5 things to know

SM_5 things to know.inddHere’s your quick morning update on news in the sign industry:

1. OOH advertising firm Cieslok Media has converted one of its billboards near Toronto’s Yonge-Dundas Square from a static backlit sign into what is reportedly the largest vertical full-motion digital billboard in Canada.

2. The Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA) announced the results of its 2015 Product of the Year Competition, spanning everything from inks and films to printers and finishing equipment.

3. LG Electronics unveiled what it calls the world’s largest curved OLED video wall at Seoul’s nearby Incheon International Airport.

4. Digital inkjet printer/cutter vendor Roland DGA reports three of its customers won four Golden Image Awards at the recent 2015 SGIA Expo in Atlanta, Ga.

5. Canadian retailer Sport Chek has opened its newest digital signage-heavy flagship stores at Yorkdale Shopping Centre in Toronto and Square One Shopping Centre in neighbouring Mississauga, Ont.