RMG Networks Merger Puts Digital OOH Network On Path To Going Public January 18, 2013 by Super User Reach Media Group Holdings, Inc. (aka RMG Networks) has done a merger agreement with a venture capital firm that will enable the Digital OOH company to go public this year. The deal is with SCG Financial Acquisition Corp, which has listings on NASDAQ and two over the counter exchanges, and does these sorts of special purpose …
Phil Cohen New Head Of Digital Signage Federation January 17, 2013 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation has done its annual board vote, and Phil Cohen of Care Media has been pegged as the new Chairman. Consultant/trainer Alan Brawn becomes Chairman Emeritus, Kim Sarubbi of Saddle Ranch Digital shifts to Vice Chairman and Ken Goldberg (Real Digital Media) is the Secretary/Treasurer. Carre Dawson (Harris), Jeff Dowell (3M), Brian …
Preset Group DSE Mixer Update January 17, 2013 by Super User The plan is to start registration next Thursday for the Preset Group DSE Mixer, which is at the Hard Rock Cafe and includes this nice patio area overlooking the packs of Honduran guys snapping cards of escorts at tourists walking the Strip. We have room for 300-ish. We’re using EventBrite once again as the …
Leap Motion To Drive Digital End-caps In Best Buys January 16, 2013 by Super User Tech Crunch is reporting that those little Leap Motion gesture controllers – which drives finger-level gesture controls to screens – will be sold exclusively (at first) in U.S. Best Buys and marketed using digital end-caps in the stores. The $70 controllers will be available for pre-order starting next month from Best Buy online and in-store …
Signagelive Bags Major UK Digital OOH Network January 15, 2013 by Super User I would imagine this is not the happiest of times around the various offices of Scala, as news is out that a big, longtime client has cut the cord and gone with another digital signage platform provider. Jason Cremins, the CEO of signagelive, tweeted this afternoon: We are extremely proud to announce The Life Channel …
Digital Signage Makes Kids Eat Their Broccoli January 15, 2013 by Super User Entering the digital signage sector as a vendor these days requires a lot of careful thinking about what niches still exist out there. Not many, I’d think. But there are some clever people putting together products and services that go right at problems, and coming up with what at least look nice solutions. Like Nutrislice. …
Is Retail Ready For Stratacache’s Play Time January 15, 2013 by Super User I’m going to file this under Hmmmm. Stratacache CEO Chris Riegel is as smart as they get in this space, and not even vaguely one to engage in wastes of time. So there is a rationale I am clearly, entirely missing as to why the company has launched what it calls its Digital Play service …
Preset Group DSE Mixer Set For Hard Rock Cafe On The Strip January 14, 2013 by Super User For once, I will actually have stepped inside the venue booked for the annual Preset Group DSE Mixer before the day of the event. It’s an interesting approach, and I have warmed to it. In fact, I’ve been twice and even had a drink. Hellberg passed over the company credit card Friday and after much …
A Blindingly Vanilla Music Video On Digital Signage (No, Really …) January 10, 2013 by Super User I give you Phillip “HiPhi” Cordell of HiPhidelity, LLC, the video production company that has created a blindingly vanilla hip hop video with the chorus of “Everywhere I Look Now, Digital Signage!!!” Now raise your hands in the air, and wave them like you just don’t care. Or something. Yo. It’s a fun, silly take on …
DSE Announces Its 2013 Content Award Finalists January 10, 2013 by Super User Digital Signage Expo has announced 28 finalists in nine categories for its annual Content Awards for 2013, with Montreal’s Arsenal Media again dominating the list with seven picks. The finalists were named from a field of nearly 70 entrants from 11 countries. The Gold, Silver and Bronze honors will be presented at at the trade …
