LHR T2 @JCDecaux_UK Airport ‘Trading’ Begins

Wednesday, December 11th, 2013

Maddie Cotterill

JCDecaux Airport last week opened trading on the key sites at LHR’s Terminal 2: The Queen’s Terminal – effectively giving potential clients the opportunity to invest in advertising space in time for the terminal’s actual launch in June 2014. Nine opportunities were taken up during the first week of ‘trading’ – not surprisingly perhaps the […]

Accord Group Boots Out Kinetic, Hires Talon Outdoor

Wednesday, December 11th, 2013

Maddie Cotterill

The Accord Group has revealed it is the latest media agency to award its Outdoor planning and buying to Talon Outdoor. Accord, which specialises in working with smaller and medium-sized clients, made the appointment without a pitch and sees Talon replace incumbent, Kinetic, with immediate effect. Vincent Sitwell from Accord explained, “Accord and some of […]

Some @DOOHgood (Festive) Material

Wednesday, December 11th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Further to the success of the #DOOHGood appeal last month for the survivors of the Haiyan Typhoon disaster, the team at beatpixels, based in Ashton-Under-Lyne, Lancashire, U.K., has produced a series of free-to-air advertisements for over the festive period. These are based on positive images captured by the Red Cross and follow its message of […]

CEO Alonso Gone As CBS Outdoor International Rebrands / Reshapes

Tuesday, December 10th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Antonio Alonso, CEO of CBS, who actually announced the coming rebranding of the company as Exterion Media a month ago under its new owners Platinum Equity, has left the company The departure follows the completion of the acquisition of CBS Outdoor International by Platinum Equity, a leading private equity firm specialized in mergers, acquisitions and […]

Loving Our Job

Tuesday, December 10th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We’ve mentioned this event before but are still debating (okay, we mean ‘fighting’ over) the name BUT just to say that one of the things we love about our job is this (actual) stage of conference planning – naming, purpose, sponsors, who is it aimed at, (best of all) the speaker line up, oh and […]

Does My Bum Look Big In This?

Tuesday, December 10th, 2013

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Whether you are male or female there are just some questions you should NOT ask. Late last week when the new head of marketing for a UK outdoor media owner emailed us to introduce herself (we will spare her blushes and not name the business here) she said, and we quote “If there’s anything I […]

New Harrods (Media) Escalator

Monday, December 9th, 2013

Maddie Cotterill

Harrods has just unveiled its newly refurbished Escalator Hall three as owners, Qatar Holding, continue to invest in the customer experience. The install continues with the store’s rich heritage and architectural history while integrating the latest in digital media technology, including 16 new escalators over seven floors that feature high definition video-walls – providing Harrods’ […]

CEO Spotlight: Simon Sugar, Amscreen, London, U.K.

Monday, December 9th, 2013

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

This month we welcome Simon Sugar, CEO, Amscreen, London, U.K. We’ve been watching Amscreen over the past couple of years and it appears that you are easily Europe’s fastest growing digital out-of-home network company. What do you see as the catalyst that propels Amscreen ahead of others? Our product proposition is exceptionally simple and is […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Win Rome’s Two Airports

Friday, December 6th, 2013

Maddie Cotterill

Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) has announced a partnership with Aeroporti di Roma (ADR) that sees CCO appointed exclusive operator of airport advertising space in Rome’s two airports. The project will transform the advertising space at Leonardo da Vinci airport, Fiumicino, and Giovan Battista Pastine airport in Ciampino, making CCO the leading provider of airport advertising […]

Tim Cartwright, Head Of Digital, CBS Outdoor UK

Friday, December 6th, 2013

Guest Contributor, James Thornton

If you’ve ever been to London, you have seen CBS Outdoor (CBSO) media formats. No exceptions. Their media assets dominate London, with London Underground and Bus advertising formats offering ubiquitous coverage of the capital. More recent additions to the CBSO estate include Westfield (East and West), which neatly bookend their London offering. Tim Cartwright has […]