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Clear Channel Reviewing Sale of China Operations

On Friday Clear Channel Outdoor announced that it was “conducting a preliminary strategic review” of its 50.9% state in Clear Media, the Chinese out of home company.  That’s investment banker speak for “let’s look into selling our Chinese operations.” Clear Media Business Clear Media operates a bus shelter advertising network […]

Daktronics revenue up and net down in 2Q 2020.

Daktronics revenue grew slightly but net income declined during the second quarter of fiscal 2020 (3 months ended November 2, 2019).  Here are the results from the earnings release and earnings call for the digital billboard manufacturer. Revenue grew 1% to $175 million during the second quarter of fiscal 2012.  […]

Rate This Board by Out of Home Creative

Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a billboard ad using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great).  Then the designer recommends how to improve the ad.  This week’s rating is provided by Melody Roberts, an OBIE nominated billboard designer and founder […]

Company of the Day: BPS Outdoor

Company: BPS Outdoor Markets: Southern Georgia, Northern Florida Headquarters: PO Box 47, 807 West Second Street, Tifton, GA  31794 Phone:  (229)382-6060 BPS outdoor owns billboards in Southern Georgia  and Northern Florida.  The company was started in February 1999.  Carl Hutchinson is the firm’s General Manager. [wpforms id=”9787″] Paid Advertisement

US Out of Home Revenues Outpace Economy Again

US Out of home revenues have outpaced the US economy for four straight quarters as you can see in the chart below.  In the third quarter of 2019 out of home revenues grew almost twice as fast as the US economy. What accounts for the increase?  A transfer of ad […]

Company of the Day: Blanning Outdoor

Company: Blanning Company Markets: Tennessee, Mississippi Headquarters: 1600 Fair House Road, Spring Hill, TN  37174 Phone: 615-587-5969 The Blanning Company owns over 160 billboard structures in Tennessee and Mississippi.  Keith Howell is the company’s managing member.  The company is an operator associate in the IBOUSA. Whose digital signs do you use and what have […]

Happy Thanksgiving from Billboard Insider

We’re taking tomorrow off for Thanksgiving.  Billboard Insider has lots to be thankful for: To Outfront Media Real Estate rep Shelli Bergren for being Billboard Insider’s first newsletter subscriber. To Midwood Signs Ron Guercio for being Billboard Insider’s most recent and 2,520th newsletter subscriber. To OAAA President and CEO Anna […]

IG Launches DOOH Branding Channel in London

London, UK (November 26th, 2019) – Today, IG, the leading UK-based financial trading company, has launched a digital Out of Home (DOOH) branding channel to bring breaking news to commuters in the city. A DOOH media first for the financial sector, this long-term initiative is booked to run on JCDecaux’s […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Monroe/El Dorado

Did you know: Monroe is the eight largest city in Louisiana. El Dorado has a rich history as an oil “boom town” in the 1920’s. This week’s Geopath market spotlight focuses on the Monroe, Louisiana, El Dorado, Arkansas DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to […]

Company of the Day: bMedia

Company: bMedia Markets: Puerto Rico Phone: 787-593-0960 Email: Hector.horta@bMediagroup.com, Juan.casillas@bmediagroup.com BMedia is the largest out of home provider in Puerto Rico.  bMedia is run by Juanchi Casillas and Hector Horta and financially backed by Seaport Capital.  Seaport made an equity investment in bMedia in August 2014 and assisted bMedia with the Showtime […]