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Outdoor media infrastructure firm Wildstone raises landmark £350m in financing

Deal unlocks OOH media infrastructure firm’s European expansion amid surging digitisation. London, 15 January 2024 Wildstone, the owner of outdoor media infrastructure across the UK and Europe, has completed a landmark £350 million infrastructure refinancing with Deutsche Bank as underwriter and MEAG, Lloyds, Natixis and M&G as mandated lead arrangers. […]

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Mon, Jan 15 at 11:38 PM

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Thermal expansion, differential deflection, and vibration should be considered when implementing digital signage on buildings (DSToday)

Mikell Senger, SNA Displays. One seemingly simple goal for any LED display installation team: a smooth, seamless digital canvas. Pesky seams and gaps are one of the most scrutinized aspects of an LED display, big or small. […]

digitalsignagetoday.com
Mon, Jan 15 at 11:37 PM

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LG opens first overseas EV charger plant (Just Auto)

Annual capacity of 10,000 charging stations per year. LG Electronics said it had completed its first electric vehicle (EV) charger factory in the US, to help cater for the growing number of EVs in North America. The 5,500 sq m facility, located in Fort Worth, Texas, was estimated to have annual capacity of 10,000 charging stations per year. […]

just-auto.com
Mon, Jan 15 at 11:34 PM

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The group that manages Utah’s scenic byways may soon have a new member: Reagan Outdoor Advertising (Salt Lake Tribune)

The Tribune found that between 2015 and 2019, Reagan Outdoor Advertising donated almost $825,000 in direct contributions and donated billboard space to political candidates in Utah. Since 2020, the company has contributed over $221,500 to election committees and campaigns. […]

sltrib.com
Mon, Jan 15 at 11:18 PM

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Australian omnichannel retail media network Zitcha expands into US via integration with C-store Retail Media Network Axonet (Mi-3)

The collaboration is designed to provide Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands with a new opportunity to connect with previously unreachable C-store shopper audiences in the US, a market valued at $44bn. The partnership has set its sights on targeting 25,000+ convenience stores and 100 million addressable audience profiles within its network by 2025. […]

mi-3.com.au
Mon, Jan 15 at 5:52 PM

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BT aims to convert traditional broadband cabinets into EV charging stations

The digital innovation arm of BT Group will be converting the first broadband cabinet in East Lothian, Scotland, into an EV charging unit. The initiative, designed to capitalize on existing street infrastructure to address the paucity of charging points in the U.K., will undergo technical trials across 60,000 cabinets. […]

Benzinga
Mon, Jan 15 at 5:41 PM

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OUTFRONT WIns Lawsuit Against San Jose, CA and Clear Channel Outdoor (Billboard Insider)

Richard Hamlin, Partner, Hamlin | Cody. The judge ordered the City to rescind its approval of the Clear Channel billboards. The San Jose City Council initially approved an agreement that gave Clear Channel Outdoor the right to build two billboards on City-Owned Airport Property. […]

billboardinsider.com
Mon, Jan 15 at 5:25 PM

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Samsung Officially Launching Its VXT CMS Globally During ISE (16:9)

Samsung has been previewing and talking about its new digital signage software solution for the past year, but now the Korean technology giant is ... […]

sixteen-nine.net
Mon, Jan 15 at 8:06 AM

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JCDecaux wins the renewal of the Exclusive Advertising Contracts for Hong Kong MTR and Airport Express

Paris, January 15th, 2024 – JCDecaux SE (Euronext Paris: DEC) announced today that JCDecaux Pearl & Dean, a 100% sister company (hereinafter called “JCDecaux Transport”) has won the renewal of its exclusive advertising contracts with MTR Corporation for the operation and management of advertising across a total of eight MTR* lines including Airport Express, as well as the non-exclusive rights to sell and promote MTR Mobile advertising. […]

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Mon, Jan 15 at 12:14 AM

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Pikasso Italia launches the first DOOH screen of Milano Collection in the heart of Porta Romana District

Milan, 15 January 2024. Pikasso Italia has digitized the first wall of the 'Milano Collection' in Via Quaranta, 12, which consists of a 5x7 m (LxH - 35 m2) digital screen. Via Quaranta is located in the heart of the new district of Porta Romana, a few steps away from Fondazione Prada and where many of the fashion week shows are held. […]

Pikasso · Promoted content
Mon, Jan 15 at 12:14 AM

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Mad Mex’s proximity programmatic DOOH campaign lifts sales by 9% (AdNews)

During the campaign period, nearly 2.9 million Australians saw programmatic OOH panels activated by daily sales performance. Mad Mex saw a 9% overall sales uplift in the stores where in-proximity programmatic OOH was activated, with a transaction uplift of 7%. These increases have not been achieved using previous retail media activation strategies. […]

adnews.com.au
Mon, Jan 15 at 12:11 AM

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Updated agenda for Digital Signage Summit by Invidis at ISE 2024 January 31 in Barcelona

The theme for this year’s Digital Signage Summit at ISE is “Beyond Pixels – A holistic view on digital signage.” Beyond pixels signifies that visual technologies rarely exist alone, but rather integrate into a physical space and a digital ecosystem. The choice of visual solution – whether display, LED, or projector – depends on the location and its role in the customer journey. […]

invidis.com · Promoted content
Sun, Jan 14 at 6:22 PM

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Networking opportunities at ISE 2024 January 30 – February 2 in Barcelona

FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 11, 2024 – At ISE 2024, taking place January 30 to February 2 at the Fira Barcelona Gran Via, AVIXA will host a program of learning and networking, including an extensive conference program, interactive sessions with thought leaders at Xchange LIVE, a livestream of AVIXA TV from the show floor, and much more. […]

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Sun, Jan 14 at 6:20 PM

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OOH audience trends: number of drivers increases, number of public transport users declines (Billboard Insider)

Fewer people may be commuting to the office but they are still driving. The FHWA November 2023 Traffic Volume Trends contains good news for roadside billboards. November 2023 million miles travelled was 263,557 or 1.3% above the pre-covid level of 260,326. […]

billboardinsider.com
Fri, Jan 12 at 2:09 PM

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Missed This: Perch Was Acquired By Raydiant Back In Sept. 2022 (16:9)

Old news, but not to me – the San Francisco software and solutions firm Raydiant acquired Perch back in September 2022. I missed that, ... […]

sixteen-nine.net
Fri, Jan 12 at 9:23 AM

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