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DOOH: The creative imperative

DOOH: The creative imperative

12 May 2026 | Tim Bleakley

Now’s the time to really care about creativity. Can DOOH become the last true broadcast medium where you can display genuinely great creative? Ocean Outdoor’s chairman hopes so.

WOO announces The Media Leader as media partner for World Annual Congress
WOO announces The Media Leader as media partner for World Annual Congress
01 May 2026 | James Longhurst
Ocean Outdoor UK launches immersive advertising experience
Ocean Outdoor UK launches immersive advertising experience
24 Apr 2026 | Charli West
2025 in OOH: Strength is starting to shine through
2025 in OOH: Strength is starting to shine through
19 Dec 2025 | Ellie Hammonds
Ocean Outdoor sends a message of ‘go big or go home’ as leadership shifts
Ocean Outdoor sends a message of ‘go big or go home’ as leadership shifts
28 Nov 2025 | Ellie Hammonds
‘OOH is enjoying a real moment’: Check out 2025’s impactful new formats
‘OOH is enjoying a real moment’: Check out 2025’s impactful new formats
22 Aug 2025 | Ellie Hammonds

Ocean leans into the Women’s Euros with DOOH highlights

02 Jul 2025 | Ellie Hammonds

The campaign comes as the hype around women’s sport continues to grow among brands and their agencies.

Large-format DOOH garners five times more attention than digital formats, study shows

11 Jun 2025 | Maria Iu

Ocean and Lumen’s research also found that this format delivers higher brand recall than online video.

Ocean partners agencies for climate action initiative

31 Mar 2025 | Maria Iu

The media owner has invested in four projects using a proportion of its 2024 revenue increase.

Piccadilly Lights and BFI Imax go dark for Earth Hour

20 Mar 2025 | Maria Iu

Ocean Outdoor, which runs the sites, will also turn off 19 screens across the two London Westfield shopping centres.

Ocean and Landsec extend Piccadilly Lights agreement

17 Feb 2025 | Maria Iu

A deal was signed in 2016, with the companies relaunching the site the following year.

Ocean Outdoor restructures senior leadership team

18 Nov 2024 | Jack Benjamin

UK CEO Phil Hall has also been appointed group chief commercial officer, among other executive promotions.

Global wins third Goodstuff Media Showcase with art sonification pitch

14 Nov 2024 | Maria Iu

A total of eight media owners presented their ideas to advertisers and agencies.

OOH posts best-ever H1 in ad revenue

13 Aug 2024 | Maria Iu

UK revenue was up 17% as digital continued strong growth.

BFI Imax: Ocean Outdoor’s ‘marquee asset’ comes of age

13 Jun 2024 | Ella Sagar

It has been 25 years since the BFI Imax was constructed and 18 years since Ocean started handling its sales contract. The Media Leader examines some key milestones.

Ocean Outdoor appoints successor to CEO Tim Bleakley

03 Jun 2024 | Ella Sagar

COO and CFO Stephen Joseph will take group CEO role from 1 January 2025 as Bleakley becomes chairman.

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