This week, Ooh-tv looks back at 2010. Today we look at the five external growth operations which strike us as being the most significant: 1. Elemidia being bought by the Grupo Abril media group. With support from the Tiger Global investment fund, which was also behind the giant Focus Media in China, Elemidia has grown…More

In its Q2 2010 financial report, Barco gave more details with regards to its recent dZine acquisition. As stated in the document: “Beginning July 2010 Barco closed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of the Belgium-based digital signage solutions company dZine NV. The total transaction cost paid at closing amounts to 8 million euro….More

Barco has signed an agreement to acquire Belgium-based digital signage solutions company dZine. The total acquisition cost for Barco at the time of the transaction is less than 1 time annual sales of dZine excluding an earn-out provision over the next two and a half years. Founded in 1992, dZine has installed its products and…More

CBS Outdoor launched the first Mall Digital formats in the Rep. of Ireland in March. The new digital panels have been rolled out in The Square Town Centre in Tallaght, just outside Dublin city, Ireland. In all, there are a total of 30 Digital Escalator Panels leading from the Central Plaza to the top level…More

Belgium-based dZine has appointed Adam Wilson as their new direct UK Sales Manager. Adam said: “I’m pleased to announce my imminent start with digital signage manufacturer Dzine as their UK sales manager and I’m extremely excited to be starting my career at the screen expo show on May 5th,6th. I feel the digital media market…More

Software designer & player manufacturer dZine and video supplier i-CONIC IMAGES have announced a unique partnership at ScreenMedia Expo in London on May 5/6. i-CONIC IMAGES is supplying over 20 minutes of HD footage from its Extreme Sports, Time-Lapse and Aerials collections to be shown on the dZine stand B3 and in exchange, dZine is…More

Belgian multiplex chain Kinepolis is currently deploying digital signage installations throughout its European cinemas. Over 360 players supplied by fellow Belgian company dZine have already been fitted. More will follow during the course of the year. The installations serve three main objectives: – showing film trailers and other commercial messages, replacing paper posters – showing…More

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Belgium-based dZine has announced that the Belgian Post recently started the roll-out of a new digital signage system using its products. In total, 650 dZine digital signage players will be installed. The system will display corporate, advertising and marketing messages. In the mean time, dZine also won the roll out of the Piraeus Bank in…More