Archive for March, 2014

CEW Gain @AbbieAndersen

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Abbie Andersen, who, up until January this year at least was a sales associate for Exponation’s Digital Signage Expo has now re-appeared as a sales associate for CEW (nee CETW). I think you can safely expect her Rolodex to be spinning hard in the coming months.

Bank of America Stadium w/ @Daktronics

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

When I’ve thought of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the past, I’ve always thought of NASCAR, but I’m also beginning to think that Charlotte is becoming one of the most advanced cities when it comes to digital signage – especially when it comes to its sports stadiums and its airport. On top of recent news of […]

Moment Factory’s Oakley Multimedia Experience

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Oakley, manufacturers of eyewear, ski goggles and outdoor accessories, recently commissioned Montreal-based Moment Factory to design and produce a multimedia environment for the launch of its new Disruptive By Design campaign. This major event celebrated the Oakley’s legacy and culture of disruption while pointing the way to its innovative future. Working with several different spaces […]

HMN Deepens Partnership With BroadSign

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Health Media Network LLC, the fast growing digital point-of-care media company based in Stamford, Connecticut, is continuing to expand and power its screens in medical offices and healthcare systems with BroadSign International LLC’s cloud-based digital signage software and solutions. Health Media Network has been one of the biggest consumers of BroadSign’s Android-based smart player, BroadSign […]

Digital Caddies Makes Agreement With Rhythm New Media

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Digital Caddies has made an agreement with Rhythm New Media, for Mountain View, California-based Rhythm to serve rich media and video advertising onto The Players Network. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. Rhythm New Media is a leading, premium mobile video advertising technology company, focused exclusively on smart phones and tablets. The […]

Cardinal Health’s Retail Pharmacy Nielsen Study

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

A recent audience-research study conducted by Nielsen found that Cardinal Health‘s digital advertising network for retail pharmacies, called Pharmacy Health Network, really gets advertisers’ products into the mindset and shopping carts of consumers. Dublin, Ohio-based Pharmacy Health Network, installed in more than 970 pharmacies across the U.S., broadcasts both educational healthcare content and ads to […]

Barco Acquires X2O Media

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Barco today announces the acquisition of the Montreal, Canada based enterprise communication specialist X2O Media.

blowUP Media Digital First, Cardiff, UK

Wednesday, March 19th, 2014

Maddie Cotterill

Premium large format out of home company blowUP Media has announced a new digital outdoor screen in Cardiff’s prime Queen Street pedestrian shopping area. The Queens Arcade and St David’s shopping centres, the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Central train station and popular tourist destination Cardiff Castle are in the close vicinity. Katrin Robertson, CEO of blowUP […]

DISE Names Thorbjorn Gustafsson New CEO

Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Thorbjorn Gustafsson has been appointed new CEO of DISE International AB in Sweden. He started on March 14 and replaced Andreas Ekmark who became COO. Thorbjorn Gustafsson has over 20 years of experience in global business operations in several business areas including leadership and development of international marketing and sales organizations.

DNB Video Wall Installations Powered By Scala

Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Scala is powering large-scale video wall installations located in the windows of four new flagship branches of DNB, Norway’s biggest bank. Rolled-out by DNB as part of a giant corporate identity revamp project, the 473 one meter wide 256×32 pixel LED displays powered by Scala technology play a crucial role at each of the banks’ […]