Author: billboardinsider

Look Who Bought Clear Channel Outdoor Stock…

Artie Moreno and various parties associated with Verde Investments have combined to purchase a total of 35 million shares in Clear Channel Outdoor.  Here’s the group… Looks to Billboard Insider like this makes Moreno, Verde et. al. the 4th largest shareholder in Clear Channel Outdoor.  Here’s our estimate… Billboard Insider’s […]

Company of the Day: Blue Outdoor

Company: Blue Outdoor Headquarters: 419 Park Ave. So., Suite 605,  New York, NY 10016 Markets:  Nationwide. Phone: 212.759.0200 Email: sales@blueoutdoor.com Blue Outdoor operates an indoor and outdoor out of home plant primarily in shopping malls and lifestyle centers.  the firm has 41,732 ad faces in 231 retail locations in 40 states.  The company was founded […]

Chris Stark On Easements

 I agree with the conclusions in Billboard Insider’s July 25, 2023 article on billboard easements.  Just a couple additional observations…. We often get asked by sellers who own their land if they are better off reserving an easement and selling the board with a land lease to retain some passive […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Inks 10 Year Austin Airport Deal

  New York, NY — Clear Channel Outdoor, Airports Division, the Americas-based airports business of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO), today announced a new long-term 10-year contract with Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). The contract began April 1, 2023, and continues CCO’s commitment to revolutionizing advertising and sponsorships at […]

Paul Wright says having a perpetual easement is better than having a lease.

Yesterday Billboard Insider described how easements increase the value of a billboard structure.  Out of home appraisal and valuation expert Paul Wright agrees… Happy to weigh in on the value of easements in a billboard transaction. As you mentioned, the lack of a lease expense, which is often a billboard […]

Vistar introduces “Nearest Location” DOOH campaigns

New York, NY – July 25, 2023 – Vistar Media, a cutting-edge global provider of programmatic technology for digital out-of-home (DOOH), announced today their ‘nearest location’ dynamic creative use case in programmatic DOOH for brick and mortar establishments such as entertainment, retail, grocery, telecom providers, financial services, automotive and restaurants. […]

Company of the Day: Blanning Company

Company: Blanning Company Markets: Tennessee, Mississippi Headquarters: 1600 Fair House Road, Spring Hill, TN  37174 Phone: 615-587-5969 The Blanning Company owns over 197 billboard structures in Tennessee, Alabama and Mississippi.  Keith Howell is the company’s managing member.  The company is an operator associate in the IBOUSA.  The company has 3 digital billboard locations which […]

What difference does a billboard easement make to a billboard’s value?

In EBIDTA and Billboard Cashflow and Why You Need to Know the Difference, Billboard Insider commented that out of home companies trade at 8-12 times billboard cashflow (e.g. revenue less lease costs, electricity, property taxes and a sales commission of 5-10%). A Billboard Insider reader writes, “I find your article […]

Two Hurt When Crane Topples While Dismantling Billboard

Two workers were hurt last week after tumbling 20 feet to the ground while removing a billboard on North Gaffey Street in San Pedro, California.   A crane arm broke spilling the workers who were subsequently trasported to the hospital.  The Billboard was owned by Regency Outdoor.  You can read the […]