NY/NJ Port Authority Issues RFP For OOH Media Concession April 3, 2019 by Super User The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has released its massive RFP for digital OOH advertising rights and tech at its airports and on its commuter rail system. The thing is a beast – 427 pages – but the good-ish news for media companies and partners who might chase the business is that …
Digital Signage Summit Europe Announces 2019 Plans And Venue April 3, 2019 by Super User The German consulting and event management firm invidis has announced the details on the 2019 edition of its annual DIGITAL SIGNAGE SUMMIT EUROPE 2019. The theme, this year, is Customer Centricity in the Age of Personalization, Experiences and AI. This year’s DSS is back at the Hilton Munich Airport, which is right on the airport footprint, …
DPAA Firms Up Plans For May 29th Video Everywhere Canada Summit April 2, 2019 by Super User The DPAA has firmed up plans for what will be the second Video Everywhere Canada Summit, on May 29 in Toronto. The Summit is back at the The Rec Room – a huge bar and entertainment complex run by Cineplex, that’s in the shadow of the CN Tower and the Rogers Centre (where the Blue Jays …
The DSE 2019 16:9 Mixer Pix Are In April 1, 2019 by Super User My brother-in-law Bruce was part of the team last week at the annual 16:9 Mixer – running around taking pix with a real camera. He took a pile, and here are some of those shots.
Two Big Digital OOH RFPs On Street, Or Coming, From Amtrak, NY/NJ Port Authority April 1, 2019 by Super User Amtrak has pushed out its digital OOH advertising RFP for its rail system, and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has issued a statement that it will also have an RFP on the street before the end of April. The Amtrak RFP is to build out a multi-city screen network that puts advertising in …
Two Swedish Digital Signage Companies Shuffle CEOs April 1, 2019 by Super User This may be indicative of nothing, but a couple of the largest digital signage companies in Scandinavia are getting new CEOs. Sweden’s ZetaDisplay has announced its President and CEO, Leif Liljebrunn (pictured above), will take on a new role on VP Mergers and Acquisitions this fall, once a CEO search and the new person is …
Here Are The DSE 2019 Apex Award Winners April 1, 2019 by Super User The 15th Annual APEX Awards were handed out last week in Las Vegas – judged and presented by the Digital Signage Federation, during Digital Signage Expo. I am on the board of the DSF, but was not involved in the judging. I also have a bit of a conflict, in that 16:9 is the main sponsor …
DSE 2019 Day 2 Impressions March 29, 2019 by Super User Sitting at the airport lounge, armed with a Bloody Mary, and thinking through Day 2 of Digital Signage Expo. It was busier than I expected. There was not the serious day 2 swoon in traffic that I saw a year ago. I spoke with a few exhibitors who said they were happy with foot traffic …
DSE Day 1 Very Quick Impressions March 28, 2019 by Super User This will have to be fast. Out late, and need to be out the door again early for client meeting. Show looks good. Some people whined about the orientation of the hall, which has the entry and registration area inside the hall. You walk into the hall, and then left into the show. Been like …
10th Annual 16:9 Mixer Easily Best Yet March 27, 2019 by Super User Pretty much bang-on 5:25 last night the 3rd floor elevator dinged and opened up, with the first of what was a wave of people arriving and ready to go for the 10th annual 16:9 Mixer, which has grown into the traditional first big networking event of Digital Signage Expo week. The Hard Rock Cafe has …
