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Big Outdoor Spectacular serves as gateway to times square.

NEW YORK—Premier out-of-home (OOH) media company BIG OUTDOOR launched a new digital platform at the north end of the Times Square bow tie on top of the Duane Reade building at the corner of 50th and Broadway. Dubbed “The Gateway to Times Square,” the pair of stacked LED displays face […]

Job Posting Highlights This Week

If you have not noticed, Link Media has three Job Postings in the Billboard Insider Classifieds. They include: A General Manager position in the Midwest A Business Manager opening in Roswell, GA. General Counsel with expertise in Mergers & Acquisitions and Real Estate to join the corporate office in Roswell, […]

Company of the Day: Barrett Outdoor

Company:  Barrett Outdoor Communications  Headquarters: 381 Highland St., West Haven CT  Markets: Eastern Connecticut  Phone: 203.932.4601 Email: sales@Barrettoutdoor.com Barrett Outdoor operates a billboard plant in Eastern Connecticut along the I-95 corridor including Bridgeport, Stratford, Devon and Milford.  The Company was started in 1962 by Jack Barrett.  John Barrett is company’s President.  Barrett is a […]

Who’s Who at the Public Company Out of Home Boards

Here’s a listing of the members of the non-executive Board of Directors for OUTFRONT, Clear Channel and Lamar.   Five observations: In a pattern which mimics exec pay, OUTFRONT pays board members more than Lamar.  Can someone explain why?  One could make the case that Lamar board members deserve the […]

Goodman on Billboard Height and Leasing Trends

Today out of home leasing and development expert Andy Goodman talks about billboard height and lease trends. Billboard Height Cities will allow you to build the billboard either from the grade of the billboard location or from the grade of the freeway whichever is greater.  You could have a billboard that’s […]

Craig Berry Makes Partner at Stark Capital

Indianapolis, Indiana – Stark Capital Solutions, a leading OOH capital provider and M&A advisory firm, has promoted Craig Berry from Vice-President to Partner. Craig joined Stark Capital in 2018 after a stint as a small-business owner in Indianapolis.  Since joining Stark Capital, Craig has been a leading force in increasing […]

Company of the Day – BB Outdoor Advertising

Company:  BB Outdoor Advertising Headquarters:   3401 Main Street, Rowlett TX 75088 Markets: Texas Phone: 214.801.5995 Email: danny@bboutdoor.com BB Outdoor Advertising is a family owned, local billboard company which operates a billboard plant  in Garland, Rockwall, Greenville and Dallas. Insider caught up with Danny Faulkner, President of BB Outdoor Advertising. Last time we […]

Leslie Morris on Managing Digital Billboards

Leslie Morris at SkyDragon Designs helps companies manage their digital billboards.  Today we ask Leslie how she got into the out of home business, what kinds of services she provides and what it costs. How did  you get involved in out of home business Marty Williamson hired me to do his graphic […]

Place Exchange Announces Partnership With Astral

Place Exchange expands its Canadian programmatic out-of-home supply with Astral’s thousands of premium digital screens   Toronto, Canada (June 27, 2023) – Place Exchange, the leading SSP for programmatic out-of-home (OOH) media, today announced its integration with Astral, Bell Media’s OOH advertising division, adding thousands of premium digital screens to […]

JCDecaux Saving Lives With Street Furniture

JCDecaux has teamed up with the Community Heartbeat Trust to bring easy-to-access defibrillators to cities across the United Kingdom. They have deployed 180 defibrillators that have been used 500 times, potentially saving lives. There are also advertising opportunities on smaller digital screens on the same side as the defibrillators, which […]