Avery Dennison Corp. Makes $3M Investment in @Wrapify

Friday, March 24th, 2017

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The packaging supplies giant Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) has invested USD 3 million into Wrapify Inc., the San Diego startup that compensates drivers for wrapping their cars in a temporary adhesive film printed with advertisements. James Heller, founding chief executive of Wrapify was quoted as saying “Avery Dennison sees the promise in what we’re building. […]

Prysm Completes Kaybus Acquisition

Tuesday, March 21st, 2017

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Prysm, Inc., once a wannabe in the manufacturing display business but now describing itself as a “leading provider of cloud-based, digital-canvas solutions” has just announced it has completed the acquisition of Kaybus, Inc., known for its secure, cloud-based Knowledge Automation software for enterprises. The press release stated that integration of the Kaybus development team and […]

Metropolis Acquires BrightMove Media’s Taxi Screen Network

Monday, February 6th, 2017

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Metropolis Digital Outdoor today announced the acquisition of BrightMove Media’s taxi fleet screen network. We understand that the acquisition provides Metropolis Digital Outdoor with an initial offering of almost 700 digital screens which will increase as the company rolls out its growth and development plans in 2017. Metropolis Digital Outdoor will be commencing an upgrade […]

VMO Acquires Fit n Fast Media Network

Monday, February 6th, 2017

Maddie Cotterill

VMO has taken over the media network at Fit n Fast, expanding its suite of health clubs in urban locations. The acquisitions aims to strengthen VMO’s presence in health club locations throughout NSW, ACT and VIC in Australia – a further 331 screens have now been added to the multi-media network expanding the full health […]

Planar Systems Finalises NaturalPoint Acquisition

Friday, January 27th, 2017

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Planar Systems, a Leyard company has announced the finalization of the merger agreement with NaturalPoint, the global leader in optical tracking and motion capture solutions. The acquisition, which was announced on November 8, 2016, brings together leaders in complementary technologies to increase attention on the high growth and strategic opportunities in augmented and virtual reality […]

ZetaDisplay AB Seeks to List on Nasdaq Stockholm Main Market

Thursday, January 26th, 2017

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

ZetaDisplay AB has submitted a preliminary application for listing on the main market of Nasdaq Stockholm. ZetaDisplay is a supplier of Digital Signage to major chains in the retailing and service sectors of the European market. The head office is in Sweden and there are sales offices located in Denmark, Norway, Finland, Estonia and the […]

Dusty’s Outdoor Media Acquires Moore Outdoor Media

Tuesday, January 17th, 2017

Maddie Cotterill

Illinois-headquartered Dusty’s Outdoor Media has acquired Jackson, Tennessee based Moore Outdoor Media. Dusty’s Outdoor Media now owns 410 static billboard faces in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee.

@Metropolisdm Looking for GBP 550,008 via @Seedrs

Thursday, January 12th, 2017

Maddie Cotterill

We note that Metropolis Digital Outdoor is looking to raise GBP 550,008 via Seedrs. More information can be found here.

Real Digital Media Acquired by @STRATACACHE

Monday, January 9th, 2017

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

STRATACACHE today surprised the industry with the acquisition of Real Digital Media, provider of the NEOCAST digital signage platform. Real Digital Media will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of STRATACACHE, and will continue to market, support and enhance the NEOCAST platform. The acquisition follows relatively quickly after STRATACACHE’s acquisition of Scala Inc, back in August and […]

Cieslok Media Ltd Acquired by Bell Media Inc.

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Leading Canadian out of home advertising firm, Cieslok Media has been acquired by Bell Media Inc. Peter J. Solomon Company acted as exclusive strategic and financial advisor to Cieslok and its Board of Directors in this transaction.