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Focus Media Holding is a Chinese company which operates the largest out-of-home advertising network in that country, consisting predominantly of digital signage screens, and claims to own the country's largest Internet advertising agency. ==History== The company was founded in 2003, and its stock has been traded on the U.S. market () since its IPO in July 2005. In May 2013, the company went private. As of March 31, 2007, it reported that its network included: *83,256 screens showing advertising in sites including office buildings and outdoor *40,736 screens in retail outlets, including 842 supermarkets, 1,196 hypermarkets and 1,897 convenience stores *124,542 poster frames in elevators In March 2007, Focus acquired Allyes Information Technology Company, China’s largest online ad agency. Focus also sells advertising in cinemas and until 2008 operated a mobile telephone advertising business. In December 2008, Focus reached an agreement with SINA Corporation that SINA would acquire most of Focus's digital out-of-home business, but the deal was abandoned in September 2009. In May 2013, Focus Media was taken private in a $3.7 billion transaction by a consortium consisting of The Carlyle Group, FountainVest Partners, CITIC Capital, China Everbright as well as existing shareholders Jason Jiang (founder and Chairman) and Fosun International. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Focus Media Holding」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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