Archive for October, 2009

CBC News Express At Ottawa Airport

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Clear Channel Outdoor Canada has overseen the expansion of CBC News Express, Canada’s only airport news network, into Ottawa International Airport in the nation’s capital city, through which 4.3 million passengers passed in 2008, many on their way to-and-from work in the high tech, research, government and policy sectors. Until now, CBC News Express had […]

Walmart Settles! PRN Loses?

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Last Friday morning when we first wrote about the PRN – WalMart law suit, we thought we were onto a sure thing. It was going give our staff and contributors fuel for pages and pages worth of opinion, editorial AND guest contributions and keep us busy for months. Then, much to our dismay, just as […]

Bus-Tops By Alfie Dennen And Paula Le Dieu

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Look carefully out of the window on this double decker bus in London. What do you see? That’s right, an LED placed horizontally on top of a Bus Shelter. LED panels on the roofs of London bus stops are among 12 specially commissioned artworks being created for the 2012 Olympic Games. That’s correct, the first […]

Futuramedia Celebrates 4,500 Screens In France

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Ad Sales agency Futuramedia decided to celebrate reaching 4,500 screens installed in France with a 103 inch LCD screen in the shopping centre in the provincial French town of Noyelle Godault. The aim is to bring some more life into the mall and show the impact that on-screen messages can have. For the agency, this stunt […]

Audio Branding Congress 2009, Hamburg

Sunday, October 25th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The Audio Branding Academy has organised the first international expert congress for acoustic brand communication which is being held in Hamburg, Germany on the 14th November 2009. Only 24 tickets are left. Audio branding experts and interested parties from all over the world will meet to discuss the latest trends and exchange information about the […]

A Push For Transparency And Open Dialogue

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Guest Contributor, Lionel Tepper, Digital Signage Universe

There seems to be even more going on with digitalsignage.com than meets the eye. Nate Nead claims to be running an ‘industry portal’ to benefit the industry but I believe that nothing could be further from the truth. What he’s running is a web site aimed purely at lining his own pockets and here’s what […]

Digitalsignage.com And Helius The Plot Thickens

Saturday, October 24th, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

On Friday we asked if digitalsignage.com was being less than honest in the way that it dealt with visitors requesting quotes for digital signage solutions. Rarely has such a story received such an overwhelming response from industry stalwarts, So much so in fact that we decided to run the story again. We even have a […]

Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Beginning in February, 2010, prior to the famed Daytona 500, more than 15,000 theatres across the U.S. will start running a 90-second NASCAR long-form content piece, which could include racing highlights, top moments, driver profiles, behind-the-scenes vignettes and fan tributes. Under a new three-year deal between Screenvision and the National Association for Stock Car Auto […]

In Detail PRN’s Dispute With Walmart

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Late on Thursday we wrote ‘You Are Being Sued By Plaintiff PRN‘ which was the first public mention of their case against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that WAS in front of San Francisco’s superior court. It’s worth repeating what we said yesterday that we don’t think that PRN would have filed suit unless they REALLY felt […]

UK POPAI Award Winners

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Chris Sheldrake

Thursday evening saw POPAI awards in London for Best Digital Network and Best Digital Content. Best Digital Network… Bronze. Working Solutions (Creative IT) Ltd for Center Parcs Ltd. Acquire’s Key Flexibility for Center Parcs Digital Signage & Kiosk Network Silver, MediaZest for Williams Lea / O2. O2 Digital Posters Gold. (the winner) Realisation Marketing Services […]