Today’s podcast guest, Ike Wingate, founder of Wingate Media Group, represents the best of the new breed of young independent out of home operators. Today Ike talks about what makes a good billboard site, why less can be more when it comes to digital billboards and keeping work in perspective. […]
Binghamton, N.Y. – December 10, 2019 – Passersby in Binghamton, New York, will notice a change in their daily commute. Park Outdoor Advertising installed a digital billboard supplied by Lightking on the Brandywine Highway, entering the Court St. gateway. “The signs offer local businesses a flexible advertising medium that also […]
Shortly after Insider posted the press release on Lightking’s announced second largest high school video scoreboard, we heard the following from Jeff Anderson at VCRNOW. “Last summer we installed Brownsville ISD Scoreboard which is 33′ 7 1/8″ x 65′ 1 1/8″ video screen only. The previous summer we installed PSJA […]
Patented Air Series product critical to winning bid for a 30’x60’ video scoreboard at Zachary High School, a leading football program in Louisiana (DORAL, FL. – July 23, 2019) Lightking™, the innovation-driven outdoor LED screen manufacturer, announced that its patented lightweight, vented Air Series LED board was chosen for the […]
On April 2, 2019 Wash DC out of home executive Don MacCord pleaded guilty and was sentenced to $1.4 million of restitution and 30 months jail followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Here’s a list of MacCord’s misdeeds mentioned in the Sentencing Memorandum. […]
In February 2019 the FCC issued an enforcement advisory out of concern over a “growing number of companies that market noncompliant light-emitting diode (LED signs) in violation of the FCC’s rules.” The FCC had an initial round of enforcement actions in July 2017. Nineteen digital sign makers were fined. Insider […]
OAAA held a Supplier Update Webinar this week, featuring Lightking, with a theme of Turning Static Boards into LED Now. Here are a few of Insider’s take aways from the Webinar led by Timur Colak, President of Lightking. Lightking sees two impediments to converting static structures to digital: Permitting Cost, […]
By Kerry Yoakum, Vice President of Government Affairs, OAAA OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA presents the Supplier Spotlight, asking digital billboard manufacturers three insightful questions: The OOH industry estimates there are 7,800 digital billboards operating in the US. When we talk with the […]
Hurricane Harvey and Irma have put storm preparedness top of mind. Timur Colak, CEO of digital billboard manufacturer Lightking, spoke at the September 2017 IBOUSA meeting on LED Billboards and storm preparedness. Insider asked Timur to summarize his talk. Timur, what parts of the country are at risk for major […]
Large, medium, and small billboard operators have begun placing dozens of orders for Lightking’s Air Series LED billboard. Through its light-weight air flow-through design, Air Series is half the weight and 20% less wind load than standard box-type LED signs, saving billboard owners tens of thousands in structural reinforcement costs, […]
