Tesco TV finally goes below the line … where it should be

August 21, 2006 by Dave Haynes

Word out of the UK is that the lightbulbs finally went off inside Tesco and its managers have largely given up on the third-party …

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Platt's take on the business

July 28, 2006 by Dave Haynes

Industry-watcher Steven Platt puts out a regular e-mailer about research trends in the business. His latest includes a round-up of where things stand globally: …

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The consolidation continues …

July 21, 2006 by Dave Haynes

Planar, which makes high-end displays, has acquired Clarity Visual Systems, which peddles high-end displays and digital signage software. “Beaverton, Ore.-based Planar also aims to …

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WSJ While You Wait

July 7, 2006 by Dave Haynes

This was bound to happen. A Chicago-based company has borrowed a page from Focus Media in China and established a network of LCD displays …

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Anytime Anywhere measurement

June 27, 2006 by Dave Haynes

Read this in Media in Canada today: Nielsen Media Research is developing and deploying technology to measure all of the new ways consumers watch …

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Bonjour Quebec

June 21, 2006 by Dave Haynes

I am back in Montreal, albeit briefly. It is one of those up and back trips in which all you see of the city …

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Using text-messaging to control screens

June 12, 2006 by Dave Haynes

I wrote recently about Boston-based Locamoda's cool application for turning a cellphone into a remote control for digital signage. That one uses an IVR …

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DRE attendance numbers up this year

June 2, 2006 by Dave Haynes

The Digital Retailing Expo people have released attendance numbers for its show last month, as well as some details for next year. A press …

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DRE Round-up

May 23, 2006 by Dave Haynes

This reporter from Self-Service World does a fairly comprehensive roundup of things seen and heard at DRE last week …

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If anywhere, why not here?

May 23, 2006 by Dave Haynes

As mentioned in the previous post, I am in Las Vegas It's a great people-watching place, with an endless parade of nutbars and cosmetically-enhanced …

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Two approaches to shopping malls

May 23, 2006 by Dave Haynes

I am at the International Council of Shopping Centers trade show in Lost Wages, Nevada, having a look at the industry and getting away …

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71,000 screens and counting

May 19, 2006 by Dave Haynes

Roll this around in your skull for a minute or two … “The total number of displays installed on our commercial networks in our …

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