TikTok Accelerates Its 'Out of Phone' Play with Vistar Media.
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TikTok Accelerates Its ‘Out of Phone’ Play with Vistar Media.

TikTok continues to pursue an unlikely distribution channel for its content: billboards. It’s calling this “out of phone” media… a variation on the digital out of home (DOOH) category that houses billboards and digital displays in public spaces. And its latest move in this realm is to partner with Vistar Media.

Going Private: Clear Channel Outdoor Acquired for $6.3 Billion in Programmatic DOOH deal
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Going Private: Clear Channel Outdoor Acquired for $6.3 Billion

Digital out-of-home giant Clear Channel Outdoor – a division of iHeart Media – has agreed to a $6.3 billion all-cash buyout. The buyer is a private equity investor group comprised of Mubadala Capital and TWG Global, which will pay CCO common shareholders $2.43 per share – a 71 percent premium.

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GroundTruth Closes the DOOH Attribution Gap

GroundTruth advanced the ball this week for its ongoing offline attribution endeavors. It has partnered with Place Exchange to bring its extensive network of DOOH premium inventory into GroundTruth’s Ads Manager.