Archive for November, 2012

Pump TV Acquired By Val Doonican

Monday, November 19th, 2012

Maddie Cotterill

Val Morgan now claims to have the biggest digital out of home network in Australia after buying Pump TV (which has 800 screens in 100 BP, Caltex and United Petroleum service stations across Australia). The network, we are told, will be rolled into Val Morgan’s existing network of retail media, which currently covers shopping centres […]

Tapjoy Product To Deliver App Data In Near Real-Time

Friday, November 16th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Tapjoy Inc., a San Francisco-based mobile advertising and publishing platform, and Kontagent, mobile customer intelligence solution, have released their new offering, the Kontagent Partner Edition, available exclusively through Tapjoy. Starting immediately, publishers and advertisers who partner with Tapjoy will have access to the Kontagent Partner Edition, a best-in-class analytics solution that delivers app data in […]

Matthew Wilkinson Joins Eye

Friday, November 16th, 2012

Maddie Cotterill

Eye announced yesterday the immediate appointment of Matthew Wilkinson in the role of Business Leader – Mobile. Matthew will spearhead Eye’s Amplify and emerging technology proposition, selling direct to clients and helping the agency team create mobile led solutions. He brings with him over 11 years’ of mobile sales experience with his most recent role […]

MicroTiles, Disney and Barney’s Collaborate On Display

Friday, November 16th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Multiple configurations of 425 Christie MicroTiles are lighting up the windows of Barneys New York flagship store at 660 Madison Avenue, for its ‘Electric Holiday’ display that brings the world of high fashion to life in brilliant colors. A partnership between The Walt Disney Company, Barneys New York, and Christie, ‘Electric Holiday’ is a multimedia […]

Christie To Acquire VR Solutions

Friday, November 16th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Christie Digital Systems USA Inc. has made an agreement to acquire VR Solutions Pty. Ltd. (Australia) and VR Solutions (India) Private Limited, subject to completion of certain conditions. These acquisitions will provide Christie with subsidiaries and offices in Australia and India – markets that are witnessing increased demand for Christie’s products and solutions. After closing, […]

It Is, After All, A Rubbish Network @RenewTweet

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Every digital network operator will have its (hopefully / usually, small) share of system failures but you can’t help feeling that the Rubbish Network – also known as ‘Renew’, based in the City of London seems to be having a lot of problems at the moment … See also ‘It May Be Bombproof But…‘

Reflect Adds New Sr. V-P Of Sales And Marketing

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Vince Bove has been appointed senior vice- president and chief marketing officer of Dallas-based Reflect, a full-service provider of digital out-of-home merchandising and advertising solutions for digital signage, interactive applications and assisted shopping. Founded in 2001, Reflect has a decade of industry experience developing some of the largest digital media networks in North America, including […]

Why Ayuda Splash Likes Azure

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

“To have Microsoft choose a digital signage product as winner is great for our industry,” says Andreas Soupliotis, president and CEO of Ayuda Media Systems, Montreal. Soupliotis was talking about Ayuda Splash’s win as Partner of the Year for its use of Azure, a Microsoft Windows product that, he says, Ayuda took a risk in […]

Wireless DisplayPort Getting Closer

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

Andrew Neale

The Wireless Gigabit (WiGig) Alliance and the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) have established a joint working group to advance the WiGig DisplayPort video standard certification. The WiGig Alliance is forging the next generation of wireless networking, and VESA are well known for the DisplayPort interface and the flat panel hardware mounting spec. This announcement is all about connecting devices […]

Movember Takes Over Montreal Subway System

Thursday, November 15th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Following the announcement of its official partnership with Movember last month, media agency Carat has teamed up with Cogeco Métromédia for the launch of a campaign across the Montreal subway network (ie. the Métro) in favor of the cause. For the first time in its history, Movember is establishing its presence in underground transport with […]