Rate This Ad allows a billboard designer to rate a random piece of billboard artwork using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great). Then the designer talks about what they may have done differently for outdoor advertising. This week’s rating is […]
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Company of the Day – TOM Billboards
Company: TOM Billboards Headquarters: 515 Centerpoint Drive, Middletown, CT 06457 Markets: Nashville & New Haven Phone: 800-666-1378 TOM Billboards provides outdoor billboard solutions in New Haven, CT and Nashville, TN. TOM owns and operates 2 structures and 3 static faces in Nashville, TN and 1 digital structure in New Haven, CT. […]
Clear Channel Outdoor From Public to Private
The deal is done. Clear Channel Outdoor stopped being a public company through a “reverse triangular merger” that closed on October 14, 2026. Here is how it worked, sponsored and analyzed by SignValue. Step 1: The buyers formed shell companies The Mubadala Capital and TWG Global consortium set up two […]
OBIE Winners Announced
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) announced the winners of the 84th Annual OBIE Awards during a celebration at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, recognizing the best creative work in out of home (OOH) advertising. […]
Company of the Day: Supreme Outdoor
Company: Supreme Outdoor Advertising Markets: Minnesota Headquarters: 17595 Kenwood Trail, Lakeville, MN 55044 Phone: 952-898-1844 Email: dremes@msn.com Supreme Outdoor is a privately held company which was started in 1990. The company operates a plant of 49 static faces around Minnesota. A large group of the company’s faces was sold to Reagan Outdoor in July […]
Billboard Insider Classifieds October 17, 2026
We got a big boost in qualified applicants from running our Ad on your site.” Rodney Davis, Transformation Media “I’ve gotten several leads from the ad and my column this year.” Greg Callaham, Greg Callaham Graphic Design “The classified ad is working on Billboard Insider.” Karla Steele, K Steele Solutions […]
Out of Home Risk: Cyclicality
Readers cited revenue cyclicality as the second biggest risk to the out of home industry in Billboard Insider’s recent poll. Out of home revenues are cyclical and decline in a recession. Take a look at how out of home did during the past four recessions. In a normal recession, […]
OUTFRONT’S Brien Named Chairman of OAAA Board of Directors
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA), the national trade association representing the out of home (OOH) advertising industry, today announced that Nick Brien, Chief Executive Officer of OUTFRONT, has been named Chairman of its Board of Directors. Brien succeeds Scott […]
Out of Home Quotes of the Week…
Out of Home Sales Expert Kevin Gephart on the AI threat to sales reps I’m often asked whether AI will replace OOH sales reps. It will replace reps who don’t use AI Fairmount Outdoor President Billy Tolson on what makes a good billboard lease I think the biggest thing is […]
Company of the Day: Street Media Group
Company: Street Media Group Markets: Colorado & Nebraska Address: 3553 Clydesdale Pkwy, Suite 310 | Loveland, CO 80538 Email: troy.hammond@streetmediagroup.com Phone: (844)804-8535 Street Media Group operates a billboard and transit plant in Colorado. Gary Young is CEO. Troy Hammond is COO. Gary founded Street Media Group based on over 30 […]
























