CODACAN Media Summit, ADlympics Wrap-up
May 25, 2012 by Dave Haynes
I missed the Canadian Out-of-Home Digital Association’s Digital OOH media summit last week in Toronto, as well as the fun sports/agency awareness thing that ran …
Read moreSightings: U of T Adds MicroTiles Wall At Conference Centre
May 15, 2012 by Dave Haynes
I like stuff that looks built in and not bolted on, so a new video wall that just turned at the University of Toronto’s …
Read moreCODACAN Media Summit Agenda Defies Logic
May 11, 2012 by Dave Haynes
The CODACAN digital media summit is next Thursday in Toronto, and I have been weighing whether I have the time to tear downtown to …
Read moreTelus Opens Digital-Heavy NextGen Store In Montreal (w/video)
May 7, 2012 by Dave Haynes
[youtube id=”aeHTxp6_a0I” width=”600″ height=”350″] Here’s a nice example of blended interactive and ambient digital, using display monitors and projection, worked fully into the design …
Read moreA Good, Full Day At Canada 3.0
April 25, 2012 by Dave Haynes
A conference focused on digital innovation and issues in Canada sounded pretty intriguing when I first heard about Canada 3.0. Then I saw it …
Read moreQ&A With New Adcentricity CEO Doug Woolridge
April 24, 2012 by Dave Haynes
I got wind of some sort of deal involving a company that started with a B and Adcentricity several weeks ago, but I waited …
Read moreHalo’d Screens Now Sold In Canada
April 19, 2012 by Dave Haynes
You can now source those displays with the subtle halo surrounds in Canada. Brighter Signs, the UK company behind the units, has started a company …
Read moreSightings: NHL Team Floods Ice With Digital Projections
April 19, 2012 by Dave Haynes
The National Hockey League playoffs are in full flight and the boys are beating the living hell out of each other, seemingly even more …
Read moreCOMB Adds Data Tools For Canadian OOH Planners And Sellers
April 19, 2012 by Dave Haynes
The non-profit measurement organization Canadian Out-of-Home Measurement Bureau (aka COMB) has released new data-centric software for media planners and buyers, as well as sellers …
Read moreCODACAN Planning Digital OOH Summit For May In Toronto
April 10, 2012 by Dave Haynes
The Canadian Out-Of-Home Digital Association has organized what it is calling a Summit on May 17th in Toronto to talk about the medium – …
Read moreCanada Telecom Giant Bell Buys Astral Media
March 16, 2012 by Dave Haynes
Media concentration is a big issue in Canada, and it just got bigger as the country’s largest telecommunications company BCE Inc. – which already owns …
Read moreCanada’s Astral Adds NFC To OOH Capabilities
March 14, 2012 by Dave Haynes
Montreal-based Astral Out-of-Home, one of the largest OOH media companies in Canada, has announced plans to start using NFC technology with its street furniture …
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