Digital Signs

Metro Says New OOH Contract Worth Hundreds of Millions

Metro will dramatically expand its digital advertising network under a new contract that will provide an infusion of revenue to support rail and bus services for Metro riders. The ten-year contract for Metro’s advertising concession, awarded to OUTFRONT Media, Inc., is valued at more than $336 million over the next […]

Kevani Wins Ad Rep Contract for “i10 BEACON” Sign

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — KEVANI, Inc. (“KEVANI”), LA’s market leader in digital out-of-home media sales, has been selected for a multi-year advertising representation contract for a double-sided digital display on Interstate 10. KEVANI has branded the display the “i10 BEACON,” referencing both the location and monumental size of the […]

Broadsign and TPS Engage integrate platforms

MONTREAL and NEW YORK — January 16, 2020 — Broadsign, the leading digital out-of-home (DOOH) marketing platform, and cross-border dynamic outdoor advertising platform TPS Engage today announced the integration of the Broadsign Reach supply-side-platform (SSP) and the TPS Engage demand-side platform (DSP). The new partnership extends the international digital screen […]

Daktronics on LED Life

Daktronics Lab Services Group engineering manager Shannon Mutschelknaus had lots of things to say about LED’s on this week’s Daktronics Experience Podcast On the 100,000 hour life for LED’s Where does that number come from…this goes back to the 80’s when LED’s were starting to become more common…And inside LED’s […]

Michigan Billboard Hackers Caught

Insider posted an article in October 2019 about a digital sign that was hacked on I-75 North  in Auburn Hills MI and showed an adult video for 20 minutes to the public. Maybe the best way to deter hackers is to make known there are consequences to their actions.  Insider […]

Watchfire Grows 2019 Sales Force by 25%

DANVILLE, Ill. — (January 9, 2020) — Watchfire Signs, a leading manufacturer of LED signs, digital billboards, and video scoreboards, grew its sales force by 25 percent in 2019, and announced plans to continue expanding its staff in sales, engineering and software development in 2020. Click to tweet. In order to meet […]

Lamar Lights Up San Antonio International Airport with Locally Inspired LED Installations

Lamar Airports overhauled the advertising signage in San Antonio International Airport with bigger and brighter NanoLumens LED displays that should give advertisers higher visibility and the airport a more modern image. ATLANTA, GA – January, 7th, 2020 – NanoLumens, the award-winning creators of LED visualization solutions in any size, shape or curvature, today […]

Vincente to Media Resources

Toronto, ON, December 18, 2019  Media Resources is proud to announce the addition of Ilidio Vincente to our Digital LED Display division where his concentration will be DOOH & Spectaculars. Asked why he chose to join Media Resources, Ilidio said it was our “passion and proven performance in providing our […]

In New York with Samsung & Prismview

Insider spent time last week with executives from Samsung & Prismview in New York City.  Couple of reasons to be there: To see a number of applications of the Samsung product line being used in significant ways around the Manhattan area. Discussions with Don Szczepaniak, Prismview President, about their transition […]

John Barrett on 6-8 Second Digital Flips

Insider posted yesterday on the regulatory history of the 6-8 second digital sign flip.  Barrett Outdoor’s John Barrett – who’s been in the industry longer than most of us – says this: It is frightening as I get older to discover how often I have ended up as one of […]