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	Previously the specialist captive audience environments of bars and clubs (like hair salons, health clubs and travel agents etc..) have been the preserve of the newer entrepreneurial digital network operators. The arrival of Clear Channel now suggests that these site may finally have hit the radar of the more established big media sales operators ...(read more) Retec was one of the first to understand the importance of content - building their business by creating entertainment trailers that were suitable for use in shops. Not just re-editing, but also going through the process of getting them re-classified for family viewing. This has left them with a vast library of content, for which the supermarkets will pay ...(read more) Although the resolution of this screen is not high - this technology should appeal to channel owners and advertisers. The curve and flexibility of the product allows it to be installed almost anywhere. For advertisers, it will be seen as a way to reach a greater target audience because of the varied ways it can be deployed ...(read more) Gulf State countries such as Abu Dhabi and Dubai are competing with each other to build the biggest and the best and the most modern of everything. The region is a hot bed of opportunity for digital signage, and for BrandPlay securing a relationship like this gives them a good platform from which to build ...(read more) With a network of 7,500 advertising and 13,000 retail locations to be connected, Channel M is a great win for software provider Park Media. Once again we see the availability of API's being quoted as a key decision factor, and this validates Park Media's strategy of using open enterprise standards in digital content management software ...(read more) Diabetes is a growing worldwide problem and ContextMedia is building a major network just focusing in this specific market area - in fact the company plans to expand the network to 4,000 screens by 2010. BroadSign was chosen as its partner because its hosted 'SaaS' solution can support network growth at minimal incremental operational cost ...(read more) With established international contractors like Clear Channel, JCDecaux and CBS Outdoor rapidly getting into the digital signage market - Neo Advertising is one of the few digital specialists that has developed the muscle to compete. Their international footprint gives them a huge scale and advantage over their smaller digital out of home rivals ...(read more) With retail getting more competitive as consumers become more cautious in their spending habits, the need to differentiate and engage with shoppers is increasingly critical. The coming together of good creative, with new and exciting interactive technologies is providing the platform for the more innovative retail channel managers and brands ...(read more) So what does this all mean for digital signage in 2008 & 2009? Well.. lower power consumption, thinner displays, higher contrast, brighter backlights, more larger formats, easier to mount video walls, more interactivity and displays beginning to appear in all sorts of strange new shapes and sizes ...(read more) The company has seen share price decline from C$1.17 to C$0.16 in 6 months, despite the Q1 announcement of the agreement to sell media on 1800 phone kiosk advertising panels in NYC. As with Buzztime, they have seen year-on-year sales in the quarter decline, which suggests that the industry may be suffering from tougher economic conditions ... (read more)