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, […]
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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 […]
Company of the Day: Stellar Outdoor
Company: Stellar Outdoor Advertising Markets: Ontario Address: 7 John street, Unit 4, Hunstsville, Ontario. P1H1H2 Email: info@stellaroutdoor.com Phone: 800-268-0099 Stellar Outdoor Advertising is a family run firm which operates a network of 1,116 billboards in Ontario, Canada. The company was formed in 1947 as Annis-way signs. In 2012 merged with Specific Hi-way Signs […]
Out of Home Strength: High Business Margins
40% of Billboard Insider readers say that a strength of out of home is that it is a simple business with high cashflow margins. The best proxy for cashflow is EBITDA or earnings before interest, depreciation, amortization and taxes. It’s what cash you have left in the business after paying […]
“Elevate OOH” Launches CRM Billboard Management Software to Lift Up Independents
By Tracey Hess, COO & Co-Founder of Elevate OOH “Elevate” (transitive verb) “to lift up or make higher.” Merriam-Webster.com, 2026. Knowing that I wanted to build something to improve independent billboard operators’ workflow was the easy part. How to build it, and what to call it – well, that part […]
























