Recent Posts
- Yesterday Billboard Insider discussed the drawbacks of percentage leases. Huntington Outdoor CEO Justin Powell tells Billboard Insider percentage leases make sense for several reasons: I’m firmly in the percentage land lease camp. I think
- As states continue to strengthen consumer privacy protections, California remains at the forefront of legislation shaping how businesses collect, use and manage personal data. For the out of home (OOH) advertising industry, these developments are
- Every billboard operator knows the drill. An alarm comes in, someone rolls a truck, and sometimes the problem turns out to be something that could have been sorted out from a desk. The redesigned Outdoorlink Portal was built to help operators figure
- SEATTLE, Wash. (October 29, 2026) — The Look Company, the large-scale visual branding company behind the 65,000-square-foot transformation of Vancouver’s Science World into the official match ball of the FIFA World Cup 2026, is giving a second
- Company: Top Outdoor Markets: Ontario, Canada Address: 125-720 King Street West, Suite 767 Email: chris.nimigon@topoutdoor.ca Phone: 844-390-5757 Top Outdoor operates a billboard plant with more than 850 locations in Canada. Christopher Nimigon is
Business
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Justin Powell says percentage leases build a better landlord relationship
October 30, 2026Yesterday Billboard Insider discussed the drawbacks of percentage leases. Huntington Outdoor CEO [...] -
Outdoorlink Redesigns Portal Based On Operator Feedback
October 30, 2026Every billboard operator knows the drill. An alarm comes in, someone rolls a truck, and sometimes [...] -
The Look Company Repurposes Giant Soccer Ball Panels
October 30, 2026SEATTLE, Wash. (October 29, 2026) — The Look Company, the large-scale visual branding company [...] -
Company of the Day: Top Outdoor Billboards
October 30, 2026Company: Top Outdoor Markets: Ontario, Canada Address: 125-720 King Street West, Suite 767 Email: [...] -
Today it’s WOW. Tomorrow it could be YOU.
October 29, 2026By Scott Kranz, Founder and CEO of WOW Media A WARNING TO EVERY OOH COMPANY IN AMERICA: [...] -
The Pros and Cons of Percentage Leases
October 29, 2026On this week’s Bell Board Podcast Neil Bell and Franklin Outdoor President Dan Franklin [...]
- Company of the Day – TierOne Media
- Dan Franklin Loves Easements
- Clear Channel Outdoor Renews and Expands Advertising Partnership with Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
Digital Signs
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How to Win When the Planning Commission is Against You
October 26, 2026Last week Las Vegas Billboards won an appeal before the Las Vegas City Council to convert a [...] -
YESCO’s Jeff Young Receives World Sign Associates Humanitarian Award
October 26, 2026DENVER – October 2026 – WSA is pleased to announce member Jeff Young, Young Electric Sign [...] -
National CineMedia Adds 680 New Screens
October 22, 2026NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Oct. 21, 2026– National CineMedia (NASDAQ:NCMI) (NCM), [...] -
Watchfire Announces 12th Annual LED Sign Awards
October 22, 2026DANVILLE, Ill. – October 21, 2026 – Watchfire today announced the winners of its annual LED [...] -
Wheat Ridge Planning Commission Recommends Four Digital Billboard Conversions
October 21, 2026On October 15, 2026 the Wheat Ridge Planning Commission recommended approval of an ordinance [...] -
MMG Partners With OUTFRONT
October 21, 2026Dubai, UAE – 20 October 2026 – Multiply Media Group (MMG), the UAE-headquartered Out-of-Home [...]
- Daktronics Announces Strategic Cost Reduction and Manufacturing Optimization
- How Out of Home Wins in the AI Era
- Cieslok Group Expands its Montréal Digital Network
sales
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Grey Vick on Getting the City Council to Say Yes
October 27, 2026Grey Outdoor Founder Grey Vick had this comment in response to our story yesterday about Las Vegas Billboards getting city [...] -
The Ultimate Out of Home Sales Guide – We Have Books in Stock!
October 24, 2026Looking to search for the bestselling OOH sales book? Here is what you will find. The Ultimate OOH Sales Guide is available in [...] -
What If Your Reps Loved Using Your CRM
October 14, 2026Many OOH sales reps see their company’s Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system as a one-way street: they put information [...] -
“Monkeys With Rate Cards” A Sequel to Last Week’s Piece
October 7, 2026I’ve been writing moderately humorous pieces for the OOH industry now since 2015. While I lost count after the first five [...] -
Who Are the Happiest Ad Salespeople?
October 1, 2026By Nick Coston Any guesses? I’ll back up a bit. My first advertising sales gig was with Washingtonian Magazine, a [...] -
Crafting the Perfect Portfolio for Billboard Owners: How Operators Can Showcase Their Inventory to Attract National Brands
October 1, 2026When national brands plan a campaign, they’re often comparing several markets and operators at once. In that moment, [...]
- OAAA Sales Tips for 2027
- Automated AI Marketing Isn’t Marketing. It’s Spam
- Building A Unique and Competitive DOOH Sales Strategy at Unleashed 26
Creative
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Garmin and Capital Sports Use Billboard For Product launch.
October 29, 202629 September 2026 — Anyone who recently travelled along the A12 near Utrecht may have witnessed a [...] -
Clear Channel Outdoor and OUTFRONT Partner for Mammograms Campaign
October 26, 2026NEW YORK, October 23, 2026 – In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Clear Channel Outdoor and [...] -
Rod Rackley on the importance of fresh copy
October 23, 2026Circle Graphics Chairman, Rod Rackley has written a great white paper called The Creative [...] -
Grandparents Day Success
October 20, 2026Insider wrote in September about Lamar’s Grandparents’ Day Billboard Campaign. Lamar [...] -
Rate this Ad by Greg Callaham
October 20, 2026Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the [...] -
OBIE Winners Announced
October 19, 2026WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Out of Home Advertising Association of [...]
- Lind Media Highlights Mental Health Support Available to Veterans Across Ohio
- Rate This Ad by Greg Callaham
- Clear Channel Billboards Celebrates After-School Programs
Finance
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Clear Channel Receives CFIUS Clearance – Sale to Close Next Week
October 8, 2026SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) [...] -
Clear Channel Outdoor confirms Mubadala Capital sale to close in 4Q 2026
October 2, 2026Clear Channel Outdoor filed a form 8k yesterday confirming that the Mubadala sale will close before [...] -
US Out of Home Stocks Underperform Market in 3Q 2026
October 1, 2026US out of home stocks underperformed the market for the third quarter of 2026 as rising interest [...] -
Capital spending averages 5.75% of revenue for the public out of home companies.
September 30, 2026What should your annual capital expenditures be excluding large one-time acquisitions? [...] -
Verde Outdoor Unveils New Brand and Website
September 28, 2026Tempe, AZ — Verde Outdoor Capital (VOC) is entering its next era of growth with broader financing [...] -
Leverage Down and Debt Costs Stable for Public OOH Companies in 2Q 2026
September 25, 2026Moorgate Capital Partners produces an outstanding quarterly report on the out of home advertising [...]
- Lamar’s Sean Reilly Opens Nasdaq
- Lender Profile: Stark Capital Solutions
- Vastino Ventures Buys New England OOH Assets from Carlise Capital Corporation
Legal
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Keeping up with California: What Evolving Privacy Laws Mean for OOH
October 30, 2026As states continue to strengthen consumer privacy protections, California remains at the forefront [...] -
OAAA Legal Seminar Nov 11-12 in WA DC
October 29, 2026Wednesday, November 11, 2026 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Networking Reception Thursday, November [...] -
Inglewood Billboard Battle Heads to the Ballot
October 28, 2026The Los Angeles Times and LAist report that the billboard fight between the City of Inglewood, WOW [...] -
Rothfelder & Falick on Billboard Law – Available in Softback
October 24, 2026Rothfelder & Falick set out to provide the industry with one source for all aspects of [...] -
Illinois Appeals Court Sends Billboard Property Tax Fight Back to Tax Board
October 20, 2026Fourth District says the Property Tax Appeal Board failed to explain why billboards are taxable [...] -
Richard Rothfelder on Local Government Budget Shortfalls: Creating Challenges and Opportunities for OOH
October 15, 2026During our presentation on “Old Men in Outdoor” at the IBO conference last week, John [...]
- Chris Rothfelder on Rights of First Refusal
- Dubuque Iowa Tightens Sign Code
- OAAA Legal Seminar Nov 11-12
Lists
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Billboard Insider’s 2026 List of Billboard Structure Painting Contractors
June 8, 2026“Which contractors paint billboard structures?” is a question Billboard Insider [...] -
Billboard Insider’s Updated Contractor List March 2026
March 4, 2026We’ve added several more names to our list of our of home contractors. This updated list [...] -
Billboard Insider’s Updated Contractor List 2026
February 25, 2026We get frequent requests from readers for contractor and installation referrals. Here’s a [...] -
Updated Out of Home Acquisition List for 2025
January 15, 2026We did well this year getting data together, but like always there are a few deals that slip [...] -
Out of Home Acquisition List for 2025
January 12, 2026Billboard Insider has compiled our list of out of home transactions for 2025. If we’ve written [...] -
The 20 Fastest Growing US Roadside Companies in 2025
August 7, 2025Here’s Billboard Insider’s list of the 20 fastest growing US independent roadside [...]
- Billboard Insider’s 2025 List of Bulletin/Poster Companies Ranked by Digital Faces
- Billboard Insider’s 2025 List of North American Bulletin/Poster companies, Ranked by Faces
- Billboard Insider’s List of the 20 Largest North American Bulletin/Poster Companies, Ranked by Faces
Podcasts
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Dan Franklin Loves Easements
October 28, 2026Neil Bell interviewed Franklin Outdoor President Dan Franklin on the Bell Board Podcast. Franklin [...] -
Adrian Buice on Building a Digital Billboard
September 28, 2026Neil Bell interviewed Amplify Outdoor Founder Adrian Buice on the Bell Board podcast while Amplify [...] -
Hal and Diana Stevenson on Grace and Persistence
September 9, 2026Neil Bell just interviewed Grace Outdoor owners Hal and Diana Stevenson on the Bell Board Podcast. [...] -
Rachel Rogers and Ian Dallimore on Getting in the Room
September 8, 2026Lamar Advertising VP of Digital Growth Ian Dallimore interviewed Rachel Roger, VP of National Sales [...] -
John Murrow on having an equity fund for a partner
August 14, 2026On this week’s Bell Board Podcast Trailhead Media CEO John Murrow talks about the pros and [...] -
John Murrow on converting statics to digital billboards
August 13, 2026On this week’s Bell Board podcast Trailhead CEO John Murrow talked about digital billboards. [...]
- John Murrow on managing lease costs
- The Walgreens Rule for Sign Development
- Street Furniture Product Update: What OOH Media Owners Should Know
