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torontosun | January 14, 2020

Advertising revenues for CBC TV’s English programming continued their downward trend last year, and less than 1% of the country watched its local dinnertime newscasts, according to Blacklock’s Reporter. Citing the broadcaster’s annual report, ad dollars fell 37%, from $178 million to $112.5 million. For the French service, ad revenues declined 3%, from $140 million to $136 million. “There is continued risk that our organization will not remain sustainable as we anticipate...

autoblog | February 23, 2020

Lyft has bought U.S.-based startup Halo Cars, which allows drivers to make money through digital advertisements displayed on top of their vehicles. The deal, first reported by Axios, was confirmed by the ride-hailing company on Friday. Lyft did not comment on the financing of the deal. Halo Cars was founded in 2018 and has operations in U.S. markets such as New York and Chicago. Lyft and larger rival Uber, both based in San Francisco, are pursuing different roads in search of profitability, with...

Google | July 15, 2020

Starting August 11 of this year, Google Ads will be denying advertising for anything designed at “spyware and surveillance technology.” It’s technically an update to the Enabling Dishonest Behavior policy, and will apply to both search and shopping.What is the Enabling Dishonest Behavior Policy?Historically, the policy has focused on on dishonesty in many forms, but they mostly fall into things that mislead others, or those that let users get unauthorized access to ...

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Pearl Media, Seaport Capital, Lure | May 02, 2022

Montclair-based Pearl Media partnered with Seaport Capital and acquired New York-based Lure Outdoor. With this acquisition, Lure outdoor has earned the reputation of a premier street-level Out of Home Media company in the US. Seaport Capital indulges in lower-middle markets and primarily invests in communication infrastructure and services, business and information services and media companies. LURE Outdoor's out-of-home (OOH) portfolio includes over 120 high-profile street-le...