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NASA Installs New Clock for New Generation

by Tom Allen

The old seven-bar clock at the Kennedy Space Centre’s Press Site is arguably a part of history, used in many Apollo launches. Last December, the clock became history, as it was too old to …

Tags:Back Panel| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| LED| Vol 22 - Issue 06

ISE is Here

by Tom Allen

A multi-touch best practice guide is to be introduced by 3M (8.F300). The guide will include advice from 3M and its European partners, to show where and how touch technology can be used. A media server …

Daktronics Prepared For Super Bowl

by Tom Allen

Daktronics installed a massive new digital billboard in the University of Phoenix Stadium, ahead of the recent Super Bowl. The billboard, with a 13mm pixel pitch, measured 17.7m x 50m (a total of 2,900m²!) …

Captive Media Chooses Broadsign

by Tom Allen

Captive Media, a UK provider of digital signage for public toilets, has converted its network to use Broadsign’s cloud-based software platform. Captive currently has a network of 60 screens in London and will install …

JCDecaux Reports 5% Rise in 2014 Revenue

by Helen Vince

JCDecaux said that revenue in 2014 increased 5.1% year on year to €2.8 billion, compared with €2.7 billion in 2013. In the final quarter of the year, revenue was 8.8% higher at €389.3 million. …

Axiomtek’s OPS Player Supports UltraHD

by Tom Allen

Axiomtek’s newest digital signage media player, the OPS883-H, is an OPS-compliant model that supports UltraHD resolution. Driven by a dual- or quad-core Core i3/i5/i7 Haswell processor, the media player can be used in multi-display and large-venue …

Tags:Digital Signage| DOOH| Large Display Monitor| UltraHD| Vol 22 - Issue 05

JCDecaux Expands Airport Portfolio

by Tom Allen

JCDecaux Airports has taken on the contract to operate interior and exterior advertising displays at French airport Golfe de Saint-Tropez. All displays will be newly installed, including a large-format unit visible from the runway. However …

DBCI Results Vary Across Europe

by Tom Allen

Mediterranean countries were added to OVAB Europe’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) last year. Three of these were Italy, Spain and Portugal (the latter two measured together). Italy’s business sentiment was volatile last …

South Bank SE1 Goes Live

by Helen Vince

After the iconic Old Street EC1 launched with YouTube in October, JCDecaux, the UK’s leading Outdoor advertising company, has kick-started 2015 with the launch of a new digital Outdoor tower set in the cultural heart of …

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Hisense Follows Through With Schalke Partnership

by Tom Allen

Hisense is supplying 120 of its 42″ K680 UltraHD TVs to be installed in the promenade area of Hannover stadium. 40 additional TVs are located in other areas of the stadium. The move is …

Tags:DOOH| Hisense| Large Display Monitor| Vol 22 - Issue 05

GTCR, Adams Outdoor to Buy Fairway Media Group

by Helen Vince

US private equity firm GTCR has partnered with Adams Outdoor to acquire Fairway Media Group from ACON Investments and MidOcean Partners. Fairway is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the US, operating approximately 20,000 …

Tags:DOOH| Large Display Monitor| Mergers & Acquisitions| Vol 22 - Issue 05

Two markets going from strength to strength – DE/AT/CH and BENELUX

by Vanessa Browning

OVAB Europe’s Digital Signage Business Climate Index (DBCI) has been used to analyse the 2014 DACH and Benelux markets. In DACH, the Index began the year very positively; despite losing some momentum from Q2 …