More detail on Kodak-Haivision deal February 1, 2011 by Super UserThat deal between Haivision’s CoolSign digital signage unit and Kodak is now official, with an announcement page on the Haivsion website talking about how the software is now directly integrated into Kodak’s new JV700 (7inch) and JV1000 (10 inch) digital signs. It’s not about getting pictures or video to every screen; it’s about controlled content …
Ayuda makes Splash with free playback software for DOOH January 31, 2011 by Super UserOne of my stops last week in Montreal was at the offices of Ayuda Media Systems, in a historic riverfront building in old Montreal. I didn’t know a whole bunch about the company, except that its background was in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems for the OOH media business. I also knew the company had …
CoolSign/Haivision announcing Kodak deal next week January 29, 2011 by Super UserA deal with Kodak that’s been done for a buncha weeks and chattered about quietly around Haivision and its recently-acquired CoolSign unit gets announced next week. In a nutshell (as was whispered across the pond by DailyDOOH), the deal sees a a couple of Kodak’s networked digital picture frames driven by CoolSign’s enterprise-grade software. The …
Preset Mixer Registration – Monday 11:15 ET January 28, 2011 by Super UserOk, we are trying to coordinate this across several time zones, and ensure people are up and at ’em even on the West Coast. So, Sixteen:Nine and sponsor DailyDOOH will schedule posts on both blogs to activate at 11:15 Monday morning Eastern Time, 8:15 in LA and 4:15 PM in London. The posts will link …
Ryanair staffers watching signagelive-powered screens at airport bases January 28, 2011 by Super UserNice deal. Not all that big. But nice profile. Jason Cremins and the team at UK-based signagelive bagged a deal to provide the software platform for staff-facing digital signage displays at all of Ryanair’s bases across Europe. Low fares airline Ryanair is installing signagelive-powered digital displays at all of its bases across Europe to steadily …
Onestop pitching Toronto schools to move its DOOH pilot to full rollout January 27, 2011 by Super UserThe Toronto District School Board Administrative, Finance and Accountability Committee met last night and deferred for a few weeks the discussion and decision Onestop Media Group’s pitch to put screens in high schools that run information, backed by inoffensive advertising. That’s probably bad news for Onestop because it gives the local media a few weeks to …
ClearChannel expanding its interactive bus shelter program January 21, 2011 by Super UserThose very cool giant touchscreens that Clear Channel Out of Home has been running at selected bush shelters in San Francisco and (didn’t know this part) Washington, D.C. went off well enough that the program is being expanded. Twenty new interactive digital shelters have been installed on major public transportation routes in San Francisco with plans for …
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 …
