Ft. Lauderdale, FL – – Clear Channel Airports (CCA), a brand division of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO), an indirect subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., today announced it won a five-year renewal with Broward County’s Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL) to provide a new state-of-the-art digital advertising network. The new agreement began […]
Digital Signs
Comstor installs its 1st digital billboard.
This is the second article in a three part series on an independent out of home company’s experience installing its first digital billboard. Comstor Outdoor has a 400 face plant in Ohio and Indiana. Comstor just installed its first digital billboard. We previously interviewed Comstor Marketing Executive Eddie Saunders Jr […]
Tariffs in effect on Chinese LED’s
If you’re buying a digital billboard soon you might want to ask your digital billboard company what impact, if any, will occur from the imposition of the first round of Chinese tariffs. LED’s, the building block for digital billboards, were on the list of items which faced a 25% import […]
Albuquerque Selects Clear Channel Digitals to Broadcast Emergency Alerts
June 28, 2018 New York, New York – Mayor Tim Keller and Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO), a subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., today announced that the City of Albuquerque has chosen Clear Channel Outdoor’s digital billboard network to display real-time emergency alerts throughout the metropolitan area. The new […]
OUTFRONT Media Unveils First ON Smart Media Installation in San Francisco Bay Area at Caltrain
NEW YORK, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) announced today the implementation of its ON Smart Media platform at the Caltrain Station in San Francisco, located at the northern terminus of the line at 4th and King streets. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Sparkpost, American Express, and Sharepost are […]
Hurricane Season: Minimize Impact to Your Digital Billboard
A great reminder from Daktronics on preparation in advance of the coming hurricane season. Thanks for letting Insider reprint. Minimize impact during a hurricane and then bring your billboard back online as quickly as possible. Daktronics OOH Advertising on June 20, 2018 Hurricane season has arrived, and it’s very important to […]
Pending Tariff Impacts Digital Billboards.
“No one in the US makes LED’s so what the hell are we protecting.” – A US digital billboard manufacturer on the impending LED tariff. The escalating US-China trade war may be coming to a digital billboard near you. Earlier this week the Trump administration released an updated list of […]
Daktronics revenues down for 4Q fiscal 18.
“While overall results for fiscal 2018 were below expectations, we remain optimistic for the future.” That’s how digital billboard manufacturer Daktronics CEO Reece Kurtenbach summarized the firm’s fiscal 2018 performance. Here are the results from last week’s earnings release and seeking alpha earnings call transcript. Sales for the 3 months ended […]
Burkhart Engages Indiana Drivers With New Digital Network
By Marc Raybin, Cardinal Communications Strategies Burkhart Advertising is changing the way travelers engage with billboards across Northern Indiana with its bold initiative to install dynamic digital structures across multiple counties. “Our approach has always been methodical, but late last year we saw an opportunity to ramp up our digital […]
Focusing on Displays
A reader asked Insider for tips on photographing digital displays. Here’s some advice from Daktronics together with an outstanding 1 page tipsheet titled “Digital Photography Made Easier” We’ve all been there. You head outside to capture just how brilliant the latest ad looks on your display, only to review the […]