JohnRyan Acquired By @Comqi

Thursday, February 6th, 2020

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

ComQi, owned by display manufacturer AUO (TAIEX: 2409) has acquired JohnRyan. The press release stated that ComQi will continue to focus its digital signage and interactive platform on mainstream retail, while subsidiary JohnRyan will continue to focus primarily on the financial services/retail banking sector it has serviced for the last 35 years. We understand that […]

Insite and @WildstoneUK Combine

Monday, February 3rd, 2020

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Wildstone Capital Ltd. and Insite Poster Properties Ltd. have combined to focus on meeting the growing demand for OOH media across the UK. Founded in 2010, Wildstone manages third-party OOH sites in the UK on behalf of asset owners, as well as a very small portfolio of its own sites. The company has a management […]

Streetblimps Acquired by @do_it_outdoors media

Monday, January 13th, 2020

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

do it outdoors media has announced their acquisition of Streetblimps. As the leading mobile billboard provider in America, this acquisition no doubt reinforces their position as the largest national mobile billboard company. do it outdoors media was started in 1997 by co-founders David Pridgen II and Regis Maher and has grown to become the largest […]

Popspots Raises USD 5 Million

Wednesday, December 11th, 2019

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

DPAA member Popspots claims to be building the operating system for grocery retail in order to improve the way brands and retailers manage and market their products in store. Founded back in 2016, the retail tech company aims to solves some of the core challenges in the grocery industry, such as out-of-stock tracking, planogram management, […]

Adline Media Acquired By @XTD_Group

Tuesday, December 10th, 2019

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Today, Cross Track Digital (XTD) has taken its first step towards a more diversified future, entering into a binding sales and purchase agreement to acquire out-of-home media company Adline. Adline’s growing and profitable network includes more than 100 centres, 65 of which are large scale indoor sporting locations boasting high-definition digital displays, online and direct-to-customer […]

Ubiquitous Acquires Taxi Media’s UK Taxi Ad Biz

Monday, December 2nd, 2019

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Ubiquitous has acquired Curb Mobility’s UK Taxi Media business. Andrew Barnett, Managing Director of Ubiquitous, told us “At a time when advertisers are increasingly looking for more impactful and innovative ways to engage their target audience, the Taxi continues to be an iconic and essential part of the out-of-home advertising mix. I am delighted we […]

Greenberry Acquired by @Pikasso_OOH

Tuesday, November 26th, 2019

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Pikasso has acquisiredn of 95% of Greenberry shares, the Moroccan leader in malls and retail advertising. Founded in 2009, Greenberry has the exclusive concession to the 97 accesses to Carrefour, Carrefour Market and Atacadao of Label’Vie, the malls of Aradei: Label’Gallery in Rabat, Meknès, El Jadida, and in Safi, Socco Alto in Tangier, Almazar in […]

Vibenomics Closes USD 5 Million in Additional Seed Funding

Monday, November 25th, 2019

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Vibenomics, a provider of place-based audio experience solutions and what is described as the industry’s first audio out-of-home programmatic advertising marketplace, this week announced that it has closed USD 5 million in new funding. The Seed Plus round included current investor High Alpha, with participation from new partners Elevate Ventures and The Ricker Family, previous […]

Ocean Outdoor Makes AdCityMedia Offer

Thursday, November 21st, 2019

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Ocean Outdoor Limited is continuing its acquisition trail in the Nordics with a recommended public offer to acquire all the outstanding shares in AdCityMedia AB (ACM), the Sweden-based OOH operator which is listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market. This transaction of course, follows the recent acquisition of Visual Art, the Stockholm-based pure-play digital […]

Octopus Interactive Raises USD 10.3 Milllion

Wednesday, November 20th, 2019

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Octopus Interactive has raised a $10.3 million funding round led by Sinclair Digital Group. Octopus provides Uber and Lyft drivers with (headrest) tablets that combine games, ride information (including maps and weather) and advertising in a 13-minute loop. The company says it’s deploying geofences to target ads and increase their frequency in appropriate neighbourhoods and […]