TEMPE, AZ (Aug. 19, 2024) Verde Outdoor Media (VOM), a leading outdoor and online advertising company, announced today the acquisition of Great Outdoor Advertising (GOA), an independent out-of-home operator in the Northeast. This strategic expansion increases VOM’s portfolio to over 1,600 billboard faces across 10 states, further strengthening its network […]
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The Current M&A Market Presents Opportunities
A midwest out of home executive reminds Billboard Insider that there are opportunities in the current M&A market. I read your article about M&A and I think it has slowed down, but I have looked at a few deals this year and because the bigger guys aren’t as active, and […]
OUTFRONT’s Chicago Inventory 90% Sold Leading into Democratic Convention
OUTFRONT’s Chicago inventory is 90% sold out leading into the Democratic convention with campaigns by Fox News, J.B. Pritzker and Grubhub. Here are some of the trends OUTFRONT is noticing Ahead of the most recent changes to the presidential race, OUTFRONT was already seeing significantly more action on OOH from […]
Company of the Day: Digipoint Media
Company: Digipoint Media Markets: Canada Address: 28 Export Boulevard, Mississauga, Ontario L5S OA7, Canada Email: info@digipoint.ca Phone: 289-223-1001 Digipoint operates an out of home plant with more than 120 digital billboard faces in Ontario and Quebec. Billboard Insider talked with Ahmad Shafeeq, the company’s CEO. How did you get into […]
N Compass TV Makes Inc 5000
Anderson Pacific Capital has investments in a roadside billboard company Tier One Media as well as digital place based company N-Compass TV which was just named to the 2024 Inc 5000. Anderson Pacific’s Ken Anderson writes: Dave, this is that “ indoor billboard” company we have. Because we thought what […]
Company of the Day: Pearl Media
Company: Pearl Media Headquarters: 151 Forest St, Suite J, Montclair, NJ 07402 Phone: 973-492-2300 Email: info@pearlmedia.com Pearl Media is an award-winning Out-of-Home company headquartered in Northern New Jersey with offices in Miami, Los Angeles and San Francisco. In April 2024 Pearl added digital media screens at Brickell City Centre in Miami. Billboard Insider […]
The out of home M&A market is quiet.
Anybody else noticed how quiet the OOH M&A market is? Billboard Insider has noticed a slowdown in new tombstones and purchase announcements. The slowdown has two causes. High interest rates. The prime rate has almost tripled since 2020 from 3.25% in March 2020 to 8.5% today. Look what the […]
Link Media Revenues up 5.5% in 2nd Qtr 2024
Boston Omaha released 2Q 2024 financials yesterday. Here are the financial results for Link Media Outdoor, Boston Omaha’s wholly owned out of home advertising subsidiary, sponsored and analyzed by SignValue. Revenue increased 5.5% to $11.3 million for 2Q 2024 (3 months ended June 30, 2024) due to an improvement in […]
Company of the Day: Pattison Outdoor
Company: Pattison Outdoor Markets: Canada Address: 2700 Matheson Boulevard East, Suite 500, West Tower. Mississauga, ON L4W 4V9 Phone: 905-282-6800 Pattison Outdoor is Canada’s leading out of home, transit and digital display company with 15,920 total faces including 622 digital faces. The company’s plant includes 200 markets coast to coast. Pattison’s head office is […]
Out of Home Amplified Calls for Evan Gershkovich’s Freedom
By Anna Bager, President and CEO, OAA Much has been written about the complex prisoner swap that freed Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and others from Russia. The Washington Post put it this way: “Gershkovich’s release . . . marked the culmination of a relentless, 16-month campaign launched by […]