Outbrain Acquires Teads for $1 Billion

TargetVideo Acquires Brid.TV

July 17, 2023

Media & Entertainment

Munich-based video publisher and adtech firm TargetVideo has acquired Brid.TV, a video technology and monetization platform. The deal combines TargetVideo’s publisher network and content capabilities with Brid.TV’s player and adtech platform to expand programmatic advertising options and accelerate product development across international markets.

BBTV Holdings Acquires Assets of Outloud Media

October 26, 2022

Media & Entertainment

BBTV Holdings Inc. acquired the assets of Outloud Media, a Detroit-based creator-economy business, to expand its Multi-Platform Partnership distribution and creator monetization capabilities on platforms such as Facebook and Snapchat. The deal is primarily structured as a five-year performance-based earn-out of up to US$5.0 million; Outloud Media generated US$4.0 million of revenue in the prior 12 months.

TEGNA's Premion Acquires Octillion Media

February 1, 2024

Media & Entertainment

Premion, the CTV/OTT advertising platform owned by TEGNA Inc., has acquired Octillion Media, a next-generation demand-side platform (DSP) focused on local Connected TV/OTT advertising. The acquisition brings Octillion's technology and employees into Premion to expand local CTV product capabilities, improve operational efficiency and drive growth; TEGNA funded the deal with cash and expects it to be accretive within 12 months.

Mediaocean to Acquire Innovid (NYSE:CTV) in ~$500M Deal; Innovid to Merge with Flashtalking

November 21, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Mediaocean entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Innovid for an enterprise value of approximately $500 million (about $525 million equity value). As part of the transaction, Innovid will merge with Flashtalking to form a premier independent, omnichannel ad tech platform, with the deal expected to close in early 2025.

R3 Acquires Advertising Intelligence Platform Adbrands

June 18, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

R3, a global independent marketing consultancy, has acquired advertising intelligence platform Adbrands.net. The deal brings Adbrands’ 24 years of advertising and agency-account data into R3’s marketing intelligence offering to expand its data, analysis and subscriber products.

Nexstar Media Group Acquires TEGNA for $6.2 Billion

August 19, 2025

Media & Entertainment

Nexstar Media Group entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of TEGNA Inc. for $22.00 per share in a cash transaction valued at approximately $6.2 billion, including TEGNA’s net debt and estimated fees. The deal is expected to close in the second half of 2026 (later confirmed closed in March 2026 after FCC and DOJ approvals), creating a larger local broadcast and digital news operator.