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JCDecaux Reports Revenues up 4.8% to €2,463.0 million

27 January 2012 1 h 39 min

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JCDecaux SA has announced today its revenues for the full year 2011. On a reported basis, revenues increased by 4.8% to €2,463.0 million compared to €2,350.0 million in 2010. Organic revenue growth of 5.7% was mainly driven by the dynamism of the Transport segment in Asia-Pacific and in the Rest of the World, and by…More

Bluefox Expects Strong Growth in 2012

25 November 2011 15 h 15 min

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Bluefox will finish the year with a turnover in excess of €1 million, and has announced that it has contracts in place worth more than €6 million for 2012. “Next year, the company will also start several internal content projects that will ensure a constant increase in turnover in the years to come”, according to…More

USA: Prysm Raises Additional $100 Million in Funding

28 October 2011 11 h 02 min

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Prysm has announced it has raised over $100M in new capital since the launch of the company, bringing total financing to over $135MM. This financing has enabled Prysm to commence volume production of its Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) technology, and hire a global support team of more than 150 personnel worldwide. “Surpassing $100MM in financing…More

North America: TouchTunes Raises Additional $45m

22 August 2011 20 h 35 min

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3i has announced that it has acquired a minority stake of newly issued shares in TouchTunes Interactive Networks for $40 million.  Current majority shareholder VantagePoint Capital Partners will invest an additional $5 million. The total investment will support TouchTunes’ growth strategy and help bolster its product and service offering. 3i’s investment and experience will also…More

WW: JCDecaux Achieves €50M Digital Turnover in First 6 Months of 2011

29 July 2011 11 h 45 min

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For the first semester of 2011, JCDecaux has published a turnover increase of 5.3% up to €1,170 million, with a net profit of €95.1 million (+46.3%). The strong growth in the group’s digital activity is one of the reasons for this improvement. JCDecaux’s digital turnover, of which 90% is in the transport sector, was worth…More

Mood Media Corporation Completes Acquisition of Muzak

9 May 2011 12 h 17 min | 1 Comment

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Mood Media Corporation has completed its previously announced acquisition of Muzak Holdings LLC for US$345 million including net debt repaid on closing. Mood Media’s acquisition of Muzak creates a global in-store media provider servicing over 470,000 commercial locations in over 39 countries.  On a pro forma basis the newly combined company has trailing last twelve…More

USA: Clear Channel Outdoor’s Growth Driven by Digital

9 May 2011 9 h 13 min

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Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. has reported revenues of $650 million in the first quarter of 2011, a 7% increase from the $609 million for the first quarter of 2010. The consolidated net loss was $10 million, compared to a consolidated net loss of $49 million, for the same period last year. Americas revenue increased…More

USA: JiWire Raises an Additional $20 Million

9 May 2011 2 h 03 min

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JiWire has raised $20 million in Series C funding. The funding round was led by Trident Capital based in Palo Alto, California. Existing investors Comcast Interactive Capital, DFJ Frontier, Norwest Venture Partners and Panorama Capital also participated in the financing. With the current funding, total capital raised to date is $45 million. As part of…More

Sweden: ZetaDisplay Announces 2010 Turnover Up 64% and Will Now Be Listed on NASDAQ OMX First North Premier

31 March 2011 10 h 29 min

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ZetaDisplay has been approved for a listing on NASDAQ OMX First North Premier. The first day of trading will be on 4th April 2011. Before the listing the company will launch a new share issue of € 2.8 M (SEK 25M), aimed at a number of major investors. “We are convinced that the market for…More

JCDecaux’s Digital Turnover More Than Doubled in 2010

11 March 2011 10 h 10 min | 1 Comment

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In publishing their annual accounts, JCDecaux announced that it operated 6,000 screens at the end of last year, compared to only 4,800 a year earlier (and 6,200 as of now). Digital turnover more than doubled in 2010 but remains at less than 5% of the group’s total turnover. An example of the strength of digital…More