Media demand, budgets up: New report January 21, 2011 by Super UserWall Street securities firm Deutsche Bank has issued an investor report that suggests, based on what media buyers are telling them, that demand for all media – and particularly big media like TV networks – is growing. The report itself doesn’t seem to be published online, but MediaPost has a copy: The report suggests demand …
Astral wins DOOH war in Montreal airport January 20, 2011 by Super UserMontreal’s Trudeau airport is a frequent haunt and has been for many years. I was impressed, several years ago, when Bell Canada installed a nicely executed portrait screen network all through the facility, pre and post-security. I liked the sightlines and the packaging and the use of portrait. Then Montreal-based media giant Astral came in …
DSE's spring matchmaker forum already half sold out January 20, 2011 by Super UserDigital Signage Expo is doing its second Industry Forum May 15-18 at a resort in St. Petersburg, FL, and the event already has half the vendor slots sold. Peerless Industries, Chief Manufacturing, NEC Display Solutions, Allure Global, PRN, Real Digital Media, NCR Netkey and Panasonic have all stepped up. Real Digital Media is based in the …
Industry moods more positive: PRI research January 19, 2011 by Super UserI like Steven, Margot and the folks at the Platt Retail Institute, and appreciate the research and education they do. But boy, they could stand to do a little packaging of the data so the great unwashed can bend their brains around it. I quote from the Q4 2010 North American Digital Signage Index released this …
Navori's new software pushing broadcast-quality video out of $350 PCs January 19, 2011 by Super UserThe Swiss software company Navori doesn’t make a lot of noise in the marketplace, but they quietly do a lot of business – with installs in 90 countries and some 75,000 active licenses. That number thoroughly blows away the installed base of a lot of much noisier competitors. The company IS making some noise this …
DSE Content Awards Dinner Deadline Approaching January 19, 2011 by Super UserThe early purchase discount for Digital Signage Expo’s Second Annual APEX & Content Awards Dinner expires Friday, which means you can save a few bucks ordering now. Individual tickets can still be purchased online at www.dse2011.com at the early-registration price of $125.00, or $1,125.00 for a table of 10. After that, individuals will cost $150 …
Preset DSE Mixer – first details January 17, 2011 by Super UserWe have settled on the core details for next month’s Preset Group DSE mixer in Las Vegas. It will be Feb. 22, at The Pub in the Monte Carlo hotel/casino/resort. It will run 6-9ish, and we’ll have room for about 250 people, up from 180 or so last year. New venue – Last year at …
OVAB expands to Middle East January 17, 2011 by Super UserThis was hinted at a few weeks ago, but is now official – OVAB Europe has extended its reach into the Middle East region and signed up its first regional member – Abu Dhabi Media Digital Out Of Home, which runs the Al Barq Digital nework of screens/kiosks in major shopping malls over there. “Advertising …
Intel on its Connected Store (video) January 12, 2011 by Super UserSpotted this video on Intel’s YouTube channel. It is built around the NRF show and shows how Intel, from its point of view, pretty much IS the eco-system of digital signage in retail. It’s a solid presentation about the many ways screen-based technology is and will be implemented in retail environments, but someone new to …
Intel shows off future digital retailing ideas at NRF January 10, 2011 by Super UserIntel made some noise last year at NRF with its interactive station, and the chipmaker is going for it again at the retail trade show. Intel unveiled its Connected Store concept – a two-story, 2,400 sq. ft. retail storefront concept – with an assortment of whiz-bang technologies. Powered by 2nd Generation Intel® Core™ processors, previous-generation …
