Adelphic adds digital-out-of-home to its repertoire

Once known for mobile ads, the DSP is now making outdoor displays just another channel for campaigns.

Barry Levine on October 11, 2017 at 10:23 am

In January, Time, Inc.-owned ad tech firm Viant bought demand side platform (DSP) Adelphic.

Adelphic was born as a mobile-focused ad DSP, but it had added desktop, tablet and connected TV by the time of the acquisition.

Now, it has added the outer edges of the digital ad ecosystem: digital out-of-home (DOOH). The inventory comes from Clear Channel, which offers mostly digital billboards, and Captivate, which mostly has screens in elevators, bus stops and similar locations. The private marketplace is provided by Rubicon Project.

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Barry Levine

Barry Levine covers marketing technology for Third Door Media. Previously, he covered this space as a Senior Writer for VentureBeat, and he has written about these and other tech subjects for such publications as CMSWire and NewsFactor. He founded and led the web site/unit at PBS station Thirteen/WNET; worked as an online Senior Producer/writer for Viacom; created a successful interactive game, PLAY IT BY EAR: The First CD Game; founded and led an independent film showcase, CENTER SCREEN, based at Harvard and M.I.T.; and served over five years as a consultant to the M.I.T. Media Lab. You can find him at LinkedIn, and on Twitter at xBarryLevine.