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New lawsuit from sign companies challenges L.A.’s ban on billboards (dailynews)

Los Angeles is facing a new legal challenge to its billboard laws, with two small Southern California companies filing suit over the city’s ban on signs. California Outdoor Equity Partners and AMG Outdoor Advertising sued the city in federal court on June 10, alleging big companies such as Clear Channel Outdoor can maintain billboards but permits are denied to other firms. […]

dailynews.com
Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 2:37 AM

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The Future of Transparent Displays According to Samsung (psfk)

The industry's first Mirror and Transparent OLED display panels have been unveiled, offering new possibilities for personalized shopping and informational browsing. Samsung has unveiled its new Mirror and Transparent OLED displays, which aim to make the purchasing experience more visually engaging for consumers. […]

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Sat, Jun 13, 2015 at 2:35 AM

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State-of-the-art motion capture installation is industry-first for airport advertising (pioneeringooh)

To drive brand awareness and recall, and as the centrepiece of a multi-million dollar global campaign, EMC launched a state-of-the art motion capture and projection installation named the Hybrid Cloud Walk. […]

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Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 4:06 PM

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Montana Tourism’s hybrid campaign in Chicago, by Titan (DSToday)

Static, digital and statues recently brought the Big Sky Country to the Windy City. Media company Titan teamed with Montana Tourism and the Chicago Transit Authority in May to bring a taste of the big sky to the city of big shoulders with an out-of-home ad campaign that combined digital and static elements with 3D statues of bison, bears and moose. […]

digitalsignagetoday.com
Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 4:04 PM

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invidis: Russia’s digital signage shows signs of recovery in the Q2 2015

The Digital Signage Business Climate Index Russia has has increased by 14,28 base points from -21,43 base points to -7,15 base points. The DBCI reflects the current slightly negative business sentiment of the digital signage industry in Russia. Over 70 % of the polled companies are satisfied or rate their current business climate with good. […]

invidis.de
Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 4:01 PM

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A blow for mobile advertising: The next version of Safari will let users block ads on iPhones and iPads

It didn’t get a mention in Apple’s big keynote announcements Monday — which already had plenty of interest to publishers — but deep within Apple’s developer documentation lies perhaps the most important item of all to the news industry. Adblocking is coming to the iPhone with iOS 9. […]

niemanlab.org
Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 2:45 PM

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PJSC Managing Director Mark Boidman Named “40 Under Forty” (DSConnection)

The awards were created to recognize “the next generation of industry mavericks" across all spectrums of the financial consulting profession. […]

digitalsignageconnection.com
Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 11:13 AM

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XTD Reveals Open-Air Installations for its Digital Cross Track Media System in Brisbane (xtd)

By Richard McGowan. Cross-track digital media system operator XTD Limited has unveiled the world’s first open-air digital cross-track media installations leading to the launch of the media network in another major Australian city. […]

xtd.tv
Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 9:07 AM

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16:9: Tiny Virtual Chef Fires Up Meal For Belgian Diners

This is brilliant – projection mapping, using a custom animation on a guest table at a Belgian restaurant. A tiny chef pops out of a virtual hole in the table, and proceeds to fire up a grill and start cooking. The whole thing is projection mapped and is a great representation of how that tech is not just for the sides of buildings and huge spaces. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 9:06 AM

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Exterion Media Netherlands launches new Digital OOH estate (exterionmedia)

Exterion Media has become the leading Digital Out-of-Home (OOH) media company in the Netherlands with the introduction of a brand new digital estate. Launch partners Google, Coca-Cola, Amstel, T-Mobile and UPI are the first advertisers to be displayed on the 70” screens at a premium new location - the IJhal at Amsterdam Central Station. […]

exterionmedia.com
Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 7:31 AM

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AdAge: Global Ad Spending Will Be Up an Average 4.2% Next Year

Global ad spending will be up an average 4.2% next year and the average ad-to-sales ratio (ad dollars spent as a percent of total revenue) will be an estimated 2.0%, according to the 39th annual "Advertising Ratios and Budgets" report, released June 10 by research company Schonfeld & Associates. […]

adage.com
Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 7:24 AM

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Australia set for $16.4 billion ad market worth by 2019

Ad growth is improving, out-of-home advertising it tipped for success and clumsy mobile banners need to be left in the past - the latest PwC Australian Entertainment and Media Outlook Report is out. The total Australian advertising market is expected to grow to $16.4 billion by 2019, up from $12.9 billion in 2014 – according to the latest PwC Australian Entertainment and Media Outlook Report. […]

adnews.com.au
Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 7:18 AM

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FEPE Congress on OOH creative: ‘Simple’ may be out of fashion but it’s the way forward says Dave Trott (moreaboutadvertising)

Dave Trott’s reputation as an ad guru grows apace and today he was speaking to the annual congress of FEPE – the association representing the world’s big out of home media companies – about creativity. […]

moreaboutadvertising.com
Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 2:21 AM

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All Twitter updates from FEPE 56th Congress in Budapest, June 10-12, 2015

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twitter.com
Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 1:47 AM

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Google might be in competition with Titan Outdoor in its quest to fix cities (businessinsider)

Wednesday night, Google unveiled a plan to help improve cities. The company launched a new, independent company called Sidewalk Labs run by former Bloomberg CEO Dan Doctoroff. Sidewalk aims build products and platforms to tackle big-picture issues like cost of living, efficient transportation, and energy use for city-dwellers around the world. […]

businessinsider.in
Fri, Jun 12, 2015 at 1:44 AM

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