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 […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Strategic Review

Wednesday, December 15th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) has announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a review of strategic alternatives for its European business, including a possible sale. “We have been transparent about our continued evaluation of disposition opportunities that are both in line with our strategic goals and in the best interests of […]

DCC Acquires @AlmoProAV

Wednesday, December 15th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Irish energy and services group DCC has acquired Almo Corporation, the largest distributor of appliances and consumer electronics in the US, in a deal worth USD 610 million. DCC chief executive Donal Murphy said “The synergistic acquisition of Almo more than doubles the size of our North American technology business. It will create the leading, […]

Firefly Expands Reach In Las Vegas

Monday, December 13th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Firefly has announced the closing of an asset purchase of Taxi Ads Las Vegas. This move solidifies Firefly’s position as the leader in taxi advertising in the Las Vegas market and answers the call for increased demand and market penetration from advertisers. In connection with the purchase, Firefly also signed agreements with four additional taxi […]

IPONWEB Acquired By @Criteo

Monday, December 13th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Criteo is to acquire IPONWEB for USD 380m in a combination of cash and CRTO treasury shares. Megan Clarken, Criteo CEO was quoted as saying “Joining forces with Iponweb turbocharges the execution of Criteo’s Commerce Media Platform strategy”, said This is a defining moment in Criteo’s transformation to drive sustainable growth and revenue diversification, creating […]

Totem Receives Investment From Informa PLC

Tuesday, December 7th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Totem, the London-based event technology company that many in our industry will know is an amalgamation and rebrand of Lock-On Productions and Amigo / Amigo Digital has announced a significant investment from leading international Information Services, Exhibitions and Events Group Informa PLC. Andrew Mullins, CEO, Informa Connect, told us “Totem has been an important partner […]