Archive for December, 2012

Die @PixelMaschine’s revx Usage #ISE2013

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

All of the creative agencies and content developers helping us with content for our #ISE2013 project are mandated to make use of the revx ‘digital asset management system’… Our early storyboards are up (snapshot of some of them above), our initial mood boards and we are starting to load up assets also, as they come […]

Nielsen To Acquire Arbitron

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Out of New York comes word today that Nielsen Holdings N.V., global provider of information and insights into what consumers watch and buy, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arbitron Inc., international media and marketing research firm. And while the two companies are involved measuring other media, radio seems to be top of mind […]

Symon To Be Acquired (By @RMGnetworks)

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

News in over the weekend was that Digital Signage Software vendor (and Digital Signage Solutions provider) Symon Communications, Inc. was to be acquired. This deal, first mooted back in October in New York we believe, has been very quick in actually getting this far (though there’s a very good reason for that which we will come […]

Our Fly-on-the-wall Caption Competition

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Trawling through 14 GB of photos taken at the DailyDOOH Gala Awards, we came across this priceless one of the two most powerful men in the software industry having a little tête-à-tête… Now wouldn’t we all just like to know what they were saying? We weren’t privy to their conversation, but we thought that it […]

$250 Million Lawsuit Launched Against VeriFone

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Creative Mobile Technologies LLC (CMT), provider of in-taxi media, advertising and payment technology, has filed a civil action against VeriFone Systems Inc. (VeriFone) and VeriFone Media LLC (VMS), seeking damages in excess of $250 million. The suit charges the defendants with ‘wrongful, malicious, tortious and contractual breaches’ of CMT’s agreement with its exclusive in-taxi advertising […]

RNIN Splits, Sheds 20% Of Its Value

Monday, December 17th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

On November 30th, 2012 in order to meet the minimum bid requirement to stay listed on NASDAQ, RNIN announced a 1-for-5 reverse split and this Monday Wireless Ronin completed the stock split. It immediately shed 20% of its value – the stock closed at USD 1.77, off 0.43 and by our reckoning its market capitalisation […]

Electronic Displays Conference 2013, Nuremberg

Monday, December 17th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

As part of the embedded world Exhibition & Conference 2013 there seems to be an electronic displays Conference 2013. It’s being held 27 – 28 February at NürnbergMesse, Messezentrum, NürnbergConvention, Nuremberg, Germany. It was held back in 2012 as well and we are told that, we quote “This conference is the established event for the […]

Planes, Trains And Automobiles @ScreenForum, Amsterdam

Monday, December 17th, 2012

Guest Contributor, Lisa Goldstein

On the 5th February, digital out-of-home networking group, The Screen Amsterdam will be holding a special breakfast briefing session looking at the digital signage market across; ‘Planes, Trains & Automobiles‘. The opportunity for advertisers to target the travelling public with digital has never been greater. The transport sector has not only provided some of the […]

Viscom 2013 Düsseldorf

Monday, December 17th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

viscom 2013 in Düsseldorf is being held 7th to 9th November 2013

#CES Casio Signage

Monday, December 17th, 2012

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

In order to keep abreast of industry developments that can filter down into digital signage and digital out of home we usually do #CES every two years. Mind you, our travel schedule early 2013 this time around will allow us a lightning fast visit (in successive years). One press conference that caught our eye was […]