China's Focus Media buying back U.S. $200 million in shares

September 20, 2010

Shanghai — Chinese digital media group Focus Media Holding Ltd. recently announced that it has an agreement to repurchase shares from shareholder Fosun…

STRATACACHE launches enVu

September 20, 2010

Interactive media advertising company enVu, based in New York City, announced its launch today.   The media company's first product, enSpire, uses immersive…

LG launches SuperSign in U.K.

September 20, 2010

According to AV Magazine, LG Electronics recently announced the U.K. launch of SuperSign, a digital signage system aimed at small- and medium-sized businesses.

Next-gen digital signage advertising lands in U.S. airports

Monster Media has launched a network of permanent next-generation digital signage installations at nine major airports in the United States.

UAE DOOH firm inks five-year deal for digital media rights at Dubai Festival City

September 19, 2010

The recently-launched digital media brand Al Barq Digital, owned and operated by Abu Dhabi Media Company subsidiary Abu Dhabi Media Digital Out Of Home, today…

Webinar - Mobile Retail: What Comes Next?

There's a lot of talk about and a lot of interest in mobile retailing, from scannable on-screen coupons to line-busting with checkout in the aisle. In this…

Update on 'Pac-Man Fever' infecting Toronto mayoral race

A Canadian digital-out-of-home company is using digital signage to drive traffic to an online video game that also doubles as a public opinion poll in…

Clear Channel Outdoor creates National Sales Group, launches rebranding campaign

September 14, 2010

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. today announced the creation of a new business unit dedicated to aiding advertiser and agency partners in the planning…

2nd Digital Non-Con a meeting of the digital signage minds

by Bill Yackey — Manager, West IP Communications

Midwest digital signage experts will gather next week in Cincinnati to discuss all things digital.

Belgian DOOH pharma network booked up

September 12, 2010

Ooh-tv.com reports that Belgium's Familia Pharma TV network, deployed in 100 Belgian pharmacies, is booked up until August of next year.   "The network…

Navori filling up Australia's PumpTV

September 12, 2010

Navori reports that Australia's PumpTV, the country's first and only digital petrol station TV network that engages consumers with digital content and…

SpinetiX and AMX joining forces for digital signage advances

September 8, 2010

Technology solution provider AMX today announced a technology sharing partnership with Swiss digital signage manufacturer SpinetiX.   The collaborative…

Canada's National Post publishes digital signage supplement

September 7, 2010

Today's edition of the Canadian National Post newspaper includes an eight-page special supplement on Digital Signage, published by MediaPlanet.   The…

U.K.'s Amscreen inks deal with BMI Healthcare for weather feed, advertising

September 7, 2010

U.K. digital signage company Amscreen recently announced an exclusive deal with U.K. private hospital group BMI Healthcare to provide patients with up-to-date…

OOH Pitch goes to bat with rVue

August 30, 2010

Out-of-home media planning and buying group OOH Pitch Inc. today announced that it has selected the rVue demand-side platform (DSP) as the agency's planning…

SeeSaw Networks introduces solution targeting moms and families

August 30, 2010

Digital place-based media company SeeSaw Networks today introduced an end-to-end solution that it says provides marketers the most effective way to reach and…

DOOH leader trying mobile app

August 29, 2010

Clear Channel Airports, specialists in place-based advertising targeting air travelers, recently announced a partnership with Geodelic, which incorporates…

Intel India launches in-taxi digital signage with Meru Cabs

August 26, 2010

According to India's The Economic Times, Intel India recently launched new digital signage devices in Meru Cabs taxis embedded with Intel chips.   Meru Cabs…

DOOH kids on the healthcare block

by Christopher Hall — w, t

Two young entrepreneurs from La Crosse, Wis., are working hard to make a splash in the healthcare digital-out-of-home network world.

Reach Media Group expands pharm footprint with Cardinal Health deal

August 23, 2010

Digital place-based media and entertainment company Reach Media Group (RMG) today announced that it is extending the scale of its recently acquired Pharmacy TV…