Archive for January, 2013

#ISE2013 Rendez-vous auf den Champs Elysees

Monday, January 14th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Raten sie mal was wir diese Woche in Köln aufbauen? Verlass Paris am Morgen mit dem TEE In Wien sitzen wir im Nachtcafe Direkt Verbindung TEE Wir laufen ‘rein in Düsseldorf City Und treffen Iggy Pop und David Bowie Okay, so it was London to Brussels (not Paris), it was ICE not TEE and we […]

Our Spaces Are Just Like You Says @OceanOutdoorUK

Monday, January 14th, 2013

Maddie Cotterill

The UK’s Ocean Outdoor is launching a new marketing campaign to promote the power and presence of its large format digital outdoor portfolio across UK cities. Leveraging Ocean’s Art of Outdoor proposition, the campaign draws attention to Ocean’s great spaces, big audiences, new and emerging digital capabilities and the results the medium delivers.

Wireless Ronin Partners With Custom Channels

Monday, January 14th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Minneapolis-based Wireless Ronin Technologies Inc. has partnered with Custom Channels, a Boulder, Colorado-based business music service provider, to offer a new customized digital music solution to companies that integrate it with RoninCast software platform. The digital music solution creates customizable playlists that integrate various aspects of a company’s brand, creating a unified experience across multiple […]

Another Traffic Study On the Same Old Question

Monday, January 14th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

We’ve lost track of the number of traffic studies that have been done on whether digital signage or digital out-of-home media causes traffic accidents (They all say no.), yet governments are continually asking suppliers for proof on same or even using the argument that they do to prohibit erection of a product. In fact, we […]

#ISE2013 Samsung Smart Signage Platform

Monday, January 14th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Expect to see a number of announcements at #ISE2013 from digital signage software vendors supporting the ‘Samsung Smart Signage Platform‘. As we’ve often said, no glass manufacturer has really got software right so it will be interesting to see how Samsung’s efforts in this space will be any different from previous bungled attempts. Whilst Signagelive […]

Fresh Juice Global Acquires Videro, North America

Monday, January 14th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

El Segundo, California-based Fresh Juice Global (FJG), an eight-month-old, multi-sensory, immersive experience provider, has purchased Videro North America, giving FJG the exclusive rights to distribute/license the brand experience platform and software to all North American-based companies. Neal Lassila, president and CEO, Fresh Juice Global, says, “FJG opened its doors in May, 2012, to serve a […]

#ISE2013 TECCO Hall 9 Stand G132

Sunday, January 13th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

TECCO tell us that for the fourth year running they will be at #ISE2013 showing their “design creative solutions for New Media and A/V and IT markets”. Their TINY AraCast and ARASPOT offerings look interesting for what they call “All-in-One for Dynamic Digital Communication”. TECCO can be found in Hall 9 Stand G132.

The Industry At #NRF

Saturday, January 12th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

New York’s #NRF is too damn cold for us in January and far too close, and slap bang in the middle of our biennial trips to #CES and annual trip to #ISE2013 so bottom line we have still never been. Real Digital Media’s Ken Goldberg tells us that he has been at every #NRF since […]

Intel’s Deal With Ryarc Upsets The Industry

Friday, January 11th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

“Has Intel Been Buying Ryarc IP?” we wrote in a short post back in October 2012 and it seems we were probably correct. Latest rumour is actually more of a fact (or series of facts)… the Intel-Ryarc partnership is a done deal it is indeed an IP acquisition, where the software has been licensed to […]

@OceanOutdoorUK’s Fantastic Four Feature Monday

Friday, January 11th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Frankie Edwards, Tom Priston, Tom Ballantine and Ed Lumley who all now work for London based Ocean Outdoor, but who were once all interns, feature on Monday in our regular Will Work For Love feature.