Demand for OOH advertising continues to hold strong, but for the OOH market to seize new growth opportunities, rapid evolution is key. The acquisition of Place Exchange will allow Broadsign to deliver the most comprehensive OOH advertising solution in the market. We see the future of OOH as smarter, more efficient, dynamic, and measurable.
And, often, the value of this data increases when it's nested within a larger company. For example, Infillion acquired Catalina this week, as it plans to infuse its DSP. In some ways, the MediaMath DSP- Catalina data combo emulates Amazon, whose DSP is superpowered by its ecommerce sales data.
The digital advertising world is entering a reset. As privacy laws tighten, cookies vanish, and platform fees rise, companies are reclaiming control. Avenga's Pedro Carrascosa reveals why 2026 will be the year of the custom adtech renaissance - a shift toward building and owning adtech infrastructure. For more than a decade, we've all seen how big brands, publishers, and media companies have relied on big adtech vendors to power their digital advertising. And it worked, until it didn't.