Ryanair staffers watching signagelive-powered screens at airport bases January 28, 2011 by Dave HaynesNice 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 Dave HaynesThe 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 Dave HaynesThose 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 Dave HaynesWall 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 Dave HaynesMontreal’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 Dave HaynesDigital 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 Dave HaynesI 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 Dave HaynesThe 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 …
OVAB expands to Middle East January 17, 2011 by Dave HaynesThis 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 …
Christie announces managed services for digital signage January 10, 2011 by Dave HaynesChristie Digital has a pile of resources and experience in place from the work it does supporting its projection business, and the company has decided to “sweat those assets” a little more by introducing an end-to-end digital signage management offer aimed at retail. The company has a presence at NRF this week in New York …