Author: billboardinsider

Out of Home a Good Value Versus other Forms of Media

Out of home is a good value versus other forms of media.  Look at this chart from the Solomon November 2025 Media Monthly.  It computes the CPM (cost per thousand views) of out of home versus other forms of media.  You can see that bulletins, for example, have a CPM […]

Jolt Acquires Volta Media Network

SYDNEY, Australia, November 12, 2025 – JOLT, the global digital out-of-home (DOOH) and electric vehicle charging network, with operations across Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the U.K., today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire a substantial portion of the Volta Media Network, from Shell, making the official entry […]

Lamar is in the M&A Market, OUTFRONT and Clear Channel are on the Sidelines

Moorgate Capital Partners produces an outstanding quarterly report on the of home advertising industry.  Look at this chart on M&A activity by quarter for the past three years.  Lamar Advertising has been active in the M&A markets.   Outfront and Clear Channel Outdoor have been sitting out.  OUTFRONT has been […]

IBO Spring Conference Registration Opens

2026 IBO Spring Conference Registration Opens Thursday 📍 New Orleans, LA | 📅 April 14-17, 2026 We’re heading to New Orleans this spring for an inspiring gathering of learning, collaboration, and industry innovation in the heart of the Big Easy. Whether you’re new to the IBO community or a longtime […]

Fredrickson Outdoor Advertising

Company:  Fredrickson Outdoor Advertising Markets:  Minnesota Address:  6905 290th St W, Northfield, MN  55057 Phone: 612.616.8133 Email: fredricksonoa@msn.com Fredrickson Outdoor advertising operates a billboard plant with 10 faces in Northfield, Minnesota.  The company was formed in 2005 and is owned by Duane Fredrickson.  Insider talked with Fredrickson about his company. […]

OUTFRONT Revenue Up 3.5% in 3Q 2025

“Our third quarter results came in ahead of what we anticipated,” was how OUTFRONT CEO Nick Brien introduced last week’s third quarter 2025 conference call.  Here are the results from OUTFRONT’s 3Q 2025 earnings release, earnings presentation and conference call, sponsored and analyzed by SignValue. OUTFRONT revenue grew 3.5% to […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Revenue Up 8% in 3Q 2025

“Airports delivered another great quarter with 16.1% year over year revenue growth and we saw growth in key markets including New York and San Francisco in national and local sales channels and in digital and programmatic sales categories,” was how Clear Channel Outdoor CEO Scott Wells summarized the company’s third […]

Why Out of Home Companies Don’t Factor Receivables

Factoring companies have  promoted their services in Billboard Insider.  In our recent financing poll, however, no Billboard Insider readers said they have used factoring to finance their out of home companies.  Factoring is the act of selling an account receivable at a discount to a third party which collects it. […]

POA Acquires Big Outdoor in Australia

Brisbane, Australia – 5th November 2025 POA (Paradise Outdoor Advertising), one of Australia’s largest independent Out of Home (OOH) media companies, has acquired BIG Outdoor, adding a premium portfolio of 16 digital billboards to its expanding Queensland and Victorian operations. The sale includes 16 digital billboards across Brisbane, three digital […]

Company of the Day: Gateway Outdoor Advertising

  Company:  Gateway Outdoor Advertising Markets:  New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Virginia, South Carolina, Florida, New Jersey, Delaware, Wash DC, Maryland, Connecticut Address: 18 Pleasant Grove Road, Long Valley, NJ. 07853 Phone: 908-684-8122 Gateway Outdoor Advertising operates a transit advertising and bus shelter business in 9 eastern states, a […]