RMG Networks explained

RMG Networks Holding Corporation
Type:Private
Industry:Digital signage
Foundation:1980
Location City:Dallas, Texas
Location Country:United States
Key People:[1]
Area Served:Worldwide

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

1980 – 2013 Early Symon Years

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

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About us. RMG Networks. June 17, 2020.
  2. https://venturebeat.com/2009/07/06/danoo-acquires-ideacast-to-expand-into-ads-in-gyms-and-airplanes/ "Danoo acquires IdeaCast to put ads in gyms and airplanes"
  3. http://www.dailydooh.com/archives/15114 "Danoo + Ideacast Relaunch As Reach Media Group"
  4. https://venturebeat.com/2009/07/22/danoo-lands-new-chief-executive-for-digital-out-of-home-ads/ "Danoo lands new chief executive for digital out-of-home ads"
  5. http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/198645/rmg-acquires-symon-communications.html#axzz2dJMCYOXf RMG Acquires Symon Communications
  6. https://venturebeat.com/2013/04/08/rmg-networks-goes-public-reverse-merger/ Digital signage biz RMG Networks goes public at $10 a share in reverse merger
  7. http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2013/04/rmg-goes-public-with-reverse-merger.html RMG goes public with reverse merger