Archive for April, 2014

Digital Caddies Closes Paulson Financing

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Scottsdale, Arizona-based Digital Caddies Inc., which provides on-course delivery of technology services and content to golfers, announced the final closing of the previously announced equity funding with Paulson Investment Company Inc., a boutique investment bank specializing in small- to mid-cap technology investments, for a total of approximately $4.1M USD. Digital Caddies has installed its system […]

Daktronics LED Going Into M&T Bank Stadium

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

M&T Bank Stadium, home of the Baltimore Ravens, has again called on Daktronics Inc. to install new LED video displays. This year, four new displays featuring the latest in Daktronics SMD LED technology – 8 millimeter SMD displays – will be added to the upper concourse of the stadium, above the Miller Flight Deck, as […]

Go Figure, Unhappy Giant TV For QSR

Monday, April 21st, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

It’s unclear to us how the news ‘Mood Media Signs Major Franchise Group to New Digital Signage Solution Designed For Quick Service Restaurants’ reported in Monday’s WSJ, without (a) mention of a name AND (b) when it is in all likelihood an existing customer is actually ‘news’ at all. Based on the rest of the […]

Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry

Monday, April 21st, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Last week, Enplug, a Los Angeles startup who we have covered on these pages a few times (January, 2012 here and August 2012 here) announced that they had raised USD 2.5 Million in seed funding. Founded in 2012 by Nanxi Liu (CEO), Alex Ross (CTO), Zach Spitulski (Head Designer), David Zhu (COO), and Navdeep Reddy (CIO), […]

#2014SignExpo It’s Show Time!

Monday, April 21st, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

ISA Sign Expo 2014 kicks off in just a couple of days. Here are a few reminders from the organisers to make the trip a little easier: Location. ISA Sign Expo 2014 will take place in the South Building of the Orange County Convention Center Badges All badges will be available for pick up in […]

Soccer World Cup Via @ScreenFeed

Monday, April 21st, 2014

Maddie Cotterill

Fresh from the success of The Digital Signage Content Store‘s unique content feeds for Sochi, CEO Jeremy Gavin tells us “We’re prepping some great content for the World Cup. Stay tuned in the next few weeks”. He is of course referring to the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil that kicks off June 12, 2014.

Experience at Cubs Park Enhanced by @Daktronics

Saturday, April 19th, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

Fans attending Chicago Cubs 2014 spring training games were treated to new LED video displays at Cubs Park in Mesa, Arizona. The new displays were designed, manufactured and installed by Daktronics. The main LED display features a 15HD pixel layout and measures approximately 17’ high by 53’ wide. While capable of showing one large image […]

NEC Display Solutions America Announces $25,000 Contest for K-12 Schools

Friday, April 18th, 2014

Gail Chiasson, North American Editor

NEC Display Solutions of America, Itasca, Illinois -based provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, has announced a $25,000 giveaway contest for K-12 schools. Under terms of the contest, schools are asked to submit videos to NEC Display solutions, explaining their needs for a technology makeover. Videos will be accepted for consideration through May […]

株式会社電通

Friday, April 18th, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

一般財団法人東京オリンピック・パラリンピック競技大会組織委員会が マーケティング専任代理店として電通を指名 … yes! It is no surprise that Dentsu has been appointed as the Marketing Agency by the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

#ArtEveryWhereUS Commercial Running at US Cinemas

Friday, April 18th, 2014

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

This evening’s R&R in Orlando for the team was a trip to Downtown Disney and a cinema visit – we went to see Transcendence (2014 Film, 6.8/10-IMDb, 17%-Rotten Tomatoes) – our own personal verdict “don’t bother”. What was nice was the commercial for #ArtEveryWhereUS which ran beforehand courtesy of the US Industry’s leading Cinema Advertising […]