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Rothfelder On Settlement Of Billboard Condemnation Cases

The process of eminent domain or condemnation, under which the government can take private property for public use,  is usually frustrating and often unfair. Whether the property owner likes it or not, the only safeguard and check on this awesome power is the constitutional obligation to pay just and adequate […]

US Out of Home Revenues Up 3.4% in 2Q 2024

August 20, 2024 (Washington, DC) – Out of home (OOH) advertising revenue increased 3.4% in the second quarter of 2024 compared to the previous year, accounting for $2.78 billion, based on figures released by the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA). This marks the highest quarterly volume ever […]

Company of the Day: Porlier Outdoor

Company: Porlier Outdoor Advertising Markets: Missouri, Kansas Headquarters: 127 Mulberry Street, Foristell, MO  63348 Phone: 636-463-2100 Porlier Outdoor operates a billboard plant in Missouri and Kansas.  The company operates a 329 face billboard plant including 6 digital faces clustered from St Louis west to Kansas City.  The firm was started in 1988 by Brent […]

SignValue’s Lamar Advertising at a Glance – 2024 Q2 Overview

SignValue has prepared the following analysis of Lamar Advertising’s 2nd quarter 2024 financials.   If you have questions contact Paul Wright, CEO, SignValue, paul@signvalue.com, 480-657-8400.   To receive a free morning newsletter with each day’s Billboard insider articles email info@billboardinsider.com with the word “Subscribe” in the title.  Our newsletter is free and […]

So Your Digital Was Hacked!

Many of you might have seen the recent news articles on a number of digital signs, of various sizes, that had been hacked by an unknown source.  Instead of dwelling on those particulars, we reached out to some friends in the OOH community to address the larger issues of 1) […]

Seen Media Adds Levine and Benedicto

New York, NY – August 19, 2024 – Seen Media Group, one of NYC’s fastest growing privately held media companies, specializing in premium billboards and street-level poster advertising, is excited to announce two strategic additions to its leadership team. Industry veteran Rob Levine joins the company as Chief Revenue Officer […]

Company of the Day – Plainview Outdoor Advertising

Company:  Plainview Outdoor Headquarters: 2802 Belle Arbor Ave. Suite A, Chattanooga, TN 37406 Market: Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama Phone: 423.622.4100 Email:  Hello@PlainViewOutdoor.com Plainview Outdoor is a full service outdoor advertising company located in Chattanooga, TN.  The Company has over 140 years of combined experience serving the greater Chattanooga marketplace.   Todd […]

Verde Outdoor Media Buys Great Outdoor Advertising

TEMPE, AZ (Aug. 19, 2024) Verde Outdoor Media (VOM), a leading outdoor and online advertising company, announced today the acquisition of Great Outdoor Advertising (GOA), an independent out-of-home operator in the Northeast. This strategic expansion increases VOM’s portfolio to over 1,600 billboard faces across 10 states, further strengthening its network […]

The Current M&A Market Presents Opportunities

A midwest out of home executive reminds Billboard Insider that there are opportunities in the current M&A market. I read your article about M&A and I think it has slowed down, but I have looked at a few deals this year and because the bigger guys aren’t as active, and […]

OUTFRONT’s Chicago Inventory 90% Sold Leading into Democratic Convention

OUTFRONT’s Chicago inventory is 90% sold out leading into the Democratic convention with campaigns by Fox News, J.B. Pritzker and Grubhub.  Here are some of the trends OUTFRONT is noticing Ahead of the most recent changes to the presidential race, OUTFRONT was already seeing significantly more action on OOH from […]