#LondonIsOpen Greets Canary Wharf Passengers on Largest Ever Tube Advertising Screens
As part of a strategy to generate vital new revenue for the modernization of London's transport system, Transport for London (TfL) and Exterion Media recently launched two 7.2m x 4m, double-sided screens inside Canary Wharf Tube station.
The screens, which went live with an artwork by Mark Titchner as part of the Mayor's #LondonIsOpen campaign, are the first example of what the new media partnership between TfL and Exterion Media will be delivering across TfL's Tube and rail network.
Designed in collaboration with the original Canary Wharf station architects Foster and Partners, the screens - which support full motion video - suspend from the ceiling in the main ticket hall providing the opportunity for advertisers to connect with more than one million people who pass through each week.
London Is Open imagery ran on the screens until October 30. From October 31, the screens will feature six, ten-second slots for commercial advertising.
Known as Hello London, the eight-year media partnership between TfL and Exterion Media aims to excite and engage the customers that make more than a billion journeys on TfL's Underground and rail services each year. Hello London will be bringing investment and innovation to the outdoor media market, installing improved digital screens and offering brands new opportunities in sponsorship, pop-up retail and experiential marketing. The partnership is expected to generate £1.1bn in revenue to reinvest in the transport system.
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said, "These new screens are a key part of an innovative media contract that will not only be a great opportunity for advertisers, but will help us to generate more than a billion pounds to reinvest into our transport network. I'm delighted that they've chosen to mark this exciting new partnership by screening our message that London is Open, and we hope these screens will soon be sought after."
Graeme Craig, director of commercial development at TfL, said, "Hello London will change the face of advertising in Underground and Overground stations, giving advertisers new and dynamic ways of interacting with our customers.
"The screens in Canary Wharf will enable advertisers to reach more than 54 million people every year and are the first of a number of new digital assets to be introduced. Making the best use of our advertising estate is part of a wider commercial approach to generate £3.4bn of non-fare revenue by 2023/24, ensuring we can help the Mayor deliver a modern and affordable transport network."
Shaun Gregory, CEO of Exterion said, "We've launched a new way of engaging consumers in the Capital through our new media proposition, Hello London. We've put the consumer at the center of our thinking. Working as one team with TfL we're upgrading all digital displays across the network and introducing our new Hello London Icons programme, which starts with today's unveiling of these high-impact screens at Canary Wharf. The launch of the Canary Wharf screens marks the latest stage in our drive to enhance the customer experience through delivering a truly world class estate."
