For the second time, ABC News used our outdoor screens in New York’s Times Square as a backdrop to their national broadcast of Election Night. Giving the crowds in Times Square and the National TV audience up to second results via our sign API. Our new high-resolution screens displayed live data in Times Square with 3 Times Square office appeared dead center between the presenters in the ABC’s TV broadcast of the highly anticipated election results that saw Obama win his next term in office.
The screens used real-time data feeds to display the election results in all their glory (as the videos below show). This was also the first time that high definition video was used on our screens and broadcast across the U.S. ABC News also gained use of our NASDAQ screen on the south end of Times Square giving them a whopping 20,000 square foot of digital signage across Times Square.
Dave Jenssen, vice president of Reuters signage, said: “It’s a great example of what can be achieved with our outdoor screens. The coverage and visuals were fantastic and seeing data displayed live on the screens is very exciting.
2012, like any other year, took us through a roller coaster of emotions. It was a year that saw revolution, war, natural disasters and tragedy. But it also took us to new heights, reaffirmed current leaders and gave us a few new ones. What was your most memorable moment of 2012? If there is one thing that took place this year, that people will be talking about 50 years from now, what do you think it will be?
Rob Cox and Breakingviews columnists discuss the challenges and priorities of the president’s second term, including fiscal reform, the economy and immigration.
Today is election day in the United States. The graphic below provides some basic information about both candidates. You can follow all the 2012 election coverage on the Reuters election site.
Michael Lewis on his exclusive with President Barack Obama in Vanity Fair. Lewis tells Impact Players host Robert Wolf what makes Obama tick and how Goldman Sachs played a role in Europe’s financial crisis. The author of “Moneyball” and “Boomerang” also says the thought of a CEO being president would be disastrous.
Democratic leaders including Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Obama economic advisor Austan Goolsbee tell Robert Wolf that the economy has made significant progress since President Obama took office. In a Google+ Hangout, the two and other party officials also talk healthcare and women’s issues with the Reuters TV Impact Players host.
Today’s photo shows first lady Michelle Obama waving at the crowd before addressing the first session of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. You can follow everything happening at the DNC on the Reuters live blog or at the election landing page.
Antony Currie and Christopher Swann discuss the relative merits and shortfalls of President Obama’s and Mitt Romney’s ideas for cutting U.S. dependence on foreign oil.
Today’s photo shows an activist carrying a sign during a protest march in a downpour at the Republican National Convention in Tampa Florida. You can follow everything happening at the RNC with the Reuters live blog or at the election landing page.
Financial reports of US presidential campaigns and political action committees (PACs) were filed this week, showing how much they raised and spent this campaign season. Today’s graphic is an interesting visual representation of the 2012 presidential campaign funding.
11 Feb 2013
