** Shares of online advertising technology company Innovid
Corp CTV.N up 86.4% at $3.02, their highest since Dec. 1, 2022
** Mediaocean, a New York-based advertising company,
acquires Innovid for $3.15 per share, with enterprise value of
about $500 mln
** Innovid to merge with Flashtalking, a subsidiary of
Mediaocean to create an independent, omnichannel ad tech
platform
** Co's CEO Zvika Netter to lead the combined ad tech
organization as CEO
** Including session's gains, stock has risen 100.7% YTD
(Reporting by Nithyashree R B)
((NithyashreeRB@thomsonreuters.com))