Author: John Weller

First Ever Halo Display Engineered By Daktronics

Halo, mega column highlight total of 82,500 square feet of LED displays BROOKINGS, S.D. – Nov. 1, 2016 – The largest LED video display in all of sports has been designed and engineered, and is now being manufactured and installed, by Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) of Brookings, South Dakota, for Mercedes-Benz Stadium, […]

California Cities and Counties Can Regulate Billboards in Unincorporated Areas

The following press release is provided by Best Best & Krieger LLP . NOVEMBER 10, 2016 The Outdoor Advertising Act does not preempt local regulation of billboards, a California appellate court has ruled. In a decision that carries major implications for the California billboard industry, the Second District Court of Appeal […]

Gateway Outdoor Advertising Awarded Contract Westchester County Transit

Insider saw this press release for Gateway Outdoor LONG VALLEY, N.J., Nov. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Gateway Outdoor Advertising is pleased to announce their recent award for Transit Advertising on the Westchester Bee-Line bus system. Starting on 1/1/2017 Gateway Outdoor Advertising will be the sole source for bus advertising on […]

Company of the Day – Summit Media

Company: Summit Media Headquarters:  1445 FifthStreet Santa Monica, CA 90401 Phone:  877-820-3002 Market: Founded in 1998, Summit Media is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in Los Angeles.  Summit owns and operates its own plant of high-profile, large-format bulletins, squares, spectaculars and walls in Los Angeles, with a focus on premium areas including: Sunset […]

Positioning OOH for Continued Growth and Prosperity

Insider thanks the OAAA for allowing us to print portions of this article. Nancy Fletcher OAAA President and CEO Amidst rocketing change, how do we position OOH for continued growth and prosperity? We come together to create a bold, new five-year vision for the medium that positions OOH advertising as […]

Company of the Day – Media South Outdoor Advertising

Company:  Media South Outdoor Advertising Headquarters:  Jackson, Tennessee. Markets:  Tennessee, Mississippi. Phone: 866.945.0243 Media South was started in 2007 by Norm Isbell.  The company has 28 faces placed strategically in Tennessee and Mississippi.  Most of the faces are 10.5′ by 36′.   Prior to starting Media South, Isbell was a division manager for […]

Lawsuit Targets Tennessee Billboard Rules

A post from The Commercial Appeal, shares a story on a pending Tennessee lawsuit. For the past decade, Memphis outdoor-advertising operator and attorney William H. Thomas Jr. has defiantly put up billboards without permits and refused to take them down when ordered to do so. Thomas has also pursued a legal option and U.S. […]

St. Johns County Considering Digital

St. Johns County, Florida commissioners are considering implementation of a two-year pilot program that would pave the way for at least some digital billboards to be installed along Interstate I-95. County Administrator Michael Wanchick said the item had been before the board twice since November 2015.  Wanchick said moving forward […]

Central Atlanta Progress Proposes New Digital Sign Ordinance

Central Atlanta Progress is taking the lead on a proposed ordinance that would allow—and even encourage—expansive new digital billboards and flashing signs in the area that includes the CNN Center, Centennial Olympic Park, the Georgia Aquarium, and the sports arenas. The proposal, introduced at Atlanta City Council last week, would designate […]

Context: The I-71 Project

Cincinnati has an example of art, the elections and thought using billboards with “The I-71 Project,” a joint project of the Contemporary Arts Center and the Columbus Museum of Art. The group wanted to create something provocative yet non-partisan. The exhibit features public installations that explore the political theater staged in […]