ORIX Venture Finance Provides Financing to Zoom Media Group

September 1 2010
ZoommedialogoORIX Venture Finance has provided debt financing to Zoom Media Group Inc.. ORIX joins Zoom’s existing capital providers, the de Gaspé Beaubien family and ABS Capital Partners, the equity investors and owners of the Company. Zoom will use new capital to continue to expand its existing media… Continue reading

Netherlands: Librium TV Adds 4 New Networks

September 2 2010
Libriumtvlogode Just after losing McDonalds, Librium TV has announced the addition of four new networks to its portfolio, according to Adformatie. The agency will now market the 350 screens run by TENQ, the POSTV (Neo Advertising) network deployed in 200 supermarkets, the screens installed in 225 fitness… Continue reading

China MediaExpress Adds Hunan Changsha Huanghua International Airport and New Buses in Jiangxi to Its Network

September 2 2010
ChinamediaexpresslogoChina MediaExpress Holdings, Inc. has entered into an agreement with a media company in Hunan to purchase the exclusive right to operate television screens on all 45 airport express buses originating from the Hunan Changsha Huanghua International Airport. The five-year contract commenced on September 1, 2010. Separately,… Continue reading

Tunisia: Saphir Group to Invest €3M in Digital Signage Network

September 1 2010
TunisieDrapeau The Saphir Group, run by Mohamed Ben Moncef Trabelsi, has launched Digicom, a new digital signage ad-sales agency. The company is planning to invest some 6 million Dinars (3 million Euros) over five years to deploy the largest network in Tunisia. The first installations started in… Continue reading

Netherlands: McDonalds Terminates Ad-based Digital Signage Network

September 1 2010
LibriumMcdonaldsde The Dutch McDonalds ad-based digital signage network will close down on October 1st. The announcement was made by Hans Bruning, McDonalds Marketing Coordinator, in the magazine RetailTrends (quoted by RetailNews). There are two main reasons for the decision: the lack of revenue generated by the network,… Continue reading

Belgium: Digitopia Installs 350 Post Offices

August 31 2010
digitopia_logoBpost, the re-named Belgian Postal Service, now boasts a digital signage network in its retail outlets. Digitopia, responsible for the deployment, announced that it had reached 350 installed sites at the beginning of August. Another 200 sites will soon follow. Digitopia is one of the leading integrators… Continue reading

UK: Vending Machine Rewards Bright Brains

August 31 2010
DrenchSVMde After the vending-machine which rewards smiles, now there’s a vending-machine which favours the bright. Juicy Drench (a Britvic drink) has deployed Smart Vending Machines in shopping centres and underground and railway stations in the UK. The machines, which feature a touch-screen, give away drinks free to… Continue reading

North America: DSE’ Q2 2010 Barometer Shows Continuing Increase in Advertising Spending

August 31 2010
DSElogo The DSE has released its Q2 2010 Business Barometer. Key results are: - 97% of all survey participants continue to be positive about the future of the DS industry. - 51% of End-Users/Network Operators reported actual DOOH Advertising Revenues were 6% Higher than in Q1 -… Continue reading

Europe: Hyundai IT Supplies Car Configurators for Citroën and Peugeot

August 30 2010
Hyundai IT In an interview with Ooh-tv.fr, Alain Kestler, Director of Hyundai IT France, announced that the Korean company has won the contract to provide virtual showrooms, i.e. car configurators, for the new Citroën DS3. The terminals use two screens: one, a 19-inch touch-screen which allows the customer… Continue reading

India: Kinoton Appoints blueMango

August 30 2010
Litefast-MAGIC_showcase_champagnede Kinoton GmbH has appointed Mumbai-based blueMango solutions pvt. ltd. its authorized Litefast Sales and Service Representative for India. blueMango is specialized in technology consulting, digital marketing solutions and software development. “It's a pleasure to partner with Kinoton Germany and we are very excited to introduce their… Continue reading