OAAA Executive VP Mike Hershey gave a talk on cannabis and out of home at last week’s IBOUSA show. Cannabis out of home advertising was $56 million in 2023, one of the fastest growing OOH ad categories. 40 states now have some form of legalized use. Here are some cannabis […]
I’m not as avid of a Billboard Insider contributor as my father and law partner, Richard Rothfelder, so one of my favorite post-IBO conference, flight-back pastimes is to jot down my takeaways from the preceding conference. Becky Smith, Chris Cowlbeck, and the IBO team continue to outdo themselves with their […]
There certainly has been lots of news across the Country on Free Speech disputes, leading to several First Amendment cases recently argued in the Supreme Court, which will likely affect billboard operation and laws. For example, after Facebook, TicTok, Instagram, X (formally known as Twitter), and other social media platforms […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – MARCH 26, 2024 – the leading trade group representing the entire OOH advertising industry, announced the appointment of Andy McDonald as its new Senior Vice President, Government Affairs. In this role, McDonald will advocate for the out of home industry at the state and local levels and […]
In response to Andy Goodman’s article on Abatement Clauses, we would just add that the CalTrans case is obviously not the only time (or state law to consider) when visibility issues and abatement can become an issue in billboard leases. There are several reasons to have a good abatement clause […]
I received a call from a client who has billboards on a state highway in California. His concern and questions are in regard to a Cal Trans construction project that will close the entire section of freeway in front of his billboards for 6 months or longer. He wanted to […]
NEW YORK, ―Patrick Smith has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group in its New York office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Smith was senior vice president, chief litigation and regulatory counsel and chief compliance officer at Outfront Media Inc. “Duane Morris continues to attract talented lateral […]
In his last column out of home leasing and development expert Andy goodman talked about what to do when you get a condemnation letter. Today he talks about accessory uses and out of home leases. People want to lease space on billboards for cell phone antennas, weather cameras and data […]
Chris Cowlbeck, Becky Smith, and the rest of the crew at IBO are once again planning a fun and educational Spring Conference in Louisville at the Hyatt Regency on April 2 through 5. There will be the usual mix of dinners and breakout sessions for networking and catching up with […]
Sometimes you have to pursue legal remedies to protect your rights when faced with a regulator which doesn’t play by the rules. Girard, Ohio adopted an ordinance 12 years ago banning new billboards on certain parts of the city. In other parts of the city billboards are allowed. A […]
