J.C. Decaux to launch digital signage ad network at Twin Cities Airport

January 13, 2008

Pioneer Press: In a few weeks, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport is scheduled to be outfitted with 70-inch digital advertising screens, with…

Scala partner IDS Menus installs digital menu network in Tulsa Hilton

January 13, 2008

EXTON, Pa. — Scala Inc. has announced that Scala Certified Partner IDS Menus, a division of International Display Systems Inc., is placing its first hotel…

Target and Screenvision added as OVAB members

January 13, 2008

NEW YORK — The Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau has announced the addition of Target and Screenvision as members to the organization. Target is the first…

NRF 2008 opens in New York

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

January 13, 2008

NEW YORK — The National Retail Federation's 97th Annual Convention & Expo opened this morning at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Approximately 60…

Digital signage at the movies

Screen technology enlivens concession menu boards and displays.

LG.Phillips LCD to report record earnings

January 10, 2008

CNN Money: South Korean display maker LG Philips LCD is expected to report record quarterly earnings on Monday, helped by stable pricing for its key panels…

Scala gears up for NRF

January 9, 2008

EXTON, Pa. — Scala, Inc., a provider of end-to-end digital signage software, has announced participation in the NRF 97th Annual Convention & Expo to be…

BLOG: Samsung and Reactrix unveil interactive signs for Hilton at CES

January 9, 2008

The New York Times: Screen interface technology, similar to that featured in the movie "Minority Report," was unveiled by Reactrix at CES this week in the…

Is in-store TV an ad overload?

January 9, 2008

Promo Magazine: Networks like BordersTV and eckoTV have been cropping up in retail as marketers experiment with in-store video networks. About 630,000 TV…

RGB adds signagelive SaaS to digital signage repertoire

January 9, 2008

ESSEX, England — RGB Communications has announced that it has been appointed as the exclusive UK and Ireland AV distributor of Remote Media's signagelive…

Interactive digital signs point wine fans in right direction

January 8, 2008

LONDON — Retec Digital announced that it has developed a touch-enabled digital sign used for wine retailing. Retec said the touchscreen is designed to impact…

Microsoft reveals more details on the Surface touchscreen at CES

January 8, 2008

PC Magazine: During his keynote speech at CES 2008 on Sunday, Bill Gates touched on Microsoft's upcoming Surface Computing platform. Since then, the company…

Distribution amplifiers help small businesses with digital signage

January 8, 2008

LAS VEGAS — Cables To Go, a provider of cabling and connectivity solutions, has announced the addition of audio/video distribution amplifiers as part of the…

Wal-Mart explores new digital signage narrowcasting strategy

January 8, 2008

LONDON, Ontario — EK3 Technologies Inc., a digital merchandising firm, has announced an original in-store program recently launched in Wal-Mart Canada stores.

Digital, video, wireless: The future of ‘alternative' out-of-home advertising

January 8, 2008

Mediapost: A PQMedia benchmark study finds that outdoor advertising is taking advantage of digital, video and wireless technologies to become the largest…

Digital signage gears up for 2008 Beijing Olympics

January 7, 2008

BEIJING and SAN JOSE, Calif. ― AirMedia Group Inc., operator of one of the largest digital media networks in China dedicated to air travel advertising, and…

Samsung debuts 70-inch display for digital signage at CES

January 7, 2008

LAS VEGAS – Samsung Electronics America, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Corp., introduced its newest MagicNet Pro-enabled LCD display for digital…

Panasonic unveils 150-inch plasma screen at CES

January 7, 2008

Panasonic's 150-inch plasma screen on display at CES in Las Vegas.LAS VEGAS — Panasonic, a division of the Matsushita Electrical Industrial Co., had…

How effective is in-store digital signage?

January 6, 2008

The Economist: In-store digital signage seems like a no-brainer for big retailers. It makes their shops more attractive to consumer-goods companies because…

Samsung partners with Reactrix for interactive and hotel digital signage

January 6, 2008

LAS VEGAS — Reactrix Systems Inc. has announced it has joined with Samsung to launch an interactive large-format advertising platform called WAVEscape, which…