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Tom Giesken on Knowing When to Litigate

Billboard Insider is running a series featuring Tom Giesken who just retired after a 35 year career in out of home (including 25 years running his own company). Last week Tom talked about static billboards and digital billboards. Today he talks about a time he had to litigate to protect […]

Hovis OOH Ad Gets Emotional Response

29th May 2025: Hovis’s new OOH-inspired ‘Strength Baked In’ ad has scored exceptionally across all three of System1’s metrics, including an 5.6 Star Rating driven by effective use of distinctive brand assets and nostalgia.  Seamlessly blending heritage and modernity, the ad showcases Hovis’s distinctive brand assets and enduring British identity, sparking positive emotion […]

Company of the Day: Astral/Bell Media

Company: Astral, a division of Bell Media Markets: Canada Address: 299 Queen St West, Toronto, ON  M5V 2Z5, CA Astral, a division of Bell Media, is a leader among Canada’s out-of-home advertising companies with more than 45,000 faces strategically located across the country. Astral offers six product lines: outdoor advertising, […]

Hamlin|Cody on Tax Foreclosures and Easements

Richard Hamlin and Marnie Cody of the Hamlin|Cody Law Firm gave Billboard Insider excellent feedback on Easements provide more protection than leases against tax foreclosure. California attorney Marnie Cody gives a summary analysis… California law is even more explicit than Michigan. Under CA Revenue and Taxation Code §3712(d) the tax […]

DOmedia Introduces New Free Out of Home Media Buying Tool

DOmedia, the largest platform for planning and buying out-of-home (OOH) media, announced today that its search, RFP, and contract tools are now available free of charge to new agencies and advertisers to buy media through the platform. DOmedia Lite will allow users to operate powerful tools, previously reserved for paid […]

Easements provide more protection than leases against tax foreclosure

A judicial tax foreclosure may extinguish an out of home lease but can’t extinguish an out of home easement.  That’s the lesson of OUTFRONT Media vs CHHC, Inc. and Five Star Outdoor, LLC.  Here are the facts. Eastside Outdoor, LLC. (“Eastside”) entered into a lease agreement with CBS Outdoor to […]

How infrastructure intelligence is redefining Out of Home strategy

Out-of-home advertising has long been defined by reach, real estate, and the creative power of its displays. But as digital transformation matures across the industry and smaller screens become ubiquitous, a new layer of competitive advantage is emerging, not on the surface of displays, but within the infrastructure that powers […]

Company of the Day: Bella Outdoor

Company: Bella Outdoor Markets:  Montana Headquarters: PO Box 50119, Billings, MT Phone: 406-671-6155 Email: Bellaoutdoor@bresnan.net   Bella Outdoor was started in 2007 by Joe and Jenifer Mancuso.  The company operates a billboard plant with 50 faces in Montana stretching from Livingston to the South Dakota border.    The company was the subject of a 2009 […]

Jeff Seddon on Private Equity and Out of Home

Moorgate Partners recently advised Premier Outdoor Media on the sale of 200 billboard faces, including nearly 50 digital, to Lamar Advertising.  Premier had been backed by private equity investor Caruth Capital Partners.   Billboard Insider talked with Moorgate Partners’ Director Jeff Seddon to learn more about the private equity market. […]