Consultancy OOH Capital Adds Three Heavyweight Partner Advisors January 18, 2022 by Super User Through the years I have had a pile of emails and calls from money people and entrepreneurs seeking advice about the digital OOH media business, and in most cases I have sent them elsewhere – because that business is SO complicated by all the language used and all the different platforms and technologies that can …
Kyle Porter’s $2.3 Billion Decision To Get Out Of Digital Signage December 29, 2021 by Super User Let’s start winding down this nutty year – really two nutty years – on a happy note, with a giant tip of the hat to a still-young guy who got his start in digital signage and place-based media, but left the business to start a company that just got sold at a value of $2.3 …
DSF Announces New Board, Incoming Chairman For 2022 December 28, 2021 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) has announced the results of its recent election of 2022 Board of Directors by members, with four new well-known industry veterans joining the board. The newly elected board members: Kristin Roubie of EloTouch; Bryan Meszaros of OpenEye Global; Jeffrey Weitzman of Navori Labs; Tony Green of Snap Install. Current director …
Merry Christmas And Happy Holidays December 23, 2021 by Super User Things seem to pretty much be shut down, as emails have slowed down to the point that it’s almost all spam. I’m around and paying attention, but don’t expect many posts for the next few days. Happy holidays, whether you observe something by faith or not. Regardless, slowing down for a few days, if you …
Telecine Continues Its Tradition Of Laughter-Filled Holiday Season Videos December 22, 2021 by Super User I wondered if the folks at Montreal’s Telecine Multimedia would do another loopy holiday season video this year, as they dealt with the shock and grief of losing their founder James Fine this fall to cancer. They compromised – putting together something of a highlights reel that is punctuated with a lot of smiles and …
Posts Are Limited This Week, But There’s A 7 Pound, Five Ounce Reason December 8, 2021 by Super User Not too many posts this week for a couple of reasons: 1 – There’s not a whole lot shaking that’s genuinely worth writing about. I could work with some of the excited press releases I get about screens on walls in waiting rooms, but those kinds of projects were interesting in 2007. Sorry. Happy companies …
Pix: Check Out A Photo Gallery From Last Week’s DSF Mixer In Atlanta December 6, 2021 by Super User You may vaguely remember a time in the distant past when industry people got together for events, clinked glasses and made up stories that confused or alarmed lurking competitors. They’ve been coming back, at least in some circles and places. The Digital Signage Federation had its first full-scale Meet and Mingle event last week in …
Deep, Deep Sigh: Telecine Founder James Fine Has Passed Away At 67 November 24, 2021 by Super User The digital signage industry lost a great person earlier this month – James Fine, the founder and president of Telecine Multimedia in Montreal. He went in for surgery recently, and did not recover from it. He was 67. James was one of the truly nice, giving and smart people in the industry, quietly and steadily …
Digital Signage Federation Starts Vote For New and Renewed Board Members November 10, 2021 by Super User The Digital Signage Federation is in the process of electing new board members, with a very good crowd of candidates for the five open positions. The people running for the spots are: Frank Pisano of BrightSign, who is seeking a second term; Kym Frank of Intermx (previously of Geopath); Tony Green of Snap Install; Michael …
Sixteen:Nine ISE Mixer Set For Feb. 2 In Barcelona; Call For Sponsors November 9, 2021 by Super User With InfoComm out of the way, the next major trade show focused on digital signage and pro AV (if you set aside CES and NRF) is Integrated Systems Europe in Barcelona, at the start of February. Sixteen:Nine will be doing a digital signage industry mixer during that week, off-site and in conjunction with the global …
