Space Outdoor Acquired by @WildstoneUK

Thursday, June 24th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

WILDSTONE Capital has acquired Space Outdoor and appointed its founder and Managing Director Andrew Foster as Development Director. Damian Cox, founder and Global CEO of Wildstone, told us “Space Outdoor is a tremendous company with an amazing group of assets which complements our portfolio. Andrew and his team will be paramount to our future expansion […]

Curb Taxi Media Acquired By @Firefly_Cities

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

As we told you (first) Tuesday, Firefly has acquired Curb Taxi Media. We understand that the deal will give Firefly access to over ten thousand top-of-car screens which will of course significantly scale its disruptive technology and network to become the undisputed leader in the US, with presence in 11 cities, including the major media […]

Curb Taxi Media Acquired By @Firefly_Cities

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Expect an announcement this week, possibly even as early as Wednesday that one of America’s largest taxi advertising platforms, Curb Taxi Media has been acquired by Firefly.

GPS Firm NextNav Reaches SPAC Deal to Go Public

Thursday, June 10th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

NextNav, a leader in next generation GPS, and Spartacus Acquisition Corporation (NASDAQ: TMTS, TMTSW, and TMTSU), a special purpose acquisition company, has announced their entry into a definitive merger agreement that will result in NextNav becoming a public company. Upon closing of the business combination the combined company will be named NextNav Inc., and its […]

New InSite Street Media Executive Management Team

Thursday, June 10th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

InSite Street Media have announced a new executive management team, effective June 1, 2021. Randall Smith, InSite’s Chief Executive Officer since 2018, will be assuming a new role in the company as Executive Chairman of the Board where he will focus on corporate strategy. Keith D. Thompson, previously the company’s Executive Vice President, Head of […]

Rick Robinson Joins @Nickelytics Board of Advisors

Friday, May 28th, 2021

Russ Curry, Ministry of New Media

Leading OOH Media Expert Rick Robinson has been appointed to the board of advisors at Nickelytics, a Techstars backed company attempting to innovate out-of-home advertising. Rick Robinson, a seasoned expert in the OOH advertising space, brings more than 30 years of leadership throughout all facets of the industry including sales, creative direction, and executive strategy. […]

More Consolidation w/ @Vertiseit / @Grassfish_com ‘Merger’

Thursday, May 27th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

When it’s billed as a merger but at the same time it says that “Grassfish will now be a part of the Vertiseit group, with local presence in Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom and Sweden” then you know it was an acquisition and definitely not a merger of equals. The press release said “Grassfish and […]

Foris Outdoor Acquired by Alight Media

Monday, May 17th, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Alight Media has acquired Foris Outdoor, accelerating and broadening its digital roll out across the United Kingdon. The Foris Outdoor acquisition includes a strategic partnership with Wildstone Capital, the market leaders in outdoor media infrastructure. This partnership will add hundreds of digital screens to the Alight portfolio in towns and cities across the UK. Alight […]

Cisco Acquires Socio Labs

Thursday, May 13th, 2021

Andrew Neale

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) has announced its intent to acquire privately-held, U.S.-based Socio Labs, a modern event technology platform that provides event organisers with everything they need to successfully host in-person, virtual or hybrid events of any size and format. With Socio Labs, Cisco aims to enrich Webex Events beyond meetings, webinars and webcasts to also […]

*New* Talon-Buntin America, @TalonOOHNA

Monday, May 3rd, 2021

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

Leading out-of-home specialists Talon and Buntin Out-of-Home Media have announced a strategic partnership aimed at transforming the out-of-home landscape. The partnership creates a new entity named ‘Talon-Buntin America’ led by Talon America CEO Jim Wilson. In addition to serving an existing and expanding set of prestigious U.S. client brands, the new business will also support […]