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Clear Channel Outdoor’s Three Year Plan

At the September 9 Investor Day, Clear Channel Outdoor presented a detailed review of the current Clear Channel Outdoor business and operating plan for 2025-2028.    Here’s a review of the plan, sponsored and analyzed by SignValue. Clear Goals The plan was refreshingly clear about what Clear Channel wants to […]

World Cup, Super Bowl and Olympics to Boost US Out of Home

Over the next few years, the convergence of three major global sporting events—the FIFA World Cup (2026), the Super Bowl (annually) and the Summer Olympics (2028 in Los Angeles)— will have significant impact on the U.S. advertising industry, with out of home set to experience the most profound impact. These […]

Ocean Outdoor Retains Manchester City Large Format OOH contract

London, UK: Manchester City Council (MCC) has awarded its large format Out of Home (OOH) advertising contract to incumbent Ocean Outdoor following a market wide tender. Ocean has held the large format contract since 2010.  The new contract runs for 10 years from October 2025 with an option to extend for a […]

Company of the Day: Gila River Outdoor

Company: Gila River Outdoor Markets: Arizona Address: 5350 N. 48th St., Suite 310, Chandler, AZ 85226. Email: mpap@gilariverdev.com Phone: 520-796-2803. Gila River Outdoor – formally Gila River Displays – is a native owned out of home advertising company in the Gila River Indian community in Arizona.  The company operates 66 […]

Who’s Spending What on Acquisitions?

Moorgate Capital Partners produces an outstanding quarterly report on the the of home advertising industry.  This chart on public company M&A activity over the past 5 years shows that Lamar has returned to the market but OUTFRONT and Clear Channel are staying on the sidelines. Lamar closed $104 million in […]

Wildstone Adds 9 Melbourne Billboard Faces

Wildstone has completed the acquisition of nine billboard faces over six billboard structures in metropolitan Melbourne from High Street Media, taking its Australian portfolio to 71 assets – comprising 44 static and 27 digital billboards. The new additions include three double-sided digital and static structures and three single-sided digital screens. […]

WWD Partners with OUTFRONT Media for Landmark National Hispanic Heritage Month Campaign

September 16, 2025 Celebrating Legendary Hispanic Designers in Times Square and Nationwide NEW YORK, Sept. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Women’s Wear Daily (WWD), the leading authority in fashion, beauty, and retail news, has announced a landmark partnership with OUTFRONT Media (NYSE: OUT), one of the largest and most trusted out-of-home media companies in North […]

Company of the Day – Directwest

Company: Directwest Headquarters: 838 – 48 Street East, Saskatoon, SK S7K 3Y4 Market: Saskatchewan, Canada Email: dw@directwest.com Phone: 1-800-667-8201 Directwest, a Canadian company serving Saskatchewan businesses, provides a wide range of marketing services including billboards throughout the province. Mat Lukash and Darren Moline are the company Sales Managers.     […]

Lind Media Expands Northeastern Ohio Coverage with Acquisition of HSH Outdoor

September 16th, 2025 – Lind Media Company, a leading Ohio-based outdoor advertising company, is proud to announce the acquisition of HSH Outdoor, a move that significantly expands Lind Media’s presence and market coverage throughout Northeastern Ohio. The acquisition adds 67 new billboard faces to Lind Media’s growing portfolio, strategically enhancing […]

Rothfelder’s Comments on Lamar vs Broken Arrow Case

  Billboard Insider published in its September 16th edition an interesting article about Lamar Outdoor’s successful inverse condemnation trial against the City of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. I have several comments about the case. First and foremost, congratulations to my friends Bill Hickman, Lamar’s attorney, and Paul Wright, Lamar’s testifying appraiser, […]