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Pikasso Acquires Assets In Casablanca

Wednesday, January 12th, 2022

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Pikasso Maroc has acquired a collection of 10 Static Large Formats composed of seven Walls and three Rooftops located in the most sought-after districts in the centre of Casablanca. Antonio Vincenti, CHAIRMAN & CEO of Pikasso, told us “The acquisition of a collection of Prime Large Formats in Casablanca is a natural evolution for Pikasso Morocco, […]

Premier Outdoor Media Buys Some Liquid Assets

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Liquid Outdoor Media has sold 15 premium digital out-of-home advertising displays in White Plains, New York, to Premier Outdoor Media. Premier CEO Dominick Vastino said “These are premium assets that represent a significant addition to our company’s expanding portfolio of digital offerings for our clients. This transaction is just the first of more additions to […]

Grand Rapids Outdoor Sells Faces To @OUTFRONTMEDIAUS

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT) has announced that it has acquired 29 Digital and 87 Static faces from Grand Rapids Outdoor, 90% of which are in the Grand Rapids metropolitan area with the balance in Detroit. Jeremy Male, CEO of OUTFRONT told us “This acquisition adds to our presence in Grand Rapids, complementing and extending our […]

OUTFRONT Media Acquires in Detroit

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE:OUT) has announced that it has acquired 21 large format wall displays, 18 static and three digital in the city of Detroit, Michigan from Total Outdoor. Jeremy Male, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OUTFRONT told us “This acquisition increases our robust coverage in Detroit, a top 15 DMA market in the […]

Big Lindmark Outdoor Media Acquisition

Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Lindmark Outdoor Media announced this week the purchase of 550 Outdoor Advertising displays from Look Outdoor Advertising. We are told that this fills a strategic geographic gap within the Lindmark portfolio. Lindmark Outdoor Media is one of the largest privately held outdoor advertising companies in the United States with over 6,000 faces in its inventory. […]

Global Acquires Podcast Hosting Platform Captivate

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Global, the media & entertainment group, this week announced that it has acquired podcast hosting, analytics and monetisation platform, Captivate. Captivate is a podcast hosting company based in Sheffield which hosts over 14,000 podcasts and has developed a range of innovative features to help podcasters with distribution, first-party attribution and podcast promotion, helping independent podcast […]

The @YourOAAA 80th @TheOBIEAwards Jury

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

The lineup of distinguished jurors has been announced for the 2022 OBIE Awards, the oldest and most prestigious honors for creative excellence in out of home advertising design. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the awards program from the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA), the national trade association for the entire […]

January’s Davos Postponed To The Summer

Tuesday, December 21st, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

The World Economic Forum which was scheduled to take place in Davos, Switzerland January 17-21, 2020 has been postponed. It is now planned for “early summer”. WEF said the current pandemic conditions “make it extremely difficult to deliver a global in-person meeting”. Professor Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum said […]

Proposed *New* Gatwick Electric Forecourt

Monday, December 20th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

A partnership between Gatwick Airport and sustainable energy company GRIDSERVE will build the Gatwick Electric Forecourt – an electric charging, net zero equivalent to a petrol station – that will be available to millions of passengers, commuters, staff, local residents and businesses that pass through the airport and its surrounding motorway network each year. The […]

You Really Are The Curious One, Aren’t You?

Monday, December 20th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Merkle, a leading technology-enabled, data-driven customer experience management (CXM) company and part of dentsu, has launched a clever brand campaign to highlight the curious nature of its people. The ‘Me in MErkle’ campaign, which initially launches across digital out of home (DOOH) and paid media, asks the question: “Curious?” and invites people to click on […]