Finance

Grey Outdoor Purchases Cardinal Sign Company

Grey Outdoor, LLC  announced the purchase of billboard sign assets owned by Cardinal Sign Company. The purchase included 19 Sign Structures with 50 billboard sign faces in South Carolina. The purchase extended Grey’s coverage area from south of Florence SC to near Charleston SC. Areas of coverage include Sumter SC, […]

Synergy is overrated.

“Synergy” will be cited as a rationale for Netflix’s bid for Regency Outdoor.  Synergy is a buzzword executives use when they’re not sure how 1 plus 1 makes 3.  Synergy is overrated when it involves combining an OOH company a dissimilar business. Remember the “sight and sound” synergy which justified the CBS […]

RIMO Outdoor Selling Quad Cities Billboards and Easements

RIMO Outdoor, LLC. is selling 28 billboard faces in the Quad Cities along with 8 permanent easements for $525,000.  Insider talked with RIMO principals Jim Gash and David Buring about the sale. Tell us about the plant. There are 18 structures and 28 faces.  A majority of the structures are […]

The buzz over Netflix and Out of Home

Lots of buzz about last friday’s announcement that Netflix bid $300 million for Regency Outdoor.  Here’s a sampling: Observer: Billboards may seem pretty quaint in the age of social media, but Netflix has already shown it knows how to use them for maximum effect. Last year, plain white billboards featuring black […]

Netflix bids $300 million for Regency Outdoor

CNBC reports that Netflix bid $300 million for LA’s Regency Outdoor.  There are other bidders.  Insider’s thoughts: The bid is new evidence streaming and social media companies value out of home. Regency does lots of business with cable TV, TV and the movie studios.  How willing are they going to […]

Why Clear Channel Outdoor Employees Should Welcome A Spin-off

“I’ve said for years that CCO is just a piggy bank that Bain/Lee have totally abused.”  Insider heard those words recently from an experienced investor and dealmaker. Insider took a look at Clear Channel Outdoor’s financial statements to investigate this claim and the results were staggering.   Here’s what the equity […]

Who Buys Clear Channel Outdoor?

Some people tell Insider that Clear Channel Outdoor will be put up for sale and JCDecaux will have the inside track.  Insider doubts Clear Channel Outdoor will go to a single buyer. It’s too big. Look at the analysis below.  Insider assumes a sale of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (North and […]

CCO stock outperforms market during first quarter.

Clear Channel Outdoor stock was up 3% for the first quarter while the S&P 500 was down 2%.  The market seems to be viewing the iHeart bankruptcy as a good thing because it means Clear Channel Outdoor may find independence and owners who will stop mortgaging the future to pay […]

Whiteheart Outdoor Update

Insider has learned that Whiteheart Outdoor’s plant is for sale.  Steve Minnich of Piedmont Business has been engaged to sell the assets.    You can reach Steve at steve@piedmontbusiness.com if you want more info. Whiteheart Outdoor’s founder Bill Whiteheart died in September 2017.  Winston-Salem Journal has an article on Whiteheart’s business […]

Bankruptcy Implications For Clear Channel Outdoor

As iHeartMedia heads into bankruptcy, Insider will narrow our focus more to how the bankruptcy process may impact Clear Channel Outdoor. Along with our own commentary, Insider will refer our readership to other articles of merit as we scrub through the news of each day. One such article is by […]