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Providence Equity Acquires Multi-Decade Lease for Iconic Times Square Billboards

Enters into Partnership with OUTFRONT Media to Manage the Billboards January 24, 2023 04:00 AM Pacific Standard Time NEW YORK & PROVIDENCE, R.I.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Providence Equity Partners (“Providence”), a premier private equity firm specializing in growth-oriented investments in media, communications, education and technology, today announced it has acquired a multi-decade lease […]

Clear Channel Stock Rising After Ares Announcement

Clear Channel stock is up  28% since  Ares Management disclosed a 7% ownership position in the company on January 18, 2023.  Ares Management is a publicly-traded investment fund which was formed in 1997 to make alternative investments.  It has $341 billion in assets under management. Billboard Insider’s take: Ares is […]

SignBird’s Location of the Week – Panel #1036 from Premier Outdoor Media

Welcome back to SignBird’s Location of the Week! This time around we’ve got a heavily trafficked billboard in Bellmawr, New Jersey courtesy of Premier Outdoor Media! Strategically located on Route 42, right after I-295 and before Route 55, #1036 gets a TON (trust me, I’ve driven this way!) of great […]

Branded Cities and Ocean Outdoor Announce Trans-Atlantic Digital Out of Home Network

  New York, NY: Out-of-Home media operators Branded Cities and Ocean Outdoor have launched a new super premium network. The United brings together four premier digital advertising screens in the top three locations across three key global cities in the United States of America and the United Kingdom. The United […]

Company of the Day: Stillaguamish Outdoor

Company:  Stillaguamish Outdoor Media Markets: Washington State Headquarters:  3322 226th St NE, Arlington, WA  98223 Email:  abrown@stillaguamish.com Phone:  360-572-3077 Stillaguamish Outdoor Media owns 5 digital billboards on land owned by the Stillaguamish Nation along I-5 and Highway 530 in the state of Washington. Andy Brown is the firm’s accounts manager. [wpforms […]

The Case for Disclosing Prices in Ride Sheets

Almost two-thirds of Billboard Insider’s readers omit prices in ride sheets.  Here are the results of Monday’s poll. But most of our comments say this is a mistake. Out of home sales expert Kevin Gephart say disclose your prices! I vote a resounding YES…put your price out there!!! The more […]

Why Alta Fox May Be a Concern to Daktronics Management

Alta Fox Capital Management is led by Connor Haley. Connor describes his investment philosophy as trying to find high quality businesses that are misunderstood by the market.  Prior to investing, the Alta Fox team typically does extensive diligence with a business, including meeting with the management team to determine if […]

KEVANI Takes the “Fig Spectacular” in Los Angeles

The display is located in the highly desirable South Park district of Downtown Los Angeles, reaching key audiences in the city center.  Los Angeles, CA. KEVANI, Inc. (“KEVANI”) — LA’s market leader in out-of-home media sales and development has signed an exclusive multi-year agreement to take ownership of an iconic […]

Company of the Day – Times-Shamrock Outdoor

Company: Times-Shamrock Outdoor Headquarters: 149 Penn Ave. Scranton, PA 18503 Market: Luzerne County, PA Phone: 570.614.5472 Email: Sales@ShamrockOutdoorMedia.com Times-Shamrock Outdoor is a part of Times-Shamrock Communications, a privately held company based in Scranton, Pennsylvania owned by the Lynett family for over 120 years. The parent company owns 13 newspaper publications, […]