Clear Channel has issued $2 billion in senior secured notes to retire existing debt. Here’s the press release together with an analysis by SignValue. SAN ANTONIO, July 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) (the “Company”) announced today that it priced an offering (the “Offering”) of […]
My friend Jim Johnsen is a huge classic rock fan and I thought of him when I saw this LinkedIn post by Lamar noting the passing of Ozzy Osbourne. I did have the opportunity to see Ozzy live, but it was a large number of years ago. Jim, if you […]
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 […]
Company: Carroll Advertising Company Market: Massachusetts Headquarters: 415 Neponset Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02122 Email: john@carrolladvertising.com Phone: 617-282-2100 Carroll Advertising Company, Inc., was started in 1996 by John Carroll with three billboard faces. The company grew to include a division of digital advertising and poster displays targeting Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and […]
Most out of home companies allow clients to pay by check, ACH or credit card. Here are the results of yesterday’s Billboard Insider’s reader poll: 96% of our Billboard Insider readers allow clients to pay by check. 83% of […]
I couldn’t agree more with Insider’s takeaways from the Lamar v. Country Side Restaurant Inc case out of Wisconsin. I would add that, not only should an operator that loses a sign due to condemnation carefully read all documents and be mindful of release language, but also pay close attention […]
A Billboard Insider reader writes this in response to our Getting Paid post in which we wrote that most banks charge out of home companies a per check deposit fee: Where do you guys bank? I have never paid a check deposit fee at any bank and we deposit all […]
Company: Capital Outdoor Advertising Markets: Virginia and North Carolina Headquarters: 1528 Old US 264-A, Zebulon, NC 27597 Phone: 919-873-9020 Capital Outdoor Advertising operates a billboard plant based from their headquarters in Zebulon, North Carolina. The company is an operator associate in the IBOUSA. Here’s an excerpt from our previous interview with Robert Sykes, […]
There are multiple ways to take payment from out of home clients. Here’s a review of the different forms of payment, ranging from least costly to most costly together with a discussion of the pros and cons of each form of payment. Checks (no quickbooks fee plus $0.20-0.30 […]
July 22, 2025 – Duluth, GA — Formetco, the industry leader in Out of Home (OOH) innovation, proudly announces the launch of Formetco One, a powerful online portal created to optimize the way billboard operators manage their structure assets. Developed by Formetco’s Structure Division, Formetco One marks a major leap […]
