Digital Signs

Daktronics Revenue Up 1% in Quarter Ended July 31, 2021.

Digital billboard maker Daktronics has released financials results for the first quarter of FY 2022 (3 months ended July 31, 2021). Revenue increased 1% to $145 million. Net income declined from $7.5 million during the 3 months ended August 1, 2020 to $3.7 million during the 3 months ended July […]

Mesmerize Expands Its Pharmacy Network With New Giant Eagle Partnership

NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mesmerize (www.mesmerize.com), a prominent out-of-home media company specializing in patient education at the point of care, announced the expansion of its pharmacy network to include 165 Giant Eagle Pharmacy locations.  The partnership includes the installation of Mesmerize’s digital TV screens within Giant Eagle pharmacies located […]

Realtors Publish House Listings on Digital Billboards

By Jamie Thrasher, Lucit Century 21 Action Realtors in North Dakota and Coldwell Banker Alfred Saliba Realty’s agents in Alabama have become the first brokerages in the country to use digital billboards to publish active MLS listings in real time using the Lucit application. It’s been fantastic working with these […]

Place Exchange Granted Programmatic Out of Home Patent

NEW YORK CITY – August 24, 2021 – Place Exchange, the leading supply-side platform (SSP) for programmatic out of home (OOH) media, announced it was granted a key “systems, methods and programmed products for tracking delivery and performance of static advertisements in public or semi-public locations within a digital advertising […]

OAAA Partners With IAB Tech Lab To Align DOOH With Open RTB

WASHINGTON D.C. & NEW YORK (August 23, 2021) – The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA), the national trade association for the entire out of home (OOH) and DOOH media ecosystem, today announced a collaboration between the OAAA Programmatic and Automation Committee and IAB Tech Lab to integrate […]

2 Recent Out of Home Law Enforcement Successes

Insider learned of two situations where Out of Home operators worked with local law enforcement with remarkable results. The first is explained by this letter from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security to Clear Channel Outdoor in Clearwater, FL.   The second is a news story involving Outfront Media, New […]

Now more than ever it’s time to be real.

By Michael Hudes, Head of Growth, Lyft We are living in an environment of difficult choices, ongoing challenges and wishful thinking… grabbing for any positive news to let us know we will be okay once COVID “ends.” The OOH media world is no exception, why would it be after what […]

The Wisdom of John Arnold on Digital Billboards

Arnold Outdoor founder John Arnold has learned a lot in a 21 year career in the Out of Home business.  Last week he talked about hiring, permits and easements.  This week he talks about digital billboards. Digital billboards. I have 3 and was just permitted for the 4th.  It’s a […]

CityBridge Raises $200 Million from ZenFi Networks

PJ SOLOMON acted as exclusive financial advisor to help CityBridge, the operator of LinkNYC secure a $200 million investment commitment from ZenFi Networks, a NYC-based digital infrastructure company. The investment will accelerate the expansion of the LinkNYC network throughout New York City, expanding 5G access and bringing free high-speed Wi-Fi […]

Comscore Adds Captivate To Its Growing DOOH Client List

Insider mentioned when Comscore signed an agreement with GSTV that they have an appetite to grow in the Digital OOH space. Yesterday they announced an agreement with Captivate, North America’s leading location-based digital video network, to provide reporting from Comscore’s fast-growing digital out-of-home (DOOH) solution. The new reporting includes digital ad impressions, reach, […]