Archive for February, 2013

#dse2013 @FWiDigitalSigns & @WirelessRonin 2 Join Samsung

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We’ve asked BUT we’re still waiting to see a complete list of the (supposed) 55 digital signage software vendors who have signed up to the Samsung Dumb Signage Platform. News just in though is that two of them are likely; Four Winds Interactive and Wireless Ronin – both of them we understand will be joining […]

AccentHealth Acquires Everwell Waiting Room TV Network

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

AccentHealth, believed to be the largest media network at Point-of-Care in the U.S., has purchased the Everwell waiting room television network, a division of MediVista Media LLC.. The deal follows AccentHealth’s recent acquisition of Havas Impact’s health panel business, a purchase that doubled AccentHealth’s national footprint. Following these two acquisitions, AccentHealth now provides patient education […]

i-design Agrees Cash Offer By Cardtronics

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

Maddie Cotterill

i-design Group, owner of atmAd agreed yesterday to a cash offer by Cardtronics UK, an indirectly wholly-owned unit of Cardtronics. i-design chairman James Faulds said “The board of i-design is pleased to recommend unanimously this offer from Cardtronics. The offer will allow i-design shareholders to realise a significant cash premium for their shares and provide […]

BlueFox Launches Fully Automated Webshop

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

BlueFox has opened a fully automated content webshop that provides a simple and safe subscription process and fast delivery of premium content to screens worldwide. Network operators can access an extensive range of appealing digital content such as feeds, video footage, mini-channels and motion design offers. “Our Essential Packs group content for a specific audience […]

More on PDC’s AFFICHER ‘Launch’ At #dse2013

Thursday, February 14th, 2013

Andrew Neale

PDC have 10,000+ signs running Panasonic’s (old) NMStage digital signage software in Japan but AFFICHER is their brand new offering, having been out for about three months or so we believe. In those three months, an industry source tells us that it has already been installed in 500 locations so far including MIDTOWN TOKYO (a […]

How Far Does a MegaPixel Go?

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

Guest Contributor, Bob Rushby

How Far Does a MegaPixel Go? The answer is not very far at all. One of the points I tried to make in my recent post about the MegaPixel Summit at #ISE2013 was that a million pixels is puny. That raised a few eyebrows. But let’s take a look at some numbers and you’ll understand […]

40 New Industry Vertical Discussion Groups

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

#dse2013 will present a total of 40 all new targeted Industry Vertical Discussion Groups on the exhibit floor during the Feb. 27 and 28 event. DSE’s IVDG presentations are popular because they not only offer an intimate and informal forum in which a peer presenter or industry professional shares new and relevant information about digital […]

Chevrolet Makes Ad Buy in U.S. Screenvision Theaters Nationwide

Wednesday, February 13th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Automotive powerhouse Chevrolet is tapping in-cinema advertising network Screenvision as a key way to reach consumers nationwide with its new global branding campaign, ‘Find New Roads’. For three weeks beginning Feb. 15, Chevrolet will be running spots on more than 14,000 screens in Screenvision’s coast-to-coast, in-cinema advertising network. The first, an expansive 90-second spot will […]

OpenSplash Has Been Busy In China

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We’ve been busy in China with a number of OpenSplash initiatives. With all that Android hardware coming out of the country, there’s a real need to try and unify it with a free, multi-platform, open source media player that can be driven by any content management and scheduling system – which is just what we […]

Pattison Outdoor And OC Transpo To Introduce New Services

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Following a competitive RFP process, Pattison Outdoor and Ottawa’s OC Transpo have renewed a 10-year transit advertising contract that will now see the introduction of a ‘next vehicle arrival system’, consisting of digital displays in the city’s Transitway stations, as well as some additional new ad format options for advertisers. Under the contract, OC Transpo […]