New York, NY– January 25, 2023 – Out-of-Home media operators Branded Cities and Ocean Outdoor have launched a new super premium network. The United brings together four premier digital advertising screens in the top three locations across three key global cities in the United States of America and the United Kingdom.
The United gives advertisers exclusive access to New York’s TS2 (Nasdaq and Midtown Financial), Los Angeles’ The Moxy and London’s iconic Piccadilly Lights in a way that has never previously been available. It includes a 30-minute, simultaneous domination played out at 1:30pm LA time, 4:30pm in New York and 9:30pm GMT in London and is designed to provide maximum impact for global film, entertainment and product launches.
The United will be a strictly limited opportunity, only available to a single advertiser once a month due to the highly demanded nature of these locations.
The United will incorporate the latest DOOH technologies and formats including Dreamroom 3D and Deepscreen™ capabilities and include a range of social amplification tools that aim to drive the combined estimated 14 million physical audience into a global digital audience with a proven extended audience of tens of millions on social media, a phenomenon that has seen DOOH become a central element for brands digitally and via popular social sharing channels.
The United will be available to buy from both the Branded Cities and Ocean sales teams.
Denise Levine, Chief Revenue Officer of Branded Cities said: “The ability to activate award-worthy campaigns across two countries in three major media markets in real-time speaks to the power of the partnership between Ocean Outdoor and Branded Cities. The United will provide brands with unparalleled reach on a global scale while delivering a memorable and one-of-a-kind experience for audiences.
Nick Shaw, Ocean Outdoor Group Chief Revenue Officer said: “Digital out of home has become the lead media channel for big branding messages across the globe. Nothing can touch it in terms of the heady combination of reach and creative impact. The United delivers the very best of both for brands wanting to drive fame, saliency and build brand equity – the key functions of brand advertising.”
To celebrate the launch of The United, Branded Cities and Ocean Outdoor have launched a microsite to provide advertisers and agencies alike an engaging look at the premium network. The microsite may be visited by going to: the-united.info
About Branded Cities
Branded Cities, which is owned by EL Media and Shamrock Capital, is a leading Out-of-Home media company with an integrated network of premier iconic digital and static signage across North America. The digital and static media assets span across eighteen of the largest markets in the United States and Canada (New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and many more) and are situated in the country’s most valuable Out-of-Home environments such as Times Square, the Las Vegas Strip, West Hollywood, Union Station, Yonge – Dundas Square and Canada’s leading shopping centers. Branded Cities empowers brands to deliver impactful and engaging messages to North America’s most desirable, hard-to-reach audiences. EL Media is an affiliate of The Ellman Companies (“Ellman”). Ellman is a privately-owned media, real estate and investments group founded in 1972 with diverse interests in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean.
For more information visit: brandedcities.com or brandedcities.ca. Follow Branded Cities on Twitter (@brandedcities) and like us on Instagram.
Press Contact:
Vaibhav Gupta
President/Chief Operating Officer
602-224-3106
vgupta@brandedcities.com
About Ocean Outdoor:
A partner company of Atairos, the independent strategic investment company, Ocean Outdoor is the leading operator of digital out of home (DOOH) advertising across the UK, Northern and Continental Europe. The Group’s network of 4,000+ screens covers seven countries and 351 cities, with its technological capabilities delivering the most impactful and measurable DOOH brand and advertising experiences.
Ocean’s portfolio comprises of some of the most iconic locations including the Piccadilly Lights and the BFI IMAX and the company also works closely with high-profile landlords, including Landsec, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), the BFI, Nuveen and the Canary Wharf Group, as well as major city councils on the development of its network.
To date the Group’s growth has been driven by tender wins and the rollout of new locations, as well acquisitions that complement the existing portfolio. Since 2018, Ocean has completed seven acquisitions which has enabled it to expand its UK footprint into the Netherlands, the Nordics and Germany.