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16:9: Dot2Dot Acquires Fellow Digital Signage Solutions Provider Pixel Point

Toronto-based solutions provider Dot2Dot Communications has acquired another Toronto-area solutions provider, Pixel Point Digital. “We’ve been supporting the leaders of Pixel Point for over 10 years, their work and flair for innovative solutions is a tremendous asset to our growing business as we move forward,” says Andy McRae, Dot2Dot’s GM, in a press release. […]

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Wed, Jul 26, 2017 at 8:49 AM

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Back At HQ Desk After East Coast Swing

Back at HQ after a couple of weeks away, out on Canada’s east coast. I am thinking about relocating the business, and life, there for a bunch of reasons, and spending some time out there was helpful. […]

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Mon, Jul 17, 2017 at 7:59 AM

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DSF Sets Date, Location For Toronto Digital Signage Mixer On July 26

The DSF has set a date and place for a Toronto Meet & Greet mixer in late July, as well as a speaker. The event is July 26, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at The Rec Room, a new mega entertainment place-thingie that I believe is a product of Cineplex, the cinema chain. […]

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Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 4:59 PM

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Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: James Fine, Telecine

James Fine has been around the digital signage ecosystem since the earliest days. He founded Telecine in the mid-80s to do high-end video production for the corporate sector. By the mid-90s, he was getting into signage, putting networked screens in Quebec casinos. […]

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Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 12:11 AM

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Canada’s PharmaChoice Rolls Out Advice For Life Digital Signage Network In Stores

Canada’s second-largest independent pharmacy banner PharmaChoice is going ahead with plans for a national rollout of an in-store digital signage network, branded as the Advice for Life Network. The screens are primarily in place to deliver a mix of PharmaChoice-sponsored healthy tips for their customers, and local content specific to each location. […]

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Mon, May 29, 2017 at 1:08 PM

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Capital Networks Tweaks Management Team As Trainor Eases A Bit More Into Retirement

Trainor and Vair One of the nicest (and funniest) men in digital signage is continuing his slow-motion slide into retirement. […]

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Tue, May 23, 2017 at 9:29 AM

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16:9: PATTISON Onestop Opts In On Programmatic Media Platform For Canadian DOOH Ads

One of the largest out of home media companies in Canada, PATTISON Onestop, has signed on with a programmatic media-buying to fully  automate placements for at least part of its digital inventory. The platform, dubbed Campsite, enables PATTISON Onestop to make a portion of its digital inventory available to media buyers via real-time bidding. […]

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Tue, May 16, 2017 at 6:35 AM

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DSF Plans Toronto Mixer July 26th

The Digital Signage Federation is coming back to Toronto for a mixer this summer – the evening of July 26, somewhere in the big city. No more details available at the moment. By late July it might actually be shorts weather. […]

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Thu, May 11, 2017 at 3:54 PM

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16:9: Toronto VW Dealer Welcomes Customers With Massive 2 by 8 Video Wall

Humberview Volkswagen in Toronto did a big reno recently that was finished off by a massive 2 by 8 video wall on the showroom bulkhead wall. The 27-foot by four-foot video wall has 16 ultra-narrow-bezel 46-inch LCDs that can run a single large image or up to four media pieces side by side, using a digital video matrix that includes five distinct video sources. […]

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Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 9:56 AM

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16:9 Projects Podcast: 10net On The Lush Dream Lounge

Michael Tutton, the host of Sixteen Nine Projects, was at Digital Signage Expo in March and had the opportunity to speak with a number of Apex Award nominees. In this episode, he features Dan Hagen, CEO of 10net, based in Vancouver and Seattle. 10net won a Bronze Medal for their work for with cosmetic company Lush, during the Vancouver Ted Talks in 2016. […]

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Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 12:05 AM

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16:9: Going From Chalkboards To Digital Signs Saves Bar 180-Plus Labor Hours A Year

A little bar and restaurant down the highway from me in Stratford, Ontario has worked out that putting in digital signage displays has saved them 182 hours in labor costs annually. Until a big reno in 2013, Bentley’s Bar, Inn & Restaurant did their daily menu specials, beer boards and martini boards all by hand – chalking it all in on blackboards. […]

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Fri, Apr 7, 2017 at 12:09 AM

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16:9: BMO Uses Flip-Disc Tech For Mobile App-Driven Wish Fountain

In an odd twist, here’s a second post in a week about flip-disc technology being used as an alternative to digital screens. The Bank of Montreal – one of the big five national banks in Canada – is celebrating its 200th year in business in 2017, and one of the things it is doing to mark that is something of a digital art installation in the company’s Toronto office tower. […]

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Thu, Apr 6, 2017 at 11:54 AM

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Design Science Shipping New Digital Signage Displays That Run 12+ Hours On Rechargeable Batteries

  I was at GlobalShop about 10-12 years ago and remember seeing a small shelf-edge display being touted by a little company as the answer to getting screens in places where power was unavailable. The power pack looked like something straight out of Roadrunner cartoon – a giant roll of rechargeable batteries all bundled together like the sticks of dynamite Wile E. […]

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Tue, Mar 21, 2017 at 9:02 AM

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DSE 2017 Booth Previews: Baanto

DSE BOOTH PREVIEWS Baanto DSE Booth Number – 1248 Why do people going to DSE need to put your company on their Must See list of booths? Our ShadowSense touch technology is widely recognized as a reliable solution for adding multi-touch capabilities to almost any display surface. This year we’ll be showcasing several solutions to fit the entire digital signage spectrum. […]

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Mon, Mar 20, 2017 at 11:23 AM

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Jobs: Digital Signage Technical Support Specialist – Markham, Ontario

Capital Networks is looking for a tech support person for its main office in Markham, which is suburban Toronto. They had 300 resumes come in off a job posting, but almost all of them involved people who  didn’t have the right experience or skill sets. SO .. […]

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Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 1:45 PM

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