Ad-networking all the hockey arenas September 29, 2006 by Dave HaynesI’m not sold on the business model, but hats off to the guys at Vauntcom for rolling up most of the major arenas in the country. All that’s left is Montreal, and the Centrium in Red Deer … on second thought, maybe Montreal is enough. Calgary-HQ’d Vauntcom Media Corp. is planning to add the Air …
WireSpring bags Wal-Mart Mexico September 27, 2006 by Dave Haynes I remember calling WireSpring three or four years ago asking if their software could be used for digital signage. They were kiosks guys, but were somewhat distinct in that they used an ASP-style model and Linux. They’d had a few calls about digital signage, but weren’t really in the game yet. Fast-forward a few years. …
Debating the merits of ad-based networks in stores September 27, 2006 by Dave HaynesSelf-Service World magazine has an online piece looking at the merits of ad-based networks in retailers. It’s one of those slighlty suspicious articles in which at least some of the companies quoted just happen to have ads on the same page, but the comments are nonetheless valid. “Most retailers looking at digital signage networks have …
Is the tipping point finally here? September 20, 2006 by Dave HaynesI was having a coffee with an industry colleague yesterday and yakking about the high level of activity we’re seeing these days. The tire-kicking is over and digital signage, or whatever you want to call it, is a going concern with retailers. But, and it is a but that can be underlined, all that activity …
Wireless Ronin still planning IPO August 30, 2006 by Dave HaynesThis from the biz news wires: Ronin Technologies, Inc. today announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form SB-2 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of its common stock. Pursuant to the offering, Wireless Ronin expects to offer 4,500,000 shares at a price range between …
The odd digital signage couple August 24, 2006 by Dave HaynesNow here’s a partnership I didn’t see coming … and I doubt many others did, either. AKA reports that LED big board manufacturer Daktronics has set up a joint company with VST Media, which does the screens on the top of gas pumps thing. Big honking screen company meets little LCD guys. Says AKA: VST International …
Tesco TV finally goes below the line … where it should be August 21, 2006 by Dave HaynesWord out of the UK is that the lightbulbs finally went off inside Tesco and its managers have largely given up on the third-party advertising model. Out of home giant J.C. Decaux is out and Dunnhumby, which does transaction data and loyalty cards for Tesco, is in. The managing director of Decaux’s sales conceded Tesco …
Platt's take on the business July 28, 2006 by Dave HaynesIndustry-watcher Steven Platt puts out a regular e-mailer about research trends in the business. His latest includes a round-up of where things stand globally: “In the U.K., for example, the apparent failure to generate significant advertising revenue streams has blunted new retail deployments. We believe that our British friends could benefit from proposing non-ad supported …
The consolidation continues … July 21, 2006 by Dave HaynesPlanar, which makes high-end displays, has acquired Clarity Visual Systems, which peddles high-end displays and digital signage software. “Beaverton, Ore.-based Planar also aims to enter the high-end home theater market later this year with the introduction of a new large-screen display, the Xscreen. The cash and stock deal to acquire Clarity is slated to close …
WSJ While You Wait July 7, 2006 by Dave Haynes This was bound to happen. A Chicago-based company has borrowed a page from Focus Media in China and established a network of LCD displays in the elevator wait lobbies of office properties. Called the Office Media Network, the company’s business approach is to place large LCD screens set in landscape mode on a wall at …
