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This week’s #ff is to all those persons and organisations who have gone out of their way to help push or plan an event during New York Digital Signage Week… @BARCO @TPNRETAIL @VUKUNET @controlgroup @manolo_almagro @NEOCAST @TitanAds @DSFederation @ScalaInc @DPAAorg @NEC_Display @PrysmLPD @YCDMultimedia @RMGnetworks @RMGSolutions The Mighty @philipmcohen

Forgive the pun but it’s been one helluva ride for Captivate Network and more details have now emerged since our exclusive, breaking news early on Thursday ‘Gannett Disposes of @Captivate Network Inc.‘. It was Mike DiFranza of course, who launched the company, with co-founders Todd Newville and Ray Pineau back in October 1997. In March […]

Tim Bleakley, who can now proudly say that he is CEO of a company ranked number 60 in The Sunday Times Hiscox Tech Track 100 list (ranking Britain’s private technology, media and telecoms companies with the fastest growing sales over three years) is all set to speak at The DailyDOOH Investor Conference in a few […]

Strong rumour in the UK is that Redbus Media Group are up for sale and actively looking for an acquirer. Redbus Media Group describes itself as a specialist ‘destination’ out-of-home media owner. The company was founded in 2004 and quickly developed a network of poster sites across the UK’s leading university student unions. In 2005, […]

Wegener Corporation (OTC Pink: WGNR), a provider of products for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced that the Board of Directors has unanimously approved a Term Sheet for the acquisition of Wegener Corporation by a soon to be announced public company. Troy Woodbury, President and CEO of Wegener Corporation said “I am […]

Gannett Co., Inc. (NYSE: GCI) acquired the assets of Captivate Network Inc. back in 2004 but (as always) you heard it hear first, that sometime in the next 24 hours, it will be announced that the network has been sold to a Private Equity firm. Expect a flurry of CVs to hit the streets (oh […]

IP audio and control specialist Barix has appointed ex-ComQi President, Ronni Guggenheim as CEO. He will formally take the reins on 1st October 2013. Barix founder Johannes G. Rietschel has served as CEO of Barix since its inception in 2001, and will remain with the company as executive chairman and CTO. About Barix Barix AG, […]

The Digital Place-Based Advertising Association announced today that the sector’s revenue growth rate for the first half of 2013 outpaced that of all other media. Based on information collected by the certified public accounting firm Miller, Kaplan, Arase from 31 digital place-based networks – including both DPAA members and non-members — advertising revenue for the […]

In 2012, 100,000 flat panel screens were likely sold into the North American digital signage market. 2013 will see a similar volume. Why is it then that Samsung bosses can forecast that 2013 – 2014 will see in NA a six fold increase to 600,000 units? Samsung in North America have hired an additional 65 […]

Rumour is that RMG Networks will be making not one but TWO big announcements the week before NYC #DpbMedia Week. NYC #DpbMedia Week kicks off Monday October 21.