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Formetco doubles digital billboard production facility (Billboard Insider)

Formetco is currently operating out of a 40,000 square-foot digital production space, but by March 1, Digital Campus will increase to 88,000 square feet. The expansion will not require a move as the neighboring warehouse became available, allowing Formetco to easily remove walls and create the space required to manage the increasing workload. […]

billboardinsider.com
Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 7:01 PM

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16:9: STRATACACHE Centralizes Asia-Pacific Digital Signage Ops In New Singapore Head Office

STRATACACHE says it is opening a new Asia-Pacific headquarters for its group of digital signage companies in Singapore  – 3,100 sq. feet in an office block to house sales, marketing, development, services and customer support in the region. All offices will report up to Manish Kumar, the Managing Director and SVP of Asia­-Pacific Operations. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 10:54 AM

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Tourism Ads Target Depending on the Weather (OAAA)

On February 3 a chilly headline in London’s the Evening Standard read:     The next day, images of smiling, swim-suited paddle boarders in sunny Florida appeared on a network of 68 digital billboards in London, along with other images from balmy Tampa Bay. […]

specialreports.oaaa.org
Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 9:34 AM

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16:9: Here Are The 2019 Digital Signage Awards Winners

The globally-based Digital Signage Awards were handed out last week in Amsterdam, with about 120 nominees and guests attending the awards reception and dinner at an old theatre right in the old city’s central district. The awards are done in association with Sixteen:Nine, and happen because of sponsors like TRISON, BBV, Mvix, NanoLumens and Gable. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Mon, Feb 11, 2019 at 8:41 AM

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10 reasons for technology lags in OOH advertising (OOHToday)

1. There’s No Driving Force to Make People Change the System. 2. […]

oohtoday.com
Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 2:38 PM

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A recap of technology and trends shown at ISE 2019 (IBC)

The past twelve months has seen digital signage become a U$7bn industry in EMEA alone. Global sales of large-format commercial displays shot up 21 percent last year to total $14.6 billion. […]

ibc.org
Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 2:35 PM

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16:9: ISE 2019 Impressions From Day 3: Finally, Hall 8!

Writing this on the plane and in lounges – heading back to Nova Scotia. Like a lot of people, based on what I was hearing and then seeing this morning at the airport, I punched out after three days. Thursday was busy-ish, but nothing like Wednesday. […]

sixteen-nine.net
Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 2:32 PM

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City of Sydney and JCDecaux at stalemate over Telstra payphones (Australian Financial Review)

The increasingly tense standoff over the City of Sydney advertising tender could end up with the council and two major bidders, JCDecaux and oOh!media, facing off in court. Telstra's payphones are at the centre of the dispute between the City of Sydney, JCDecaux and oOh!media, as revealed by The Australian Financial Review in January. […]

afr.com
Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 2:31 PM

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Digital signage software is getting simpler, smarter (DSToday)

This is part two of a series analyzing digital signage trends. Click here for part1, which focuses on indoor digital signage trends. Digital signage software is often overshadowed by hardware since large bright displays seem far more impressive than a robust software platform. […]

digitalsignagetoday.com
Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 2:31 PM

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The Hill: Pro-Trump group counting ‘attempted illegal border crossings’ on video billboards in DC

According to the billboard ticker, over 68,000 illegal border crossings had been attempted so far in 2019. A pro-Trump organization is running video billboards on the sides of trucks in the Washington, D.C., area this week that display an automated ticker estimating the number of attempted illegal border crossings so far this year. […]

thehill.com
Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 2:28 PM

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New Bill Would Outlaw Marijuana Store Billboards in Washington State (Spokane Public Radio)

A pamphlet from the website drugfreeworld.org says "marijuana smoke contains 50-70% more cancer causing substances than tobacco. I’m asking that you strongly consider this bill to help protect our citizens against marijuana smoke that's even more dangerous than tobacco cigarettes that have been banned from billboard advertising,” Klippert said. […]

spokanepublicradio.org
Sat, Feb 9, 2019 at 11:51 PM

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Liquor stores use billboards to battle competition (Louisville Insider)

Maryland-based Total Wine & More posted a billboard advertisement along Interstate 71 downtown promoting its location across Shelbyville Road from Mall St. Matthews, touting it as “worth the drive.” The liquor, beer and wine superstore opened its second Louisville location in October last year. […]

insiderlouisville.com
Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 6:43 PM

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Recent OOH moves (OOHToday)

Joe Cotugno, PROMOTED, Partner, Managing Director, Ayuda Media Systems, Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany, 15+ yrs. Liz (Johnson) DeAngelis, PROMOTED, VP, Growth & Managed Platforms at Ad Council, NYC 1+ yrs. Previous- Ad Council, Director, Growth & Emerging Media, NYC. […]

oohtoday.com
Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 6:11 PM

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Automated out-of-home sales platform Adquick made Business Insider’s list of 57 hot startups (Billboard Insider)

What it does: AdQuick offers a marketplace for buyers and sellers of outdoor ad space. Why it’s hot in 2019: “AdQuick is a mainly ex-Instacart team that is tackling the archaic world of outdoor advertising,” says Pezeshki. As Google and Facebook continue to dominate online advertising, “many direct-to-consumer companies will start to look for ways to reach consumers in other ways. […]

billboardinsider.com
Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 6:04 PM

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How Clear Channel Outdoor tackles debt ahead of gaining independence from iHeartMedia (Billboard Insider)

The Company announced a proposed private offering of Senior Subordinated Debt. The press release caught our eye not only for the size of the offering at $2.2 billion, but also for some of the details provided. […]

billboardinsider.com
Fri, Feb 8, 2019 at 5:58 PM

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