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Author: John Weller
Reader Comment on Adams Ohio Acquisition
Insider received this comment from a long time reader related to the two acquisitions by Adams Outdoor this past week. Correction. Largest expansion in AOA history was the acquisition of Turner Outdoor in the Atlanta market from Lewis Manderson Jr. in 1988. Approximately 2,000 poster faces and 600 bulletins. Price was […]
Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
By Nick Coston, You’ve heard me say it thousands of times, I love, love, love OOH. All of it, not just some. Even digital urinal screens. Say what? Yep, you heard me right. Digital Urinal Screens. While reading a few of my peeps posts on LinkedIn, I came across a […]
Company of the Day – Red Star Outdoor
Company: Red Star Outdoor Headquarters: 770 N. LaSalle Drive, 5th Floor, Chicago IL 60654 Market: Chicago Phone: 312-751-9010 Email: info@redstaroutdoor.com Red Star Outdoor was founded in 2001 by Dean Manone and Scott Goldstein. Since 2001, Red Star Outdoor has developed or operated over 125 locations in the downtown Chicago corridor. […]
OOH Industry Remembers Dick Estus, Savannah Legend and Former OAAA Chairman
From Marty Williamson, The out-of-home industry has lost one of its true legends. Richard Austin “Dick” Estus of Savannah, Georgia — known to his family as “Popie” — passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Saturday, August 1, 2026, at the age of 92. Born September 23, […]
New Leadership Appointments at OUTFRONT Media
OUTFRONT Shows Commitment to Proving Value of IRL Media with New Leadership Appointments Including Former IPG and Omnicom Exec Huw Griffiths as Chief Data Officer Paul Valente Comes to OUTFRONT as SVP Talent Acquisition, Caitlin Kelly as VP Communications, and Salim Holder as VP Multicultural Growth & Partnerships Liz Rave […]
Clear Channel Outdoor Completes Sale of its Business in Spain to Atresmedia
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) (the “Company”) today announced it has completed the sale of its business in Spain to Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A. (“Atresmedia”). The purchase price for the transaction was EUR €115M or approximately US$132 million1. Final proceeds […]
Company of the Day – Red Rock Outdoor
Company: Red Rock Outdoor Headquarters: 161 Lafayette Street, 5th Floor, New York NY 10013 Market: New York City Phone: 212-404-2758 Email: info@redrockoutdoor.com Founded in 2009, Red Rock Outdoor is a New York based Out-of-Home company providing a full array of OOH products to the New York Area. Those include: Wallscapes […]
Adams Outdoor Advertising Completes Two Strategic Acquisitions, Establishes New Ohio Valley Market
Transactions represent the largest expansion in the company’s 43-year history, creating a unified regional network across eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. ZANESVILLE, Ohio — July 31, 2026 — Adams Outdoor Advertising, the nation’s fourth-largest out-of-home advertising company, today announced the completion of two strategic acquisitions—Barnes Advertising Corp. and Oliver Outdoor’s […]
Adams Outdoor Acquires Oliver Outdoor in Ohio and Pennsylvania
For Immediate Release – August 3, 2026 Pittsburgh, PA – Oliver Outdoor (“Oliver”) announced today the divestiture of its Outdoor Advertising Assets throughout Pennsylvania and Ohio to Adams Outdoor, a portfolio company of Searchlight Capital and the nation’s fourth-largest Out-of-Home media operator. The assets included 419 static faces in addition […]
