Archive for February, 2011

Retail Technology Summit, London

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The Retail Technology Summit for European retailers is being held in London 21-22 September 2011

Technicolor Keeping PRN

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Premier Retail Networks is no longer for sale. Technicolor has decided to keep the company and integrate it into its Entertainment Services segment. As is well-known in the industry, PRN was on the open market for years, and speculation swirled as to who might buy the Technicolor-owned firm. We had heard several rumours as we […]

#dse2011 Harris 7-Eleven Deployment

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Ah, hah! We were right! Just as we said a week ago, Harris Corporation has partnered with Digital Display Networks to accelerate a nationwide deployment of 7-Eleven TV. With this deal, 7-Eleven TV could become one of America’s largest broadcast TV networks, which, in full deployment, will be able to reach more than 200 million […]

#dse2011 – Ayuda Showcases Pay-per-Look

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Ayuda Media Systems, with Intel, is innovating with its ideas again! The company is showcasing a concept demo with the integration of the Intel Anonymous Impression Metrics Suite into Splash, Ayuda’s flagship ERP system for DOOH networks, at Booth 1829. Dubbed ‘Pay-per-Look’, the concept will allow advertisers to be billed based on how many people […]

#dse2011 – Prysm’s Digital Mannequin

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Prysm announced again this week that its brilliant, high-definition stackable display tiles, powered by its Laser Phosphor Display technology, are now available for shipping to customers. Prysm’s Digital Mannequin, a 7’ display that creates a more engaging and immersive brand experience for the retail environment, is being showcased at DSE this week. “We are excited […]

Pre #dse2011 Banter

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The sun is up and it looks like it is going to be another beautiful day in Las Vegas. We are all set we think for for a fruitful day at #dse2011 A couple of things we thought we’d share with you pre-event… wow, we really have put some people out of work wow, quite […]

Quick Thoughts On TitanCast

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

TargetCast’s deal with Titan, which we exclusively revealed this week, certainly caught everyone by surprise. We are certain that absolutely no-one “saw that coming”. Interestingly though, the reaction from the senior execs in the industry that we have spoken to has all been very positive. Jerry Hall is a nice guy and that probably has […]

#dse2011 Kicks Off In A Few Hours

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Visitors to #dse2011 today will see a slightly revamped layout – the whole event is nicely (and conveniently) placed in a new home, i.e the LVCC North Hall. During pre-build (when these pictures were taken) there was lots of signage already in place. I’m not sure who did the installation above but the archway shown […]

#dse2011 Preset Group DSE Mixer

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Over 300 people crowded into the Pub at the Monte Carlo hotel for the 2nd annual Preset Group DSE Mixer… It was a who’s who of industry veterans, luminaries and journeymen and there seemed to be an awful lot of attractive women there as well. A great night I am sure was had by all […]

Ford Grand C-MAX In JCDecaux’s Augmented Reality

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

Geny Caloisi

Ford is launching an augmented reality campaign featuring the new 7 seat Grand C-MAX car on JCDecaux Innovate’s mall six-sheet screens in the UK. The campaign allows people to handle and explore miniaturised 3D ‘virtual’ models of the cars on screen and in the palm of their hand. The campaign, created by Ogilvy & Mather […]