RMG Networks
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital signage |
| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people |
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| Website | www |
RMG Networks (Korbyt), formerly Symon Communications, is a digital signage company headquartered in Texas.
Korbyt is headquartered in Dallas with offices in the United States and United Kingdom.
History[edit]
1980 – 2013 Early Symon Years[edit]
Reach Media Group was founded in 2006 as Danoo and received financial backing from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, DAG Ventures, National CineMedia and Tennenbaum Capital Partners. In July 2009, Danoo acquired IdeaCast.[2] In August 2009, the company renamed itself RMG Networks[3] and appointed Garry McGuire to take over as CEO from Aileen Lee.[4]
2013 – 2018 Transition to RMG Networks[edit]
In April 2013, the company acquired Symon Communications, a digital signage company founded in 1980, for $45.5 million and moved its headquarters from San Francisco to the Dallas metropolitan area where Symon Communications was located.[5] The company went public via a reverse merger with SCG Financial Acquisition Corp. in April 2013.[6][7]
References[edit]
- ^ "About us". RMG Networks. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
- ^ "Danoo acquires IdeaCast to put ads in gyms and airplanes", VentureBeat, July 6, 2009.
- ^ "Danoo + Ideacast Relaunch As Reach Media Group", DailyDOOH, August 19, 2009.
- ^ "Danoo lands new chief executive for digital out-of-home ads", VentureBeat, July 22, 2009.
- ^ RMG Acquires Symon Communications, Mediapost, April 22, 2013
- ^ Digital signage biz RMG Networks goes public at $10 a share in reverse merger, Venturebeat, April 8, 2013
- ^ RMG goes public with reverse merger, San Francisco Business Times, April 8, 2013