerWave Mobile Engagement Inc., with offices in Toronto and Vancouver. Both Baedak and Higgins join the management team of the company which will be launching PowerWave / E-Port Interactive ‘SmartCab’ touch screens in the […]
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