Archive for June, 2010

PRN And VH1 Expand Relationship

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

Premier Retail Networks, Inc. (PRN) and VH1, the music and pop culture television channel from MTV Networks, this week announced a new agreement to present best-in-class music, pop culture entertainment content and tune-in messaging on PRN’s TV Wall and Checkout TV® Network screens in leading retail and supermarket stores nationwide. VH1 will provide PRN’s networks […]

digitalsignage.NET To Launch September

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Dynamax Technologies announced a few months ago that it will launch a new digital signage application using the Windows Azure Platform to be called digitalsignage.NET and we heard yesterday that the launch date is now pretty much firmed up as September. The Windows Azure platform is Microsoft’s cloud services solution and Dynamax Technologies have made […]

Ingram Micro To Distribute BrightSign Products

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Saratoga, California-based BrightSign has signed a U.S. distribution agreement with Ingram Micro Inc., Sanata Ana, positioned as the world’s largest technology distributor and only full-service IT distributor dedicated to the digital signage market. Under the agreement, Ingram Micro’s Digital Signage Division will provide its U.S. channel partners with BrightSign’s complete line of solid-state digital signage […]

DPAA To Launch Planning Tool

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

There were rumours at #InfoComm2010 that The Doberman Pincher Alliance of America was set to launch later this year its own online planning tool for the digital out of home (sorry we mean the digital placed based advertising something or other) industry. As SeeSaw Networks were the only members with an aggregation / online planning […]

Save the Blue Fin Tuna

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The Palma Aquarium located in Mallorca, Spain is spearheading a campaign to ‘Save the Blue Fin Tuna’ – the aquarium features sharks, a tropical aquatic tank, and even a jungle environment, but they place a particular emphasis on the Mediterranean aquatic system and conservation. The Blue Fin Tuna became a special project for the aquarium […]

Promotions At 24/7 Real Media

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

24/7 Real Media Inc., New York-based global digital marketing company, has promoted two of the company’s top executives to new leadership roles, with Nicolle Pangis named senior vice- president global product management. and Jon Greenwood becoming senior vice-president and general counsel.

Student Designs Displayed, Times Square

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Six billboards dealing with issues of tolerance, created by high school students through the mentoring program ‘Create! Don’t Hate.’, will be on view July 6th – 31 on the Clear Channel Spectacolor billboard in New York’s Times Square. The work is by students from New York City’s High School of Art and Design. The billboards […]

G8/G20 Experience Canada Pavilion

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Christie Digital Systems was front and centre in the Experience Canada Pavilion during the recent 2010 G8/G20 World Summit in Toronto, with its High Definition projectors and innovative Christie MicroTiles providing compelling visuals to showcase Canada as a prime destination for business, investment and tourism. The Experience Canada Pavilion, housed within the International Media Centre […]

Wanted: Experienced DOOH Salespeople

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Chris Sheldrake

The Childrens Digital Media Group has created the Childrens Digital Network (CDN) – digital network that creates targeted awareness of Missing Children and Children’s causes by providing timely information nationwide. They are currently looking for experienced DOOH salespeople. They tell us that the network is expanding very quickly and need local sales people to handle […]

Bud’s Interactive Musical Floor

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

We were lucky to get a preview of Budweiser’s new interactive musical floor last night, prior to its installation for the next five weeks at Montreal’s Jean Drapeau metro station. It’s the product of the young Montreal company Space & Dream, and, while it reminded us in some ways of GestureTek’s floor displays, this interactive […]