Is Media Displays Still in Business? (2026 Update)
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Look for Media Displays on AmazonFull story →Ian Taylor took his Yorkshire-based advertising business into the Den, pitching digital screens built into vans and bicycles that go out to clients including supermarket chains and police forces.
The on-air handshake with James Caan never turned into a completed investment, but that has not stopped the company from operating.
The Numbers And What Happened To Them
Taylor's ask was £80,000 for 45 percent of the business, and the pitch closed on camera with James Caan agreeing to back it.
Like a fair number of Dragons' Den handshakes, this one did not survive the weeks after filming; Caan's side walked away from the investment before any money changed hands, a more common outcome behind the cameras than viewers watching the finished broadcast would ever guess.
Where That Leaves The Business Today
Losing the investment did not appear to slow Taylor down. Reporting from a few years after the pitch describes a company that kept expanding its client list rather than one struggling to keep the doors open.
Mobile advertising screens sell on reach in places static billboards cannot go, which is why the client list runs to supermarket chains and police forces rather than the usual small local advertisers.