Clear Channel outperformed expectations for the third quarter of 2018. Here are the highlights of the 3Q 2018 earnings release, slide presentation and earnings call transcript. CFO Rich Bressler wouldn’t comment on the iHeart bankrupcty other than to say that iHeart is entering the final stages or the bankruptcy process […]
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Comments on Rethinking Netflix Regency
Some readers disagreed with Insider’s skeptical post Monday about the Netflix Regency billboard purchase: Billboard valuation expert Paul Wright is bullish: We looked at OOH rates on Sunset last year and you’d be surprised by what we found. Wallscape rates ranged between $110,000 and $220,000 per four week period. Regency’s Vinyl […]
Outfront revenues up 6% in 3Q 2018
Outfront Media had a solid third quarter of 2018. Outfront CEO Jeremy Male started the call by saying “It was a very satisfying quarter. We grew revenues across the board, Billboard, Transit, Local, Nationala, US Media and other.” Here are the results of the 3Q 2018 earnings release. and earnings call […]
RIMO sells to Star Media
David Buring tells Insider that RIMO Media has sold 28 billboard faces and 9 permanent easements in the Quad Cities (Davenport, Iowa, Bettendorf, Iowa, Rock Island, Illinois and Moline, Illinois) to Star Media. Star found out about the assets for sale via an article and classified in Billboard Insider. [wpforms […]
Billboard Cashflow 101
How much of every dollar of billboard revenue should be left after paying your vendors, landlords and employees? 45 cents according to Boston Omaha, the parent company of Link Media Outdoor. Take a look at the table which appeared in Seeking Alpha’s Boston Omaha: A Potential Opportunity for Long Term […]
Clear Channel and Lamar outperform market in 1Q 2018
Clear Channel Outdoor and Outfront Media outperformed the market during the third quarter of 2018. See the chart below. Clear Channel Outdoor (blue) was up 36% during the third quarter of 2018. Recovering revenue? The light at the end of the tunnel for a split from iHeart? Lamar (green) was […]
Investors Sue Clear Channel Over $1B Claim
News broke yesterday on the continuing iHeartMedia bankruptcy and its impact on Clear Channel Outdoor. A minority investor in Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. brought suit against the company’s board, majority owners and private equity sponsors in Delaware’s Chancery Court late Monday, seeking class damages for alleged failures to seek […]
Comparing out of home letters of intent
By Jennifer Sloane, Esq. Yesterday we discussed four musts for an out of home advertising letter of intent. But what happens if you receive two or more LOI’s that contain the same price. How do you determine which is a better deal? Over the past 20 years, I have seen […]
Four musts for an out of home advertising letter of intent
By Jennifer Sloane, Esq. You’ve worked hard for more years than you want to admit, trying to get to this very point… selling your out of home advertising assets. You put some feelers out, had a few Confidentiality Agreements signed, sent out a basic spreadsheet of your inventory, and low […]
Who’s controlling expenses at the Big Three
A good out of home management team grows revenues faster than expenses. An additional dollar of revenue doesn’t add an additional dollar of expense because you’re able to leverage your people and plant. You may have sales commissions (10-20% of collections) and increased lease costs (if you’ve got a % […]