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Thursday, May 30, 2019 Thu, May 30, 2019

Forbes: Firefly Raises $30 Million To Expand Its Billboard Business To Tops Of New York Taxis, Ubers

Six months after emerging from stealth, Firefly is bringing its digital taxi toppers to New York City, thanks to a fresh $30 million funding round led by GV (formerly known as Google Ventures) with participation from existing investor NFX. On June 1, Firefly will start rolling out its car-top billboards on Ubers and Lyfts, giving drivers an extra income source. […]

forbes.com
Thu, May 30, 2019 at 10:04 AM

The Verge: Leap Motion, the gesture startup reportedly almost acquired by Apple, sells to UK haptics company

Leap Motion, which made hand-tracking systems for virtual and augmented reality headsets, is reportedly being acquired by haptics company UltraHaptics. The Wall Street Journal reported the news earlier today, saying that the San Francisco-based Leap Motion had agreed to sell for around $30 million. That’s a fraction of Leap Motion’s $306 million valuation at the peak of its hype in 2013. […]

theverge.com
Thu, May 30, 2019 at 12:22 AM

Wednesday, May 29, 2019 Wed, May 29, 2019

The Drum: Exterion Media upgrades TfL digital ad real estate with Ribbon and Gateway screens

Exterion Media and Transport for London have rolled out hundreds of HD screens across five high-traffic tube stations as part of a network-wide digital out of home upgrade. Full-motion ‘Digital Ribbons’ have also been introduced at Waterloo and Oxford Street stations and the first 'Digital Gateway' superscreen has been installed at Bank, overhanging the escalators. […]

thedrum.com
Wed, May 29, 2019 at 7:18 PM

The changing role of women in OOH advertising (Billboard Insider)

Fletcher, president and CEO of OAAA, made these points on May 21 in an interview with Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient, at the industry’s national conference in Las Vegas: The industry is making progress.“When I joined the industry in 1978, there were four senior women executives in the out of home industry, nationwide,” Fletcher said. “Now there are 400. […]

billboardinsider.com
Wed, May 29, 2019 at 5:41 PM

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