Tech City site goes digital, Scala EMEA moves home and Warren renews APP partnership
Four state-of-the-art digital screens make up the new digital JCDecaux site at Old Street
PRINT
EarthColor Scodix Ultra purchase at Graph Expo
Scodix has announced the sale of its Scodix Ultra system to EarthColor at Graph Expo as the print house looks to offer customers an 'enhanced' end product. The delivery and installation of the engine scheduled for the end of October at the company's headquarters in New Jersey, USA.
Fujifilm
Warren introduces Accurate Freeze boxboard
Warren has revealed the addition of several new products to its range, including a folding boxboard, Accurate Freeze, manufactured by Mayr-Melnhof Eerbeek in the Netherlands. It will also begin to stock the fully coated Cygnus (GC1) and Proxima Plus (GC2) folding boxboards as part of a new contract with APP.
Seminar to show digital signage benefit to printers at Roland ImagiNation event
Roland DGA will host a seminar showing the benefits of incoporporating digital with print at its ImagiNation event on October 21st in Las Vegas. The 'Going from Print to Pixels: integrating digital signage into your print business' seminar will tackle issues around print houses moving into digital signage.
Apple to blame for the decline of the Finnish paper industry, suggests prime minister
The Finnish prime minister has gone on record to suggest that Apple's rise has precipitated the decline in its largest industries, namely in paper production and mobile phones. The Finnish forest research association Metla has warned of a 'poor situation' for the country's paper industry and predicts a continued fall in production and exports over the coming year.
DIGITAL
Youtube campaign in Tech City digital upgrade
JCDecaux's revamped Old Street roundabout has launched its first digital campaign, displaying a YouTube campaign that promotes most popular content on the video site. As well as the four digital screens at EC1, the promotion is set to feature at the media owner's Waterloo, Liverpool Street and Euston station sites.
Seminar to show digital signage benefit to printers at Roland ImagiNation event
Roland DGA will host a seminar showing the benfits of incoporporating digital with print, at its ImagiNation event on October 21st in Las Vegas. The 'Going from Print to Pixels: integrating digital signage into your print business' seminar will tackle issues around print houses moving into digital signage.
BroadSign delivers digital signage software in South America
UpperMidia, a corporate communications provider based in South America has elected Broadsign cloud-based software to drive its network of over 300 plasma and LCD screens in offices and leisure facilities across Brazil, Argentina and Chile.
Shuttle and Navori cement partnership
Following the agreement of a strategic venture, Navori QL software has been certified to run on Shuttle's DS81 media player. The combined system is capable of delivering 4K resolution to a single screen.
ZetaDisplay install Swedish Kjell and co stores
Swedish home electronics provider Kjell and Company hopes to reach its customers better with a display and Last Meter marketing package from ZetaDisplay, which is being installed across its stores around the country.
Outdoor Media Centre looks to reform as Baker departs
Mike Baker is to step down as chief executive of the Outdoor Media Centre (OMC) next year as the trade body looks to reshape itself. The OMC has brought in Mark Craze, formerly chief executive of Havas Media Group UK, to conduct a wide strategic review of the trade association and its role.