Global Media Group

GROUPM ANNOUNCES NEXT STEPS IN ITS TRANSFORMATION WITH ENHANCED AGENCY OFFERINGS AND UNIFIED PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION

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Tuesday, April 26, 2022

LONDON and NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GroupM, WPP's media investment group, today announced the latest steps in its transformation to accelerate innovation for clients and further simplify its operations. The moves, which build on the April 2021 launch of Choreograph, WPP's global data and technology company, will merge Essence with MediaCom and Mindshare with Neo and create a new 9,000-strong cross-channel performance platform built on AI technology.   

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  • Industry leading talent and solutions from Finecast, Xaxis, and GroupM Services - GroupM's global community of activation experts - will be brought together to form GroupM Nexus, the world's leading media performance organization.
  • Mindshare will complete the integration with global performance agency Neo, providing clients with a broader range of transformative media services.
  • Nicolas Bidon (Global CEO of Xaxis) will oversee GroupM Nexus as Global CEO.
  • The future of marketing is outcomes-driven, supported by audience-first planning and continually improving, AI-enabled performance standards.

Potbelly Corporation Announces Additions to its Board of Directors

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Friday, April 1, 2022

Dave brings prodigious experience in controls and financial reporting as well as capital markets, and strategic growth to Potbellys board.

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  • Dave brings prodigious experience in controls and financial reporting as well as capital markets, and strategic growth to Potbellys board.
  • Potbelly has set an aggressive plan to expand across the country, and I look forward to serving on the Board of Directors to support the Company as it executes against its three-year strategic goals.
  • Mr. Wright concluded, We also want to thank Marla and Ben for their years of dedicated service to Potbelly and its Board.
  • The Board of Directors, my management team and I wish them great success and will long appreciate their positive impact.

WARC Rankings 2022: Media 100 revealed - the world's most awarded campaigns and companies for media excellence

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Summing up, David Tiltman, SVP, Content, WARC, said: "The WARC Media 100 shows the growing influence of gaming on the media landscape.

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  • Summing up, David Tiltman, SVP, Content, WARC, said: "The WARC Media 100 shows the growing influence of gaming on the media landscape.
  • It includes the world's top 100 awarded campaigns for media, top 50 media agencies, agency networks, brands, advertisers, countries and top holding companies.
  • The WARC Media 100 is a ranking of the world's most awarded campaigns and companies for media.
  • To compile the WARC Media 100, WARC tracks different advertising competitions around the world -- all of them require entrants to show the impact of media on the campaign.

Worldwide Digital OOH Advertising Industry to 2027 - Featuring Global Media, JCDecaux and Stroer Among Others

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Monday, February 28, 2022

DUBLIN, Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Digital OOH Advertising Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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  • DUBLIN, Feb. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Digital OOH Advertising Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • As a result, companies are focusing on adopting digital OOH advertising as an advertising platform to help them reach a wider audience.
  • What is the impact of COVID-19 on the global digital OOH advertising market?
  • What are the major regions in the global digital OOH advertising market?

MediaCom & Mars Partner to Transform Global Marketing Strategy

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Tuesday, February 8, 2022

NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars, Incorporated has retained WPP's MediaCom as its global media agency across its Mars Wrigley, Mars Petcare and Mars Food segments.

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  • NEW YORK, Feb. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Mars, Incorporated has retained WPP's MediaCom as its global media agency across its Mars Wrigley, Mars Petcare and Mars Food segments.
  • Supporting Mars as a champion of brand safety and expanding its investments in inclusive and sustainable marketing through GroupM's industry-leading Responsible Investment Framework.
  • Rankin Carroll, Chief Brand & Content Officer at Mars Wrigley and Executive Sponsor for Media, Mars Inc. said:"We set out a detailed vision and operating plan for our next wave of media transformation at Mars.
  • In 2021 this approach ledMediaComto be crowned Global Media Network of the Year byAdweek,Eurobest, Festival of Media Global and M&M Global.

IRI Named a Leader in Marketing Measurement and Optimization Solutions by Independent Research Firm

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Friday, February 4, 2022

IRI, a fast-growing global technology leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, today announced that Forrester Research has named the company a Leader in its The Forrester Wave: Marketing Measurement and Optimization Solutions, Q1 2022 report.

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  • IRI, a fast-growing global technology leader in innovative solutions and services for consumer, retail and media companies, today announced that Forrester Research has named the company a Leader in its The Forrester Wave: Marketing Measurement and Optimization Solutions, Q1 2022 report.
  • Forrester evaluated 10 marketing measurement and optimization solution providers against criteria based on the companies current offerings, strategies and market presence.
  • IRIs robust Liquid Data Platform, which includes loyalty card, customer preference, and social listening data, anchors the companys services-driven marketing measurement solution, IRI Fusion.
  • A complimentary copy of The Forrester Wave: Marketing Measurement and Optimization Solutions, Q1 2022 report is available here .

Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. and Anghami Inc. Announce Closing of Business Combination

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Thursday, February 3, 2022

The Business Combination was approved by a majority of VMAC stockholders at a special meeting held on January 19, 2022.

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  • The Business Combination was approved by a majority of VMAC stockholders at a special meeting held on January 19, 2022.
  • Today is a testament to the hard work and dedication of our company, employees and partners at Vistas Media Acquisition Company, said Eddy Maroun, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Anghami.
  • About Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc.
    Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities in the Global Media and Entertainment sector.
  • These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the proposed business combination, and the timing of the completion of the proposed business combination.

Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. Shareholders Approve Business Combination with Anghami Inc.

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Friday, January 21, 2022

NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anghami Inc. ("Anghami" or the "Company"), the leading music streaming platform and service in the Middle East and North Africa, and Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VMAC) ("VMAC"), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that in a special meeting on January 19, 2022, VMAC's shareholders voted to approve its proposed business combination (the "Business Combination") with Anghami.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anghami Inc. ("Anghami" or the "Company"), the leading music streaming platform and service in the Middle East and North Africa, and Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VMAC) ("VMAC"), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that in a special meeting on January 19, 2022, VMAC's shareholders voted to approve its proposed business combination (the "Business Combination") with Anghami.
  • About Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc.
    Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities in the Global Media and Entertainment sector.
  • To learn more about Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc., please visit https://vmac.media .
  • These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the proposed business combination, and the timing of the completion of the proposed business combination.

Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. Shareholders Approve Business Combination with Anghami Inc.

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Friday, January 21, 2022

NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anghami Inc. ("Anghami" or the "Company"), the leading music streaming platform and service in the Middle East and North Africa, and Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VMAC) ("VMAC"), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that in a special meeting on January 19, 2022, VMAC's shareholders voted to approve its proposed business combination (the "Business Combination") with Anghami.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Anghami Inc. ("Anghami" or the "Company"), the leading music streaming platform and service in the Middle East and North Africa, and Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VMAC) ("VMAC"), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that in a special meeting on January 19, 2022, VMAC's shareholders voted to approve its proposed business combination (the "Business Combination") with Anghami.
  • About Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc.
    Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities in the Global Media and Entertainment sector.
  • To learn more about Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc., please visit https://vmac.media .
  • These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the proposed business combination, and the timing of the completion of the proposed business combination.

Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. Shareholders Approve Business Combination with Anghami Inc.

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Thursday, January 20, 2022

NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anghami Inc. (Anghami or the Company), the leading music streaming platform and service in the Middle East and North Africa, and Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VMAC) (VMAC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that in a special meeting on January 19, 2022, VMACs shareholders voted to approve its proposed business combination (the Business Combination) with Anghami.

Key Points: 
  • NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Anghami Inc. (Anghami or the Company), the leading music streaming platform and service in the Middle East and North Africa, and Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. (NASDAQ: VMAC) (VMAC), a publicly traded special purpose acquisition company, announced today that in a special meeting on January 19, 2022, VMACs shareholders voted to approve its proposed business combination (the Business Combination) with Anghami.
  • About Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc.
    Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc. is a blank check company, also commonly referred to as a Special Purpose Acquisition Company, or SPAC, formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses or entities in the Global Media and Entertainment sector.
  • To learn more about Vistas Media Acquisition Company Inc., please visit https://vmac.media .
  • These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the satisfaction of the closing conditions to the proposed business combination, and the timing of the completion of the proposed business combination.