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04 What we do Investing in the future IN 2017, THE INDUSTRY CONTINUED TO EMBRACE DIGITAL OPPORTUNITIES, AND INVEST IN TECHNOLOGY TO INCREASE AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT AND DELIVER RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO ADVERTISERS. Adshel added 150 digital screens to the Melbourne CBD and suburban railway stations and, working with Public Transport Victoria, designed SmartBus Totems which delivered real-time information through the use of low-cost solar-powered technology. APN Outdoor continued to expand its digital network reaching 100 digital billboards in 2017, and four new full motion and audio screens in Perth Railway Station. Big Screen Video installed APN Outdoor’s 100th digital billboard, and upgraded the Adelaide Oval with 1,000 linear metres of LED screen. Bishopp Outdoor Advertising worked closely with Councils and clients to deliver new landmark digital sites in Bundaberg, Gladstone, Rockhampton and Ipswich. goa launched a new flagship site, the Bowen Hills ICONIC. The culmination of years of work and planning, the billboard incorporates a number of new elements to the design. JCDecaux continued its digital roll out across Chatswood, North Sydney and the Sydney CBD, as well as adding 55 Digital Citylights across Brisbane’s CBD and inner suburbs. In addition, 12 new Telstra digital WiFi enabled payphone kiosks were unveiled in Perth’s CBD, displaying local information for the community via Perth City Council. oOh!media doubled its large format digital billboards in 2017 to total more than 260 in market. QMS Media ‘switched on’ the first roadside digital billboards in Canberra. It also launched QMS Media’s Sport, delivering a fully integrated sports media channel through iconic on-field LED screens, virtual reality branding and in- stadium digital integration. Tonic Health Media built its TV network from 1,000 to 2,000 screens, updated its digital signage network with beacon capability, and acquired a network of digital screens in pharmacies. DIGITAL INNOVATIONS IN OOH 18 Live feeds NFC and QR Codes Geo-targeting Mobile and social media integration Beacon technology Day-parting technology Facial recognition technology Touch-screen Tap and Go payments 3D and Augmented Reality