Archive for February, 2014

John Curran 1946-2014

Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

We were saddened to learn this week that John Curran passed away. Most recently John was CEO and president at 5th Screen Digital Services. Curran was considered an icon in the digital signage industry, but always was behind the scenes. He had more than 40 years’ experience as an international IT executive and had been […]

4,000+ at #dse2014 Indicates Still Plenty To Do…

Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Digital Signage Expo, easily the world’s largest and longest running International Conference and Tradeshow dedicated exclusively to digital signage, drew just over 4,000 attendees earlier this year. It is claimed that over 42% of those were end users (the primary prospects, of course, that DSE’s exhibitors want and need to see) but, personally, I find […]

Making It Personal at the @NECShowcase

Wednesday, February 26th, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

NEC Display Solutions will hold its 6th NEC Solutions Showcase at The Velodrome, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London, May 14 and 15, 2014. Collaborating with over 50 best-of-breed hardware manufacturers and software providers, NEC will host a special opportunity to get hands-on with fully integrated display solutions representing the future of the industry. An experiential […]

Grandi Stazioni, Dialogica, Quividi & Impara Innovation

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Maddie Cotterill

Grandi Stazioni SpA has agreed with Quividi and Dialogica, (an Italian business that has developed a complete set of metrics to measure the effectiveness of DOOH networks) to deploy their solution on all the main networks owned by Grandi Stazioni – ensuring the analytical measurement of the audience and the impact of the advertising campaigns […]

Large Screen @Amscreen Prototype

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Andrew Neale

Will this bring large outdoor signage to the mass market? Amscreen’s CEO seems to think so: Simon Sugar told us “We are manufacturing (it) and have all our ad serving tech included”… It also has a built-in camera and associated Quividi system.

Daktronics To Install College Football’s Largest Video Display For Texas A&M

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Texas A&M University, is primed to provide Aggie players and fans with what is expected to be the largest video display in all of college football at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas. Daktronics, based in Brookings, South Dakota, will design, manufacture and install the 47’ high by 163’ wide LED video display and featuring […]

NCM Looking For Brand Sponsor For New Weekly Show With Twitter

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

NCM Media Networks, the largest national cinema network in the U.S., is partnering with Twitter Amplify to develop a new branded entertainment series that will bring the most exciting movie conversations, Tweets and Vines to the big screen. Powered by Twitter, the new one-minute weekly show will feature quick moving segments, taking a fun look […]

Heads Roll At Convergent Media

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

There seems to have been something of a bloodbath at Convergent Media these past few days. Allegedly Bryan Allen who had been with Convergent for almost 30 years (including the past eight as CEO) has been let go. Greg Bloodworth (VP of Operations) and Rob Harwood (formerly VP of IT) have also allegedly been axed […]

Dubai International Boat Show Partnership w/ Limited Space Events

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Maddie Cotterill

Limited Space Events, a wholly owned subsidiary of Limited Space Media Group and a leading specialist in events screen media, has signed a new contract with the Dubai International Boat Show. Limited Space Events will be hosting its multiple screen network incorporating three giant, LED screens deployed at strategic points across the outdoor element of […]

#LondonIsThePlaceToBe @NECShowcase Registration

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

In the United Kingdom, the must-attend AV and Digital Signage event of the year is undoubtedly, always NEC Display Solutions’ Showcase… We note that the 6th NEC Solutions Showcase this year takes place over two days – it has always been one day, since inception, Ed on the 14th and 15th May at The Velodrome, […]