Media Companies Investing In An Increasingly 9:16 World December 17, 2015 by Super User If you have been around digital signage for a few years, you know about the struggles sign networks that were based around portrait mode had in finding and using content. Just about everything out there was landscape, and precious little was made in their chosen 9:16 format. So these networks would either do serious edits on …
Projects: Viennese Digital OOH Screen Takes Donations For Christmas December 14, 2015 by Super User A landmark Viennese church, St. Stephen’s Cathedral, is working with an Austrian outdoor media to generate donations through a digital screen set up in Stephansplatz, a public square. The media firm Gewista has set up a screen that takes 2 Euro donations, to be put towards ongoing renovations to the old church. The is how Google …
Projects: Montreal’s Arts District Adds More Projection-Mapped Buildings, Interactive Seesaws December 10, 2015 by Super User The arts quarter of the amazing city of Montreal has been a visual treat for a few years, owing to various temporary and permanent installations that use lighting and projection. But that gets amped up starting tonight, with a program that runs through the end of January. Called Impulse, the winter installation sees several buildings transformed …
Can The Crowd Review Digital Signage Software? December 9, 2015 by Super User A New Mexico company called CrowdReviews.com has announced its online platform for reviews and rankings of software solutions has started ranking digital signage software companies. “The platform,” says a news release, “has been launched in a limited beta stage and is currently inviting digital signage software developers to have their customers leave reviews and feedback on …
Signs On London Black Cabs Enlisted To Warn Motorists Of Clogged Roads December 9, 2015 by Super User Transport for London (TfL), the public body that governs and runs the surface and mass transport networks in the UK capital, has started testing an intriguing mash-up of fairly old school digital OOH technology with real time data, in an effort to help motorists avoid overly clogged roads. Targeted messages run on GPS-enabled LED boards …
Nanonation Promotes Good Work & Product In New Marketing Video December 7, 2015 by Super User Regular readers will be solidly at the “Yeah, Yeah, Dave, got it” stage when it comes to me going on about the importance of marketing videos in a video driven business (and how few do it). But, I’ll keep going on about it until it becomes commonplace, instead of rare. Bryan Fairfield, President and CEO …
NYC Subways Add Amazon Holiday Shopping On Platform Kiosks December 3, 2015 by Super User New York subway riders can kill time waiting for trains this soliday season by stepping up to one of the Interactive Shopping Experience Brings Future of Retail to NYC Subways Riders can shop for gifts while waiting for trains via MTA On The Go kiosks by stepping up to one of the NYC Metropolitan Transportation …
UK Digital OOH Firm Exterion Media Cuts Over To BroadSign’s Platform November 30, 2015 by Super User Montreal’s BroadSign continues to pick up nice software licensing deals in the Digital Out Of Home sector, particularly in Europe. The latest is 2,000 ad displays already out in the field, owned and run by Exterion Media, Europe’s largest privately held OOH firm. “We tested several platforms prior to the decision. BroadSign’s automation, dynamic content capabilities …
Day 1 Dubai: It Rained??? November 24, 2015 by Super User A reminder that I am in Dubai this week, so posts will be sporadic, at best. My quick impressions. Very curious place. As over the top as billed. Las Vegas without the casinos, machine gun shooting ranges, Instant Loan shops or Hondurans passing out naughty cards. It is much larger than I thought. Main drag …
Christie Acquires Allure Global Solutions November 16, 2015 by Super User Christie has announced its acquisition of Allure Global Solutions, the Atlanta software and services firm that has been largely focused on signage and POS systems for the cinema and sports and entertainment industries. The company will now be known as Allure, a Christie Company. “Christie and Allure have shared customers, most notably in the cinema market, …
