Amscreen Hits Europe

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Amscreen is to enter the European market for the first time following a deal with BP Europe SE. The contract will see digital signage screens installed in petrol station forecourts across the continent initially in Germany, Poland, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria.
 
In the past two years Amscreen has established the UK's largest digital screen media network, broadcasting on more than 3,000 screens nationwide to an audience of 25 million a week. The decision to expand its forecourt network to Europe will see its audience increase to 40 million a week once this initial rollout with BP is complete. This exclusive five year deal will also see BP UK extending its partnership with Amscreen for a further five years.
 
Extensive research was carried out by the company, including eyeball tracking and exit interviews ahead of these developments, which demonstrated several advantages for advertisers, many of whom have an existing global presence. The expansion will offer brands a pan-European media network, enabling them to target a much larger audience in real time.
 
Jurgen Bloemers, Marketing and Cards Director Europe at BP, said, "Following on from the success of our partnership with Amscreen in the UK, it made perfect sense to mirror this onto our forecourt network across Europe. Amscreen's unique 'plug and play' technology is easy for us to install and is sure to modernise digital advertising across European forecourts by centralising messaging, reducing wastage and maximising store compliance."
 
Simon Sugar, CEO of Amscreen, told DS EUROPE, "We have had a really encouraging two years in the UK, having developed our forecourt, convenience and healthcare networks and secured advertising deals with a range of global brands. The next logical step was to expand outside the UK and this deal with BP is a perfect starting ground to mark our entry onto the European market. This market is extremely important for Amscreen as Digital Signage solutions and Out Of Home advertising are not yet as advanced on the continent as in the UK, which means there is great opportunity for us to implement our screens in these areas.
 
"The user friendly nature of our digital signage technology means that it can be easily rolled out across the continent and we hope to have our screens installed in over 1,800 BP and Aral sites in the coming months. This is just a start for us in Europe and we will be announcing other European forecourt partnerships in the coming months."