Channel 6 by @JCDecaux_UK’s David McEvoy

Friday, September 5th, 2014

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Instead of thinking in silos, JCDecaux UK’s David McEvoy suggested that we think of the content first, so that the media delivery channel becomes agnostic. In his presentation, he outlined JCDecaux’s new strategy for diverting advertising budgets away from TV and into Digital Outdoor – rebranding their network of screen as a TV channel. If JCDecaux’s Channel […]

Paul Carolan Joins Clear Channel UK

Friday, September 5th, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Clear Channel UK has appointed Paul Carolan as Commercial Strategy Consultant. In this new role Paul will support the development of Clear Channel’s sales strategy for its next generation product portfolio. Paul takes up this interim role this month and will report to Clear Channel UK’s Commercial Director Chris Pelekanou. Prior to joining Clear Channel, […]

Simon Russell Joins blowUP media

Friday, September 5th, 2014

Maddie Cotterill

blowUP media UK has appointed Simon Russell, currently Group Account Director of Kinetic Worldwide, to be its new Head of Sales (Simon ‘effectively’ replaces Aimee McKay, who is leaving to lead Clear Channel’s STORM division. Simon Russell joined Kinetic 10 years ago after four years with Carat Business, and has since worked closely with MEC, […]

Aimee McKay Joins Storm (Clear Channel UK)

Friday, September 5th, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Aimee McKay is all set to join Storm (Clear Channel UK’s premium digital brand). Aimee joins Storm from blowUP media where she spent almost three years as Sales Director. Prior to blowUP she spent over 13 years at Clear Channel in a variety of senior sales roles. In her new role Aimee will report to […]

Ocean Expands The Grid across Birmingham

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014

Maddie Cotterill

Gucci and Honda are the two global brands featuring on Ocean’s recently expanded full motion city centre network The Grid, which now includes a second screen in Birmingham and covers the UK’s top 6 cities. Following its recent acquisition of Signature Outdoor, Ocean has added The Screen @Bullring South, a large format, portrait roadside location […]

New UK @Primesight DOOH Roadside Proposition

Tuesday, September 2nd, 2014

Maddie Cotterill

UK media owner Primesight has launched ‘Network’, something it describes as the only (UK) national digital OOH roadside proposition. The roll-out which will enhance Primesights’s current digital portfolio will be executed in a number of phases and will begin with five panels across London, Edinburgh and Glasgow. In London three new digital sites will be […]

Twitter-Activated @Walkers_BusStop Vending Machines

Monday, September 1st, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Walkers, a British snack food company, has transformed three London bus stops into tweet-activated vending machines as part of its ongoing ‘Do us a Flavour’ campaign. Bus shelters in Clapham Junction and two in Oxford Street have been set up with tweet-activated vending machines in a campaign created by OMD UK, AMV BBDO, Talon Outdoor […]

The @VeryNetwork Very Beauty #VeryBeautyTour Bus

Monday, September 1st, 2014

Maddie Cotterill

Online fashion and beauty retailer Very.co.uk has launched the GBP 600,000 Very Beauty Bus tour campaign, which has been designed, planned and executed by Posterscope, PSLive, Vizeum and Liveposter. The tour visits Liverpool, Leeds and Birmingham over the next two weeks, offering mini-makeovers in a transparent, branded bus to help local residents capture and share […]

The DailyDOOH Media Summit (The Elevator Pitches)

Friday, August 29th, 2014

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

A series of elevator pitches, ie. timed five minute pitches by young companies wanting to get themselves known by The DailyDOOH Media Summit audience back in May, was a fun way of kickstarting the afternoon’s proceedings… Neil McDonald of amBX started the session off on a high note, discussing the company’s interest in people’s reaction to light and the technological […]

#PlayWithOurPixels 2014 Judging Panel

Thursday, August 28th, 2014

Maddie Cotterill

Once again, an impressive collective of top creative and industry figureheads have joined the judging panel for Ocean Outdoor’s annual Art of Outdoor digital competition. The 2014 expert judges are Mick Mahoney, Executive Creative Director, Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe/Y&R; Sean Thomson, Chief Creative Director, Dare; Damon Collins, Founder, Joint; Elspeth Lynn, Executive Creative Director, M&C […]