Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]
Author: billboardinsider
Matt Hood joins Streetmetrics as VP Sales and Partnerships
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 12, 2026 – StreetMetrics has added Matt Hood to its team as VP of Sales and Partnerships, bringing more than 15 years of experience helping brands connect with audiences and helping media owners build and grow successful multimedia advertising businesses. Throughout his career, Hood has focused on […]
Company of the Day: Sun Outdoor
Company: Sun Outdoor Advertising. Markets: Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington Headquarters: 11221 Pacific Highway SW, Lakewood, WA 98499 Phone: 866-581-3118 Email: info@sunoutdoor.com Sun Outdoor is a family owned business which was started in 1982. The firm’s plant includes billboards in the following communities: Bakersfield, CA Ridgecrest, CA Mohavi, CA Tehachapi, CA Barstow, […]
OAAA launches Tech Advisory Council to make Out of Home easier to buy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) today announced the launch of its Technical Advisory Council (TAC), bringing together technology leaders from across the OOH media owner community to solve shared technical challenges and make out of home easier to plan, […]
Clear Channel Billboards Celebrates After-School Programs
Washington, D.C. – The Afterschool Alliance is joining Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) for a national visibility campaign that celebrates afterschool programs, featuring artwork created by a 15-year-old afterschool student from Usher’s New Look. The student’s “Powered by Afterschool” design will run across nearly 2,000 digital billboards in October as […]
Company of the Day: Stokely Outdoor
Company of the Day: Stokely Outdoor Markets: Oklahoma Address: PO Box 141277, Broken Arrow, OK. 74014-1277 Phone: 918-402-9016 Stokely Outdoor operates a plant of over 806 billboard faces including 8 digital faces in Oklahoma. The company was started by Bill and Sarah Stokely in 1978. Bill’s son Sam and […]
DDI Media’s Tony Mariani on why tech is a friend to Out of Home
I appreciated yesterday’s Billboard insider article regarding the positive impact tech has on the out of home industry. I would add one other significant benefit: technology allows digital billboard operators to monetize remnant inventory through the various programmatic channels. This provides an opportunity to generate incremental revenue from inventory that […]
Clear Channel Receives CFIUS Clearance – Sale to Close Next Week
SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) (the “Company”) today announced it has received clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) in connection with the Company’s pending acquisition by Mubadala Capital (the “Merger”). With the receipt of CFIUS […]
Out of Home Strength: Technology Creates Upside
When we asked Billboard Insider readers about the strengths of the out of home industry 44% said the biggest strength was barriers to entry, 40% said the biggest strength of the out of home industry was high cashflow margins and 8% said the biggest strength of he out of home […]
Empirical Productions names Lina Maggi SVP Client Partnerships
NEW YORK — October 5, 2026 — Empirical Productions, the independent experiential, out-of-home and production company behind high-impact real-world brand experiences, today announced the appointment of Lina Maggi as Senior Vice President, Client Partnerships. In her new role, Maggi will focus on expanding Empirical’s relationships with brands and agencies, developing new […]
























