MINNEAPOLIS — KFC Corp., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands Inc., has selected Wireless Ronin for the market test phase of its dynamic digital signage menu board program. KFC will be using Wireless Ronin’s proprietary RoninCast software to monitor and operate a fully integrated digital menu board system. The… Read More »KFC expands digital menu board market test
With the growing level of installed displays and market penetration of digital signage, the importance of content is increasing exponentially as the instrument of overall network success. Alchemy’s latest whitepaper, “The New Madison Avenue Diet: The Strategy for Performance-Focused Dynamic Signage Content,” offers a departure from the steady… Read More »The New Madison Avenue Diet: The Strategy for Performance-Focused Dynamic Signage Content
TORONTO — Alchemy, the digital signage division of St. Joseph Communications, has released a white paper entitled “The New Madison Avenue Diet: The Strategy for Performance-Focused Dynamic Signage Content.” The white paper offers a departure from the steady “diet” of TV ads placed by brands and agencies, indicating… Read More »Alchemy releases whitepaper on digital signage content
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Avocent Corp. has introduced a new version of its Emerge MPX extender, the MPX1500 high-definition multipoint extender, which wirelessly distributes HD content from a single source to multiple destinations. Emerge MPX extenders can be deployed for a variety of digital signage and professional video applications,… Read More »Avocent releases HD extender for digital signage
EXTON, Pa. — Scala, a provider of end-to-end digital signage software, has announced that it is sponsoring the Strategy Institute’s Out-Of-Home Digital Media Content Strategies 2008 Conference on January 29-30, 2008 in Las Vegas. The conference brings together industry leaders that will provide answers on how to connect… Read More »Scala announces Strategy Institute sponsorship
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — GestureTek Inc., a provider of gesture-controlled interactive entertainment and presentation systems, has announced the launch of the company’s ScreenFX interactive multi-media display system in the new Charleston Mall in Dublin, Ireland. The installation is one of Europe’s largest interactive retail signage systems. GestureTek partnered with… Read More »Interactive digital signage comes to Irish mall
SARASOTA, FL — Real Digital Media, a provider of digital signage products for establishing point-of-purchase marketing, promotions and corporate communication networks, has announced that the company’s Management Committee has appointed Thomas L. Dowdy as a new independent director. Dowdy founded Florida-based National In-Store (NIS), and directed the company’s… Read More »Real Digital Media expands board of directors
DETROIT — Gas Station TV has announced the result of a Nielsen Media Research study that said 70 percent of participants recalled advertising shown on its network. The study also showed that 78 percent of participants agree that GSTV is a good source of product information, and 84… Read More »Nielsen reports 70 percent ad recall for gas pump digital screens
MELBOURNE, Australia — Symstream Technology Group Ltd. announced Jan. 25 that Michael Hudson has joined the company as vice president and managing director of Symstream Americas. Hudson, a recognized authority in the retail segment of cash dispense and ATM technology, has most recently served as the executive vice… Read More »Symstream announces new vice-president
LAS VEGAS — The Fourth Screen Awards winners will be announced Tuesday, Jan. 29, during the Out-of-home Digital Media Content Strategies Summit. The Awards presentation and summit will take place at the Mirage in Las Vegas. The Summit will be held Jan. 29-30. The judging panel for the… Read More »Fourth Screen Awards to be announced this week
AMSTERDAM — 1-2-1VIEW launched InterFace Viewer Validation Tool at Integrated Systems Europe in Amsterdam this week. Developed in-house by 1-2-1VIEW, InterFace is based on viewership validation technology that tracks quantity and duration of viewership in real time across a digital signage network. InterFace is designed to provide viewership… Read More »1-2-1VIEW intros audience measurement tech at ISE
NEW YORK —Convention attendees at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City were offered live airline flight information via digital signs from Flyte Systems in the lobby during the International Hotel/Motel and Restaurant Show (IH/M&RS) in New York City November 10-13, 2007. The Javits FlyteBoard… Read More »Javits Center uses digital signage for flight info