By Richard Rothfelder, Rothfelder and Falick Since when can a local government pass a huge new tax and then forbid you from talking about it? That’s what Cincinnati tried to do to Lamar Advertising and Norton Outdoor. Judge Curt C Hartman would have none of it in yesterday’s ruling striking […]
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Billboards Make Us Scream For Halloween
Reprinted with permission of Clear Channel Outdoor. With fall’s arrival, it gets darker earlier, an eeriness lurks in the air, protruding skeleton bones emerge from lawns across your neighborhood, and creepy clowns are celebrated. Folks…this is Halloween. Halloween is the third largest holiday in the U.S., following Christmas and the […]
Company of the Day: Intersection
Company: Intersection Markets: Nationwide US Headquarters: 10 Hudson Yards, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10001 Phone: 212-644-6200 Email: hello@intersection.com Intersection operates a network of digital and static screens across multiple urban markets in the US including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Dallas, Houston, Minneapolis, New Jersey, Pittsburgh […]
Judge Blocks Cincy Billboard Tax Citing First Amendment
CINCINNATI, OH (October 17) – Court of Common Pleas Judge Curt C. Hartman today invalidated Cincinnati’s new excise tax on billboards as a burden on speech protected by the First Amendment. “Government may not single out and direct or target a tax solely at the exercise of First Amendment rights […]
Jewelers and Out of Home
By Aaron Tao, Product Manager, Abraxas In the age of Facebook and Amazon, where digital and data reign supreme, traditional out-of-home (OOH) advertising continues to shine and manages to adapt. For 2018, OOH ad spend is “expected to reach $38 billion this year, up 3 percent since last year and […]
Daily Billboard’s 3 of a Kind: Neon
This month as the nights are drawing in, for Daily Billboard Blog’s ‘3 of a Kind’ we’ll be exploring the nighttime delights of neon lights and how that they can help make a billboard spectacle in the dark. First up is neon billboard installation for Disney’s Tron: Legacy which was photographed along Santa […]
Lamar Expands Airport Inventory in Madison, WI
Baton Rouge, LA – October 17, 2018 – Lamar Advertising Company (Nasdaq: LAMR), one of the largest out of home media companies in the world, announced today that the company has been awarded a contract by Dane County Regional Airport (MSN) in Madison, WI to manage all Out of Home […]
Billboard Legal: Asserting Your Rights
Don’t be shy about asserting your rights if a zoning or planning board doesn’t follow the rules. That’s the lesson of Borough of Castle Shannon vs Steel City Billboards. Insider talked with Steel City Billboards owner Mitchell Fowkes. What was the dispute? Steel City Billboards went to Castle Shannon Borough to […]
New and Noted October 16, 2018
LA times published an article on Netflix and billboards. The takeaway: Sunset Strip billboard rents are up 20-35% since Netflix’s purchase. It’s supply and demand. The supply or billboards on the strip has shrunk since Netflix bought 18 boards from Regency. Demand is as high as ever. Seeking Alpha’s […]
Geopath Market Spotlight: Orlando
Did you know: The Orlando Public Library is the largest public library building in the state of Florida, covering 290,000 square feet. The tallest building in the city of Orlando is the SunTrust Center, standing at 441 feet. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Orlando DMA. Infographics for […]
























