Mediaocean

MediaOcean is a media and software advertising company based in New York City, with offices located in London, Chicago, Tel Aviv, Pune and Sydney.[1]

Mediaocean is an advertising services and software company, headquartered in New York City.[4]

As of 2020, the company employed 1200 people.[5][6]

History

Mediaocean was founded in 2012 through the merger of advertising technology companies Donovan Data Systems and MediaBank,[7] which the companies announced the year before.[8]

Vista Equity Partners acquired a majority stake in Mediaocean in 2015.[9] In May of that same year, Mediaocean acquired TView, a television planning system from Stone House Systems, Inc. in Chicago, and in May 2016, Mediaocean acquired ColSpace, a provider of cloud-based, collaborative media-planning software.

In September 2017, Mediaocean announced its partnership with 4C to improve cross-channel marketing.[10] In 2018, Vista Equity Partner explored a sale of Mediaocean.[11] In 2019, Mediaocean added the SpotX platform to its system and signed a contract with WideOrbit, a TV programmatic company.[12] In January 2020, Mediaocean acquired Paris-based media management software provider MBS. Later that year, Mediaocean announced the acquisition of Chicago-based data science and media technology company 4C Insights.[13]

In July 2021, Mediaocean announced the acquisition of advertising server company Flashtalking.[14] The following month, Mediaocean announced that the stake in its company held by Vista Equity Partners was being acquired by CVC Capital Partners, along with TA Associates.[15][16][17]

Corporate affairs

Leadership

Mediaocean is managed by CEO Bill Wise as of 2020. Other executives are:[18][19]

  • Nick Galassi, co-founder & CFO
  • John Nardone, President

References

  1. https://www.mediaocean.com/contact^
  2. William Wise Bloomberg Markets, retrieved 24 October 2014^
  3. Alex Konrad. Hot Ad Tech Firm Mediaocean Sees IPO in 2014, Refreshes Its Product Lineup Forbes, 11 December 2013, retrieved 24 October 2014^
  4. Offices mediaocean.com, Mediaocean, retrieved 24 October 2014^
  5. Jump PR. ITN Holdings and Mediaocean Announce Partnership To Integrate ProVantageX for Buy-Sell Automation Broadcasting & Cable, 14 June 2018, retrieved 2020-05-08^
  6. Mediaocean. Mediaocean Acquires Symsys To Expand European Operations www.prnewswire.com, retrieved 2025-03-31^
  7. Lefkofsky's ad tech firm closes merger with rival Chicago Tribune, March 1, 2012, retrieved March 12, 2012^
  8. Emily Steel. Rival ad-tech firms to become one The Wall Street Journal, September 26, 2011, retrieved March 12, 2012^
  9. Gillian Tan. Mediaocean to Sell Stake to Vista Equity Partners Wall Street Journal, 2015-06-29, retrieved 2020-06-02^
  10. Mediaocean and 4C Partner to Improve Cross-channel Marketing retrieved 2017-10-20^
  11. Laura Cooper and Miriam Gottfried. Vista Equity Partners Explores Sale of Mediaocean Wall Street Journal, 2018-10-24, retrieved 2020-06-02^
  12. Mediaocean Integrates SpotX Into TV Buying Platform, Extends Cross-Platform Access www.mediapost.com, retrieved 2020-05-08^
  13. Data science media startup 4C Insights is being acquired by Mediaocean www.americaninno.com, retrieved 2020-07-14^
  14. Alexandra Bruell. Mediaocean to Buy Adtech Company Flashtalking for $500 Million Wall Street Journal, 13 July 2021^
  15. CVC and TA to partner with Mediaocean and fuel growth of global omnichannel advertising platform GlobeNewswire, GlobeNewswire, retrieved 27 August 2023^
  16. James Hercher. Mediaocean Switches Private Equity Owners, As It Evolves For An Internet-Delivered Age AdExchanger, AdExchanger, retrieved 27 August 2023^
  17. Ronan Shields. Mediaocean's M&A Merry-Go-Round Takes Another Twist Adweek, Adweek, retrieved 27 August 2023^
  18. Alex Konrad. Hot Ad Tech Firm Mediaocean Sees IPO In 2014, Refreshes Its Product Lineup Forbes, retrieved 2017-10-20^
  19. Mediaocean LLC retrieved 8 May 2020^