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IRL Conference 2026 brings global Out of Home leaders and Pakistan’s advertising industry together in Karachi
IRL Conference 2026 brings global Out of Home leaders and Pakistan’s advertising industry together in Karachi

Over 325 delegates, global OOH leadership and Pakistan’s advertising industry gathered at PC Marquee, Karachi, for IRL Conference 2026, presented by PAS with WOO under the theme “Be Unskippable in Real Life”.

The Show Goes On: how the Ukrainian OOH market adapted, recovered and kept evolving
The Show Goes On: how the Ukrainian OOH market adapted, recovered and kept evolving

Viktor Ivanchenko of Megapolis+ shows how Ukraine’s OOH market fell from EUR 127m to 52m in a year, rebuilt its measurement, followed its audiences and is forecast above pre-war value in 2026. Watch the presentation.

Warsaw 2026: Forum videos and slides now available
Warsaw 2026: Forum videos and slides now available

Every presentation and panel from the WOO Central European Forum in Warsaw is now available to watch and download, with the speakers’ slides. Members have immediate access through the WOO Database; delegates will receive a password-protected link.

Trust is key for Out of Home in today's conflicted media world, says WOO President Goddard
Trust is key for Out of Home in today's conflicted media world, says WOO President Goddard

Opening the WOO Central European Forum in Warsaw, Tom Goddard set out why OOH's standing as the world's most trusted medium is the sector's biggest growth lever, and the four things the industry must fix to cash it in. Watch the full address.

Abode Residential Media appoints Iain Chapman as Managing Director to lead next phase of growth
Abode Residential Media appoints Iain Chapman as Managing Director to lead next phase of growth

Former Ocean Outdoor founding director Iain Chapman becomes Managing Director of Abode Residential Media as the residential DOOH network, now approaching its first full year of trading, accelerates its UK expansion and looks towards Northern Europe.

The next chapter for outdoor LED: it’s no longer about brightness, it’s about energy efficiency
The next chapter for outdoor LED: it’s no longer about brightness, it’s about energy efficiency

Warsaw exhibitor Absen has published a white paper on energy efficiency in outdoor LED. It shows where more than half the power in a conventional screen is lost, why dimming is not saving, and what a full-chain approach is worth over five years.

World Out Of Home Organization gains ten new members
World Out Of Home Organization gains ten new members

WOO has added ten new members from five continents – seven national media owners, two OOH service providers/suppliers and one national association – from the UK, USA, Korea, Oman, Qatar, New Zealand, Croatia, Monaco, Pakistan and UAE

OOH operates in public space, so its contribution should extend beyond advertising
OOH operates in public space, so its contribution should extend beyond advertising

ALMA CEO Giorgi Trapaidze on Georgia’s OOH market, winning international advertisers, resilience in a challenging region, city partnerships and international expansion, ahead of WOO Warsaw 2026.

“The best years for Out of Home are still ahead of us” – Marek Kuzaka, CEO of AMS
“The best years for Out of Home are still ahead of us” – Marek Kuzaka, CEO of AMS

Ahead of the WOO Central European Forum in Warsaw, AMS CEO Marek Kuzaka talks about a Polish OOH market that has come through the pandemic and the war in Ukraine to reach PLN 1 billion, the rise of DOOH to nearly 30% of revenues, programmatic, commerce me

Central Europe Rises to the Challenges and Opportunities for OOH
Central Europe Rises to the Challenges and Opportunities for OOH

The WOO Central European Forum opens in Warsaw on 21st October. Tom Goddard, keynote Bartosz Hojka of Agora Group and WOO’s global leads on regulation, sustainability, data and programmatic - with trust in the medium as the thread throughout.

Thank You to Our Warsaw 2026 Partners and Supporters
Thank You to Our Warsaw 2026 Partners and Supporters

As the Out of Home industry prepares to gather in Warsaw on 21-23 October, WOO thanks the sponsors, exhibitors and supporters who are making the Central European Forum possible.

Stop talking about AI… it’s time to DOOH it!
Stop talking about AI… it’s time to DOOH it!

Dean Udatny of Go2Digital and WOO Creative in Residence Dino Burbidge host the final Deep Dive at the WOO Central European Forum, Warsaw, 21–23 October 2026 – an example-rich session on where and how AI can be used in DOOH campaigns.

Beyond the Big Screen: Seoul’s Lessons for Warsaw – Daewon James Kim to Speak at WOO Warsaw 2026
Beyond the Big Screen: Seoul’s Lessons for Warsaw – Daewon James Kim to Speak at WOO Warsaw 2026

PODO Media Network CEO and WOO Asia Ambassador Daewon James Kim brings Seoul’s experience of large-format digital OOH to the WOO Central European Forum in Warsaw, 21–23 October 2026. #WOOWarsaw26

WOO Central European Regional Forum: How Out of Home Can Become the Most Trusted Medium
WOO Central European Regional Forum: How Out of Home Can Become the Most Trusted Medium

Trust takes centre stage at the WOO Central European Regional Forum in Warsaw, 21–23 October 2026, with keynote Bartosz Hojka and sessions on regulation, sustainability, data and measurement. Registration is open.

Pakistan to Host First Country OOH Forum in Association with The World Out of Home Organization (WOO)
Pakistan to Host First Country OOH Forum in Association with The World Out of Home Organization (WOO)

WOO appoints its first Ambassador in Pakistan as The #IRL Conference brings international speakers to Karachi on 5 November 2026 for the country's first dedicated Out-of-Home conference.

pDOOH Isn't Digital Programmatic. WOO's Global Study Shows Why — and the Numbers Are Striking.
pDOOH Isn't Digital Programmatic. WOO's Global Study Shows Why — and the Numbers Are Striking.

Report 2 of the WOO Global pDOOH Expenditure Study 2026 reveals 75.7% Private Marketplace dominance and 65.5% OOH-specialist DSP share — completing the first verified supply-side picture of how global programmatic DOOH is traded.

Agora Group CEO Bartosz Hojka to headline WOO Central and Eastern European Forum in Poland
Agora Group CEO Bartosz Hojka to headline WOO Central and Eastern European Forum in Poland

Agora Group CEO Bartosz Hojka will deliver the keynote address at the WOO Central European Forum in Warsaw, 21–23 October 2026, held at the Radisson Collection Hotel in conjunction with OOHlife.

WOO Poland Forum: Kai-Marcus Thäsler on the enemy at the gates – legislators take aim at OOH
WOO Poland Forum: Kai-Marcus Thäsler on the enemy at the gates – legislators take aim at OOH

Legal and political affairs expert Dr Kai-Marcus Thäsler will address the WOO Poland Forum on the rising tide of restrictive legislation facing Out of Home across Europe – and what the industry must do to stay on the right side of it.