Yorktel Acquires Kinly, Merging into a 400-Million-Dollar Global Integrator August 12, 2025 by Florian Rotberg US-based ProAV-Integrator York Telecom Corporation (Yorktel) is acquiring its European competitor Kinly. The latter, a specialist in enterprise collaboration, will be fully integrated into Yorktel. In 2024, the combined company generated about 400 million USD in revenue and employed 1,600 people across both sides of the Atlantic. It’s another deal between two private equity investors …
Report: Shell Will Close Volta, Ending One of the Biggest EV Charging/DooH Ventures August 7, 2025 by invidis [contact-form][contact-field label=”Name” type=”name” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Email” type=”email” required=”true” /][contact-field label=”Website” type=”url” /][contact-field label=”Message” type=”textarea” /][/contact-form] Hat tip to James Hercher from Adexchanger for this story. In 2023, fossil fuel giant Shell bought the EV charging and media business Volta. Now, according to Adexchanger, Shell will close the whole Volta unit, including the DooH media business. …
Zebra Technologies Acquires Elo Touch, Forming Promising Retail Tech Portfolio August 7, 2025 by invidis Retail technology company Zebra Technologies is acquiring interactive screen provider Elo Touch Solutions for $1.3 billion. A definitive agreement for the acquisition has been signed. With complementary products and similar market launch strategies, Zebra and Elo intend to jointly offer a comprehensive portfolio for modern retail and other touch applications in the future. Zebra CEO …
Smartify Partners with Leading RE to Bring DooH to Real Estate Brokerage Windows August 6, 2025 by invidis Smartify Media is now the exclusive provider of storefront displays for “Leading Real Estate Companies of the World”, short Leading RE, a global network of 550 real estate firms. The Smartify double-sided displays, also known as Smartify Digital Showcase, now can be put into brokerage office windows, highlighting the firm’s brand, listings, and local presence …
Software: Signagelive Joins Navori Labs Group, Further M&A Activities Planned August 6, 2025 by invidis Big M&A news for the digital signage industry: Navori Labs and Signagelive are joining forces. The Swiss-based digital signage CMS provider – owned by Munich-based financial investor Maguar Capital since the beginning of the year – is acquiring Signagelive, one of the most innovative SaaS providers in the industry. The businesses are consolidated under the …
Despite RTO Calls, Omdia Predicts Video Conferencing Growth up until 2029 August 5, 2025 by invidis A new analysis from research firm Omdia suggests that the global market for video conferencing is still rising, growing by 5 percent year-over-year in 2024, to reach $18 billion in revenue. This comes from Omdia’s Market Landscape Report, that projects that market will continue expanding through 2029 – “despite challenging geopolitical conditions and ongoing economic …
Canadian OoH Organization Restructures Board of Directors, Seeking to Fill 3 More Seats August 5, 2025 by invidis The Canadian Out-of-Home Marketing and Measurement Bureau (COMMB) has restructured its Board of Directors for the upcoming term. Having served as Board Chair for the past eight years, Michele Erskine of Astral/Bell Media stepped down. New Board Chair of COMMB is Bob Leroux from Pattison Outdoor. Additionally, the new role auf Deputy Chair was created, …
North Carolina Education Lottery: CDM Rolls Out Digital Signage to 1500+ Retail Partners August 4, 2025 by invidis Cineplex Digital Media (CDM) will provide partners of the North Carolina Education Lottery state-wide with digital signage solutions. Both parties signed a ten-year agreement, which includes the roll-out of digital menu boards to more than 1,500 select lottery retail partner locations and claim centers across North Carolina. Furthermore, there is opportunity to expand locations throughout …
Retail Media: Extensive Study Shows Purchasing Impact of In-Store Digital Signage August 1, 2025 by invidis German Start-up Cyreen investigated the impact of in-store digital signage for retail media purposes. The result: digital in-store advertising increases the likelihood of customers purchasing advertised products by an average of 8.1 percent. Unlike traditional price promotions, which often lead to delayed purchases, digital signage proved to generate additional purchases and also had a positive …
H1 2025: JC Decaux North America Sees Double-Digit-Growth July 31, 2025 by invidis In the first half of 2025, the biggest global outdoor advertiser JC Decaux achieved slight growth of 3.4 percent to €1.868 million internationally, despite a mid-single-digit decline in China. Organic growth amounted to 3.3 percent. In Q2, the company posted a record result despite low growth of 1.6 percent. This was due to the strong …
