Programmatic Advertising in the United Kingdom

We plan programmatic DOOH across London, Manchester and Birmingham in the UK. Screens are bought by audience and time of day, then reported back as what ran, where, and for how long. You see the delivery, not a promise of reach. You get the screens and the hours, not a modelled reach figure. Tell us the dates and the budget, and we will send a site list within 48 hours.

Buying programmatic DOOH in the United Kingdom?

The plan lists the screens and the hours in London and Manchester. Send the audience and the daypart.

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Programmatic digital advertising in the United Kingdom: GetPRO screens reading Feed your progress hang in a railway station concourse.© Global
Dior logo.
BMW logo.
McDonald's logo.
Montblanc logo.
Land Rover logo.
Amazon logo.
Samsung logo.
Sephora logo.
stc logo.
Domino's logo.
Tumi logo.
Samsonite logo.
Isabel Marant logo.
Binance logo.
Jimmy Choo logo.

Reach UK audiences with programmatic DOOH in the places that matter.

Audiences are surrounded by advertising that competes for a few seconds of attention, and much of it goes unnoticed. Programmatic DOOH advertising changes that, using data and automation to decide which screens carry a message, to whom and at what moment, with buying and creative delivered in real time and pricing based on impressions actually delivered.

The UK is one of the fastest growing markets for this approach. Marketers are expecting programmatic DOOH investment to rise by 41 percent over the next 18 months, up from a 32 percent growth projection in 2024, with campaigns using programmatic buying forecasts to climb from around a third to nearly half of all activity in the same period. Creative can shift by time, location or live trigger, giving brands a precision through programmatic ads.

Format Specifications

Programmatic advertising in the UK can sit on digital out-of-home, display, video, audio and connected TV. The buy is planned against audience and context, and the creative can change while the campaign is live.

Typical Format
Display banners, online video, connected TV (CTV), digital audio, native ads and programmatic digital out-of-home screens
Common Size
Channel and publisher specific, from 300×250 display banners to full-screen CTV and DOOH creative
Typical Campaign Duration
Flexible, running continuously or for defined campaign windows depending on objective
Best For
Brand awareness, customer acquisition, remarketing, product launches, multi-channel campaigns and audience led activity

Programmatic Advertising inthe UK with OOH Global

Programmatic works best when audience, media and business objectives are planned together. We build strategies around the people a brand needs to reach, using data and contextual insight to shape where, when and how media investment is activated. From programmatic display advertising and video to CTV and DOOH, each channel is selected around its role in the wider campaign.

From brand building to acquisition, our specialists manage targeting, buying and optimisation throughout delivery. Performance signals inform ongoing decisions around audiences, inventory and spend, helping campaigns remain focused as they develop.

UK coverage across London, Manchester and Birmingham

800+

Outdoor moments planned, booked and delivered.

20+

20+ years of outdoor advertising experience.

Backed by local market planning and end-to-end campaign delivery

One Team. Every Step. No Friction

We help your brand go big, without overpaying or waiting weeks for quotes. From quoting, planning, booking, municipal approvals, production and installation, we handle it all under one roof.

Programmatic Advertising Formatsin the UK

UK offers a range of programmatic DOOH formats suited to different campaign objectives, locations and creative requirements.

Images below are for illustrative purposes only. They are not specific to one location.

  • Guaranteed programmatic advertising: a JCDecaux street screen on a wet pavement shows Cleens trainers, available at Harvey Nichols and Flannels, beside a green bus.

    Guaranteed Programmatic

    Locked share-of-voice on the UK's premium DOOH networks, bought programmatically. A clean way to secure inventory while keeping creative flexibility in-flight.

    Guaranteed programmatic advertising in the United Kingdom locks share of voice on named premium screens and still lets the creative update during the flight. You get the certainty of a direct booking with the flexibility of digital.

  • Audience-based outdoor advertising: a telephone box shows Samuel L. Jackson pointing, with the line It butter be and a Warburtons logo, as a green bus passes the crowd.

    Audience-based Buys

    Audience-triggered programmatic buys across the UK, using mobility, footfall and CRM data feeds to place UK audiences at the centre of the plan.

    Audience-based out-of-home in the United Kingdom spends where the people are. Mobility, footfall and first-party data decide which screens run, so the plan follows the audience through the day.

  • Dynamic creative advertising: a wide du and Fazha screen on a glass building shows a man in a ghutra looking at a phone, with the number 1600 for local minutes.

    Dynamic Creative

    Dynamic creative swaps by daypart, weather or trigger across the UK's digital networks. One master file, many contextually relevant versions.

    Dynamic creative advertising in the United Kingdom runs one master and many live versions: daypart, weather, or a trigger you set. The screen stays relevant without a new production each time the context changes.

Billboard advertising at Piccadilly Lights in London, in the United Kingdom: a Walkers screen reads No Walkers, no game, with three men on a sofa.© Ocean

Why Programmatic Advertising in the UK?

A Mature, Fast-Growing Market
UK digital advertising spend reached £40.5 billion in 2025, with video alone accounting for £9.3 billion, and automated buying already representing 78% of digital display spend in the first half of the year.
Connect Every Channel
Programmatic campaigns can bring display, video, CTV, audio, native and DOOH into a connected media strategy, using audience and contextual signals to guide delivery.
Greater Control Over Investment
Investment can be adjusted around performance, frequency and changing campaign priorities rather than remaining fixed from launch.
Reach Audiences Across Every Environment
The UK offers a highly developed digital media landscape where audiences move between publisher content, online video, streaming TV, digital audio and connected outdoor environments.

Frequently Asked Questions

Brands can access display, online video, connected TV, digital audio, native advertising and programmatic DOOH. Availability varies by publisher, platform, media owner and deal type.

Yes. Campaigns can use audience, contextual, geographic, device and behavioural signals where available and permitted. Targeting can range from nationwide audiences to specific regions and locations, depending on the channel and data available.

Costs vary by channel, audience, inventory quality, targeting and buying method. Display inventory generally carries lower CPMs than premium video, CTV or high-demand programmatic DOOH. Campaign budgets can be distributed across channels based on objectives and performance.

An Open Auction allows eligible advertisers to bid for inventory available on an exchange. A Private Marketplace (PMP) provides controlled access to selected publisher or media-owner inventory, often giving advertisers greater certainty over where their advertising appears.

Measurement depends on the channel and objective. Common metrics include impressions, reach, frequency, viewability, video completion rate, clicks and conversions, with additional outcomes available where suitable measurement and attribution are in place.

Yes, where the platform and inventory support dynamic creative. Campaigns can respond to signals such as time, location, weather, audience context or other approved data, with the available triggers differing between channels.

Tell us the markets, the audience and the objective. Our specialists will build the plan and manage the campaign from briefing through to delivery.

Tell us the markets, the audience and the objective. Our specialist will come back with recommended formats, availability and next steps within 48 hours.

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