Archive for February, 2008

WoW from du

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Money may have been no object when they put the screens and technology in these retail shops in Dubai for telecoms operator ‘du’. du is the second largest telecom operator in the UAE region. Meeddya France won the digital signage rollout and chose Broadsign, we are told over Scala. The retail technology involved includes interactive […]

Advertising 101 (sorry Advertiser 4.1)

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

You would think that screen or media networks would be incredibly interested in products that help them manage 3rd party content, media sales and the such like but (especially as there isn’t as much of that going on as we would all like) we have never sensed (or heard) that it was top of mind […]

Spot The Shopper – Beijing

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Every month we are asked about India and China. How big are the markets? What and where are the opportunities? Which is going to be the biggest? In terms of Digital Out of Home, we always answer, “India” – we think the China market is perhaps a bit exaggerated and we always say, probably lots […]

Previewing Digital Signage Expo 2008

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Digital Signage Expo 2008 opens tomorrow in Las Vegas and for all those who ask, no we won’t be there, or sending any analysts or researchers – the US, finger printing, retina scans, the unwelcome at Customs is not for us – maybe next year 🙂 For those attending or who just want to get […]

Pixman Nomadic Media Doubles Revenue

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Today Pixman Nomadic Media released its second quarter Financial Results – reporting a doubling of revenue (103%). We still haven’t seen as much of Pixman in the UK as we have say of Adwalker – if you license your business then make sure that the licensee is as excited about the business opportunities as you […]

Interactive Social Networking (In Bars)

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

UGC and social networking is coming quite quickly to Digital Signage networks, this particular implementation is by Aerva in Boston, USA … Aerva manages digital display networks that allow interactivity via cell phones with these displays. Customers can connect with end-users and patrons by managing and scheduling content on any display, anywhere in the world, […]

Neil McGowan Joins C-nario as North American President

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Neil McGowan has joined C-nario as North American President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) Americas. Neil was previously for the past three years, Senior Vice President of International Markets for VeriSign Communications Services. Before joining VeriSign, Neil was vice president and general manager at Openwave Systems, and has held key roles with Silicon Graphics Sub-Saharan […]

More Logos Than You Can Throw a Stick At

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

It’s all about content in Mumbai and as the organisers say “Unifying Digital Out-of-Home (DOOH) and advertising in a time of explosive growth in India’s screen-media market” Screen Media India – 20th March 2008, Taj Land’s End, Mumbai London, UK, 25 February 2008 – Screen Events Ltd today announced the agenda and speaker line up […]

Platt Retail Institute on Finance Networks

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Platt Retail Institute The Digital Signage Today story we quoted a while back on the Platt Retail Institute‘s work in the Retail Finance sector omitted much of the factual support that their research put forward relative to their finding that Digital Signage network returns in a financial institution can be substantial. Steven Platt told us […]

Die Königsklasse von Neo bei EdekaTV

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Neo Advertising gewinnt Premium Content Partner Ăśber 70 Edeka Filialen gehen ans Netz Neo Advertising, der fĂĽhrende Anbieter von Digital Signage und Instore-TV Lösungen in Europa, schlieĂźt umfangreiche Verträge mit Premium Partnern im Bereich Content fĂĽr seinen EdekaTV Kanal. Das Content der wichtigste Teil in einem Digital Signage Netzwerk ist, ist wohl unumstritten. Aus diesem […]