RAM Active Media’s Train FX, a company focused on the provision of rail technologies (on-board media systems, advanced passenger information solutions, etc.), was (sort of) acquired last month by CETEC Europe Ltd. CETEC is part of the Changzhou Evergreen Group, a Chinese conglomerate specialising in high and new technology investment, R&D, manufacture in the fields…More

After digital signage has been installed in the carriages in the ¨Francilien” suburban trains and in those on Line 1 of the Paris Metro, the new “M109” carriages on the RER A suburban line have also been fitted out. Each carriage has four 19” LCD screens installed in the upper and lower levels. At present,…More

Alcatel-Lucent and the Groupe RATP have just deployed a raft of broadband services in the new (driverless) carriages on Line 1 of the Paris Metro, which are designed to improve comfort and safety for passengers. Digital signage is just one of these services. 24 screens have been installed per train (see photo), showing at present…More

Scala has announced its collaboration with Vix, an international provider of market-leading products and services for both the public and private sectors and a market leader of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) technology.  This partnership will see the combination of Scala’s digital signage platform with Vix’s technologies to deliver Real Time Passenger Information on a wide…More

JCDecaux Airport has sold the first ‘spot’ advertising on the Digital Onboard Panels (DOPs) on Heathrow Express trains. TransPerfect, the global language-services company has commissioned a 30-second ad that will run in between Sky News’ content on TV screens on the trains. Spot advertising on the Heathrow Express trains delivers the opportunity for brands to…More

The Agence Métropolitaine de Transport (AMT) has awarded the management of its advertising network to Astral Out-of-Home, following a request-for-information process. The contract covers all advertising faces aboard trains, in train stations, park-and-ride facilities, as well as metropolitan terminals. AMT’s current advertising network includes about 1,000 faces in trains and stations. "Astral Out-of-Home and AMT’s…More

Clear Channel Spain has recently won the rights to deploy and market advertising sites on the trains and stations of Catalan train operator, Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya. The agreement covers a large static billboard installation – 380 2m² panels at stations as well as poster sites in 80 trains – plus an impressive…More

JCDecaux SA announced today 2010 revenues of €2,350.0 million, an increase of 22.5% compared with 2009 reflecting a good 9.1% organic revenue increase as well as the strong contribution from the recent Wall and Titan UK acquisitions. Core advertising revenues increased by 9.8% organically.

RAM Investment Group plc has raised £1,028,000 before expenses, by way of a placing of 25,700,000 new ordinary shares of 1p each at a price of 4p per share. RAM has aslo raised £200,000 through the issue of a convertible Loan Note to Boldhurst Properties Ltd. These funds will be invested in the group’s digital…More

As part of the publication of its 2009 preliminary results, Ram Investment Group has announced its intention to “raise sufficient finance for the working capital required by the Group for the next eighteen months and for the capital expenditure needed by RV (Ram Vision) to extend its screen network and by TFX (TrainFX) to commence…More