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Clear Channel Plays Defense With a Shareholder Rights Plan

Clear Channel Outdoor announced a “shareholder rights plan” on May 19: SAN ANTONIO, May 19, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (CCO) (the “Company”) announced today that its board of directors (the “Board”) unanimously adopted a shareholder rights plan (the “Rights Plan”) to protect the interests of all Company […]

New Tradition Lights Up the Largest Digital OOH Display West of the Mississippi

May 20, 2020 LOS ANGELES — This February, an exciting new digital advertising screen became a part of the Los Angeles skyline. New Tradition Media and The Reef have partnered to launch this screen in one of the world’s most iconic cities. New Tradition, an out-of-home media frontrunner when it […]

Ken Klein on the OAAA’s Government Focus Post-Covid

On this week’s Billboard Insider Podcast Ken Klein, the OAAA’s EVP Government Affairs, talked about how the OAAA is representing the industry post-covid. In addition to the Paycheck Protection help, and in addition to the individual checks that have arrived to many out of home workers, Congress is looking into […]

OAAA Announces 78th Annual OBIE Winners

May 20, 2020 (Washington, DC) – The Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) announced today the 78th Annual OBIE Award Winners. OAAA presented the 59 OBIE Awards during a virtual awards show. The OBIE Awards recognize exceptional out of home (OOH) advertising design. This year’s Platinum OBIE Award, […]

Shoutouts to Link Media, Rogers Media and Giesken Outdoor

Link Media Outdoor is commemorating healthcare workers who are daughters of a Link Media Outdoor account executive April Kissinger.  Bailey Kissinger is normally an oncology nurse, but she has volunteered to work with the COVID 19 patients when the need was expressed. She is on a COVID 19 floor at […]

Verizon Joins DPAA

NEW YORK, May 20, 2020 – DPAA, the leading global trade marketing association representing advertising and content outside the home while driving the digitization of out-of-home media, announced today that Verizon Media has joined the association. In conjunction with their association membership, Verizon Media’s Iván Markman, Chief Business Officer, will […]

Company of the Day – Iconic Outdoor

Company:  Iconic Outdoor Headquarters:  Two Clock Tower Place, Suite 540 Maynard, MA 01754 Markets:  Massachusetts, California, New York. Phone: 508.308.6644 Email:  sales@iconicoutdoor.com Formed by outdoor advertising pioneer James O’Neill, Iconic Outdoor offers advertisers premium out-of-home media, with over 20 Billboards & Wallscapes available in the following markets: Boston New York Los Angeles […]

Billboard Tax Cases Worth Watching

The Maryland Court of Appeals will review a challenge to Baltimore’s Billboard tax.  Clear Channel Outdoor has asked courts to overturn a tax at the rate of $15 per square foot for digital billboards and $5 per square foot on other billboards.  Clear Channel Outdoor says the tax is constitutionally […]

Inrix reports nationwide travel improves another 5% last week.

US personal travel increased another 4% last week according to the Inrix US National Traffic Volume Synopsis for May 9-15, 2020.  Nationwide traffic is now 75% of normal. Travel has increased for four straight weeks. Personal travel increased in 97 of 98 metropolitan areas.  The exception was Albany, NY which […]

PPP Loan Forgiveness Application Now Available

The SBA recently released their Paycheck Protection Program Loan Forgiveness Application.  In many instances, the banking community will put this application online, but if you want to get a head start on understanding what will be required, you can review and download a copy of the forms here. Insider read […]