LV's new Cosmopolitan casino takes wildly different content approach to digital signs February 27, 2011 by Dave HaynesThere was lots of chatter last week in the digital signage community last week about the new Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas. The place is very cool, very expensive, and loaded with digital video. The LED boards outside are beautifully crisp and well-positioned. The digital walls in the lobby are stunning. There are large screens …
The Digital Content Circle goes live February 26, 2011 by Dave HaynesSomewhat lost in all the bustle and noise that is DSE week in Las Vegas were several announcements from vendors and other industry companies. Because there was interesting stuff coming out, but precious little time to more than nod at the releases, I am going to ignore the stale-date thing and look at a few …
DSE 2011 … Day two impressions from the floor February 25, 2011 by Dave HaynesI am sitting in the airport, heading home and thinking this could be one of those times when I am so bagged I actually can sleep on an airplane. That and I have my little white sleepy-time pills. I would love to report that Day Two was when my meetings were cleared off and it …
DSE2011 – and the winners were … February 24, 2011 by Dave HaynesHere are the winners from the DSE Apex & Content Awards, with content shop Arsenal Media pretty much owning the thing with three golds and a silver. Art, Entertainment, Recreation GOLD – The Museum of Brazil’s Sport Club Internacional (Inter), nominated by C-nario, EAV – Engenharia Audiovisual & Firefox Com SILVER – Israeli Pavilion in …
DSE2011 – Day One impressions February 24, 2011 by Dave HaynesThe DSE folks are saying this the biggest yet. • Most Exhibitors Ever – 195 exhibiting companies • Largest Net Square Footage in DSE’s History – 60,260sf of exhibit space • Highest Conference Registration – An increase of 25% in conference registration • Largest Educational Conference in History – 166 educational opportunities including the Live …
DSE2011 – Thoughts on the Harris 7-11 deal February 24, 2011 by Dave HaynesHarris Corporation had a press conference on the trade show floor at DSE Wednesday to announce its rather large deal with Digital Display Networks, a DOOH network that has a deal to install in 6,200 7-Eleven stores. The project, if fully realized, is worth $75 million. It is a 10-year agreement that sees Harris providing InfoCaster™ …
DSE 2011 – Have iPad, will post (or try to …) February 23, 2011 by Dave HaynesWalking a trade show with a big old 15 inch laptop in a bag just destroys my neck and back, so I am going to try to cover this using a MUCH lighter iPad. The good news is I can probably knock out more stuff. The bad news is working with WordPress on this thing …
DSE 2011 – Screenfeed does content deal with AOL February 23, 2011 by Dave HaynesScreenfeed has done a content partnership deal with AOL that will get the online giant’s premium and niche content running on digital signage and digital out-of-home networks. The Screenfeed content feeds include topics such as cooking, entertainment, home improvement, finance, sports, style and travel. Jeremy Gavin and his guys at the Minneapolis content shop have …
DSE 2011 – Preset Mixer attracts Big crowd February 23, 2011 by Dave HaynesBack from Preset Group DSE Mixer. I truly have no idea how many people were there, but at least 250, maybe 300. A whole bunch. A pile of people attended, some arriving 15 minutes early and the last stragglers not leaving until after 10. Great crowd, and great chats with a mob of people. I …
DSE 2011 – PQ Media says DOOH to grow by 16.9 in 2011 February 22, 2011 by Dave HaynesPQ Media has put out it’s latest numbers on the global Digital OOH revenue, saying the sector grew by 16.3 percent last year and hitting $6.47 billion in revenue. Patrick Quinn’s forecast, released at DSE today, suggest 2011 growth will be another 16.7 per cent. Separating out US numbers, Quinn’s number-massage team says American growth …