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Clear Channel Stock Soars on Friday After Rumor of Takeover by Mubadala Capital

We reported in September, that an activist investor, Anson Holdings, was pushing for a sale of Clear Channel.  Yesterday Clear Channel stock surged 32% before trading was halted due to a circuit breaker, following a Bloomberg report that Mubadala Capital is exploring an acquisition of the billboard operator. Trading did […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds October 18, 2025

“Billboard Insider classifieds section is where everyone in OOH goes to find job openings, equipment, and everything between. A great resource for Out-of-Home!” John James, SignBird “We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our Ad on your site.”  Rodney Davis, Transformation Media “I’ve gotten several leads of […]

Order Your eBook of Our Guide to Leases, Easements and Real Estate!

Billboard Insider’s Guide to Leases, Easements and Real Estate  is an important resource for anyone in the Out of Home industry. The 130 page Guide tells you: How to use an out of home attorney effectively 21 things in a good out of home lease 11 things in a good […]

In Their Words – OOH Executives Talk About OOH

  This 147 page guide contains interviews with 173 out of home executives at 150 out of home companies.  The guide contains practical advice on: Getting Started Finding Quality Locations Permitting Using Automated Sales Platforms Lessons From Operating Digital Billboards Sales and much more Here’s what people are saying about In […]

How will driverless cars impact roadside billboard valuations?

We’d like to quote from the opening remarks of Francois de Gaspé Beaubien, Chairman of Zoom Media and Chairman of the Board of the DPAA at this week’s DPAA summit. “If you own a roadside billboard, and you want to maximize your ROI, I would sell those assets and re-deploy […]

Company of the Day: Encore Outdoor

Company:Encore Outdoor Markets: Pennsylvania, New Jersey Headquarters:  PO Box 494, Hawley, PA  18428 Phone: (570) 493-2346 Email: info@encoreoutdoorllc.com   Encore Outdoor was founded in 2012 and has an out of home plant of approximately 56 faces including 9 digital faces in Northeast Pennsylvania and Northwest New Jersey.  Glenn Khoury is General Manager […]

OUTFRONT and AWS Usher in a New Era for OOH Advertising

October 15, 2025 Marks a Major Step Toward Digitizing and Automating OOH with AI-Enabled Workflows NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — In a significant industry development, OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT), one of the largest and most trusted out-of-home (“OOH”) media companies in North America, today announced a strategic partnership with Amazon […]

Company of the Day – Eastern Outdoor Advertising

Company: Eastern Outdoor Advertising Market: Eastern North Carolina Headquarters: P.O. Box 1416, Kinston NC 28503 Phone: 252-286-7373 Email: Cameron@EasternOutdoorInc.com Eastern Outdoor Development, Inc. is a full-service outdoor advertising company offering printed and digital billboards throughout Eastern North Carolina. Their footprint covers east of Interstate 95 all the way to the […]

Link Media President Scott Lafoy Reflects on 40 Years in Out of Home

Billboard Insider interviewed Link Media Outdoor President and CEO Scott LaFoy, who justed celebrated 40 years in the out of home industry. What’s the biggest out of home industry change which you’ve seen in the past 40 years? No doubt the biggest change was digital. Going from static single message […]

Formetco and Allison Outdoor Debut New Formetco Podcast

Formetco has launched its brand-new podcast-style series, Behind the Boards, spotlighting the people and partnerships that shape the Out-of-Home industry. In the debut episode, Claude Dicks of Allison Outdoor joins Britt McConnell of Formetco, LLC for an inside look at a relationship built on trust, shared values, and a digital board […]