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Clear Channel To Trade Statics for Digitals in San Antonio

The San Antonio Express News says that Clear Channel Outdoor and the city of San Antonio have reached an agreement under which Clear Channel will take down nearly 300 static billboard faces is exchange for approval to convert up to a dozen static billboards to digital.  The agreement requires Clear […]

New and Noted February 15, 2018

Mindshare’s Shane O’Leary has written a linkedin article talking about the strategy direct to consumer (“D2C”) companies like Glossier, Warby Parker and Casper are using to drive growth.  A great read for anyone trying to sell advertising to D2C companies.  The D2CF companies are souring on digital advertising due to fraud, […]

Indianapolis rejects digital billboards.

Indianapolis has four digital billboards and that’s not going to change soon.  The City Council’s Metropolitan and Economic Development committee voted unanimously against a proposal to permit additional digital billboards.  Local community groups were upset about a proposed 2:1 ratio of static boards to be taken down for each digital […]

Regulatory Roundup February 8, 2018

The Garrett County Republican reports that the Deep Creek, West Virginia Watershed Sign Committee is preparing to suggest changes to the Garrett County planning commission on how to make the sign code Reed v Gilbert compliant and how to deal with digital signs.  The committee hopes to complete work in […]

Cannabis Research: What’s the Latest?

As more states legalize recreational and medical marijuana, more research will emerge about impacts on behavior and society.  Insider will keep you updated. A new study, published February 4 in Addiction journal, says traffic deaths increased in three states that pioneered legalization of cannabis.  But the increase was temporary and […]

Rochester Seeks Pilot Program to Increase Out of Home Advertising

“It comes down to being able to generate revenue to support city services that are not tax dollars”  Justine Roj, director of Communication and Special Events, City of Rochester. WHEC and the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle report that Rochester, New York is seeking to raise $250,000 via a 24 month pilot […]

Marijuana Billboard Ban in Washington- Legislative Hearing

An Insider reader reached out to us about a proposed Washington State House Bill 1466, in the Commerce and Gaming committee of the State Legislature which is looking to ban the advertising of marijuana on billboards.  The bill is scheduled for a public hearing at 3:30PM Pacific time  this Tuesday […]

Federal Appeals Court Strikes Sugar Warning

San Francisco’s required warning labels on ads for sugary drinks violates First Amendment free speech protection, a federal appeals court has ruled. The ruling was a victory for out of home advertisers, the beverage industry, and retailers. On January 31, the full US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (11 judges) […]

Appeals Court Hears Important Billboard Case

A federal appeals court heard oral arguments on January 30 on the constitutional (free speech) challenge to billboard law. Each side was allotted 15 minutes before a three-judge panel of the US Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati, OH. The case (Thomas v. Schroer) eventually could be appealed to […]

Billboard Leaders Become Lawmakers

Kam Buckner of OUTFRONT Media was appointed to fill a vacancy in the Illinois General Assembly, representing parts of downtown Chicago and the Hyde Park area. Among those who reached out to congratulate Buckner was former President Barack Obama, said RB Brooks of OUTFRONT Media. At OUTFRONT Media, Buckner is […]