Torstar strikes deal to sell digital screen network

January 16, 2008

TORONTO — Torstar Corp., owner of Canada's largest-circulation daily paper, has struck a deal to sell its Transit Television Network unit in the United States…

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…

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…

CBS, Gas Station TV sign deal for gas pump screen content

December 19, 2007

DETROIT, Mich. — CBS has signed a deal with Gas Station TV (GSTV), a provider of pump-top screens and digital gas station media, to provide viewers with a mix…

Cincinnati airport launches new video walls

December 3, 2007

CHICAGO — NEC Display Solutions of America announced the successful deployment of a digital signage program at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International…

Daktronics installs 500th digital billboard

November 26, 2007

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Daktronics Inc. announced its 500th digital billboard installation. The company installed its first digital billboard in 2001.

The psychology of digital signage

by David Drain

A neuroscientist analyzes the effects digital signage has on the brain.

Carnival Cruise Lines completes digital signage install

November 13, 2007

EXTON, Pa. — Scala Inc. announced that Carnival Cruise Lines now features Scala InfoChannel Digital Signage on all of its cruise ships.

VisionChina Media files $100M IPO

November 13, 2007

Street Insider: VisionChina Media filed a registration statement with the SEC for an initial public offering of its common stock. The proposed maximum…

Google maps screens coming to gas pumps

November 7, 2007

CNN: Online search leader Google will dispense driving directions at thousands of gasoline pumps across the country beginning early next month. The pumps…

Digital Signage Association launched

November 7, 2007

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A new association for the $1.1 billion digital signage industry has officially launched. The Digital Signage Association has been created to…

Starbucks, Pepsi to premiere film on Shanghai subway screens

November 6, 2007

Wall Street Journal: A feel-good film about a girl from the Chinese countryside who moves to the big city to discover love, blogging and Starbucks will premier…

Liberty Travel launches 190-location digital screen network

November 5, 2007

NEW YORK CITY — Liberty Travel is installing a digital-media network at many of its more than 190 retail locations.

Network profile: JetSet Media

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Luxury signage network brings information, ads to private air travelers.

Digital signage at Self Service Expo

by James Bickers — Editor, Networld Alliance

Show emphasizes dynamic signage for the first time.

Houston Chevy dealer taps into automotive digital signage

October 8, 2007

HOUSTON — Landmark Chevrolet, the largest Chevy dealership in Houston, Texas, and one of the largest U.S. parts distributors for General Motors, has partnered…

Digital Signage Drive comes to KioskCom

A new digital signage focus debuts at the long-running show.

NYC cabbies go on strike over touchscreens, GPS

September 4, 2007

Associated Press: A group of taxi drivers launched a two-day strike Wednesday, right in the middle of the New York Fashion Week and the U.S. Open tennis…

Google's nine points of innovation

What every company can learn from Google's best practices.

Security awareness signage campaign launched at Manchester Airport

August 27, 2007

LONDON — Creative agency Pixel Inspiration announced the successful installation of a multi-channel communications campaign at Manchester Airport entitled…