Digital Signs

Britt McConnell On When to Build a Digital and When to do Static

A Billboard Insider reader asks: “Do you have any articles or research on when to do digital versus static?”  Billboard Insider asked Formetco’s Director of Digital Sales Britt McConnell to comment and he said this… There are many factors to consider when determining if a digital or static is best. […]

H.I.G Capital Aquires Watchfire Signs

DANVILLE, Ill. – July 26, 2022 – H.I.G. Capital (“H.I.G.”), a leading global alternative investment firm with $50 billion of equity capital under management, is pleased to announce that one of its affiliates has completed the acquisition of Watchfire Signs, LLC (“Watchfire” or the “Company”). Headquartered in Danville, Ill., Watchfire […]

Answers to Your Questions on the Watchfire Purchase

To get the story behind today’s announcement that H.I.G. purchased the Watchfire Signs, Billboard Insider reached out of H.I.G. with some questions. Who are the H.I.G principals who will be active in the investment? Ryan Kaplan, Managing Director, and David Miller, Principal, will be engaged with Watchfire. What intrigued H.I.G […]

Volta Partners with Hoboken for Ad Supported EV Charging Stations

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 21, 2022) – Volta Inc. (NYSE: VLTA), an industry-leading electric vehicle (“EV”) charging network powering vehicles and commerce, today announced its partnership with the City of Hoboken to install 25 conveniently located public EV charging stalls for the City’s residents, annual visitors, and commuters over the […]

Intersection Partners with Vistar

NEW YORK – July 21, 2022 – High-impact inventory from Intersection is now available for purchase via the supply-side platform (SSP) from Vistar Media, the leading global provider of software for programmatic digital out-of-home (DOOH). From LinkNYC to digital urban panels and digital bus shelters, Intersection’s high-impact media is strategically […]

Place Exchange Expands Programmatic OOH Reach in Latin America

Buyers now have programmatic access to premium OOH inventory across Latin America’s biggest markets directly via their DSPs. New York, NY — July 21, 2022 — Place Exchange, the leading SSP for programmatic out-of-home (OOH) media, announced its expansion into Latin America’s biggest markets including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa […]

Broadsign Enhances Programmatic Bidding

Montreal, Canada– July 19, 2022 – Broadsign, the leading out-of-home (OOH) advertising platform, today released Broadsign Reach Header Bidder, a solution for Broadsign Reach users that enables media owners to consolidate and manage programmatic bids from multiple third-party supply-side-platforms (SSPs). Rather than the current practice of reserving a one-to-one slot […]

Clear Channel Delivers 1 Billion Monthly Impressions in Europe

Clear Channel Europe is proud to announce that it now has over 11,000 digital Out Of Home (DOOH) screens available across 9 markets on LaunchPAD, Clear Channel’s programmatic platform rolled out in 2021. This milestone achievement makes Clear Channel one of the leading programmatic media owners in Europe based on […]

Formetco Welcomes Tyler Wilson as New Southeast Digital Sales Manager

Our team at Formetco is excited to welcome Tyler Wilson as our Southeast Digital Sales Manager. Most recently, Wilson served as a National Account Manager and brought with him years of sales experience as well as a deep understanding of the billboard industry, which was instilled in him at a young age. […]