Tennessee’s General Assembly has started considering changes to Tennessee’s billboard-control law because federal courts have ruled the law unconstitutional. The motivation to enact a new billboard law is to remedy a pending legal challenge regarding free speech (Thomas v. Bright). Similar constitutional challenges to billboard law arose in Oregon and […]
JCDecaux released 2019 revenue figures last week. One more and one less. More total revenue. Total Revenue increased 1.3% in 4Q 2019 as an increase in street furniture revenue offset declines in transport and billboard revenue. Less Organic Revenue. Organic revenues, excluding acquisitions/divestitures and FX declined 1.5% during the fourth quarter […]
This 1 minute video shows how Formetco makes billboard scaffolding. Insider talked with Formetco Hardware Sales Manager Denise Roberts about scaffolding. Denise how long have you been making billboard scaffolding. Formetco has been manufacturing the same scaffold since 1979. Last year we sold over 100,000 linear feet in platforms alone, […]
Rate This Board 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 weeks rating is […]
Company: Cuerden Sign Co Markets: Arkansas Headquarters: PO Box 187 Conway, AR 72032-0187 Phone: 501-329-6317 Email: cuerden@swbell.net Cuerden Sign Company was founded in 1920 by Henry Cuerden. The firm originally painted signs. Over time it entered the neon sign and billboard business. The firm is owned and operated by the Burton family. Jasper […]
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Know your opposition. Here’s the budget for Scenic America, the anti-billboard non-profit. Insider assembled the figures based on Scenic’s IRS 990 forms. Scenic has been growing. Revenues increased from $351,224 during the year ended March 2016 to $803,870 during the year ended March 2019. Scenic is spending $120,000/year in advertising and […]
A Maryland appeals court yesterday ruled that a Baltimore City excise tax on billboards does not violate the First Amendment rights of Clear Channel Outdoor, upholding a state tax court decision in favor of the City’s Finance Department. Key components of the ruling include: EXCISE TAX – FIRST AMENDMENT An […]
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Jan. 29, 2020 – The biggest football game of the year is set to kick off this Sunday in Miami, Florida, at Hard Rock Stadium, a venue featuring multiple Daktronics (NASDAQ-DAKT) LED displays. The four corners of the stadium will bring video content to fans while the longest ribbon board […]
