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Rothfelder On Texas Sign Height Legislation

Prior to the enactment two years ago of Texas Transportation Code Section 391.038 by the 85th Legislature, there was no Texas or Federal law governing the height of signs. There is still no Federal law on sign height, but the Texas Legislature passed effective September 1, 2017 Section 391.038, which […]

Formetco and Vistar enable new revenue for billboard owners

Duluth, GA (May 29, 2019) Formetco recently announced its new enterprise software F360 CMS has successfully integrated with the Vistar Media programmatic monetization platform. IBO’s nationwide inventory of digital screens is now available to Vistar’s advertiser base, including national brands and agencies. With F360 and Vistar, independent operators can access […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Tulsa

Did you know: Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum houses the world’s largest collection of art and artifacts from the American West. Tulsa spent more than six decades as the “oil capital of the world.” This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Greensboro DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more […]

Company of the Day – Stott Outdoor

Company: Stott Outdoor Markets: California, Nevada and Oregon Headquarters: PO Box 7209, Chico, CA  95927. Phone: 888-342-7868 Stott Outdoor has been in business since 1949.  The Company is based in Chico and services Northern California as well as parts of Nevada and Oregon.  The company operates bulletins, posters and a […]

Wow Media Partners with The Onion

Los Angeles, CA (May 28, 2019) – Los Angeles-based digital signage operator WOW Media has announced an exclusive partnership with publisher The Onion. The Onion will serve as WOW’s official headline partner, bringing its signature satirical news content to WOW’s digital billboard network across Los Angeles. The partnership marks the […]

Nancy Fletcher on Women in OOH

Nancy Fletcher says the industry is embracing gender inclusion as good policy and good business. Fletcher, president and CEO of OAAA, made these points on May 21 in an interview with Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient, at the industry’s national conference in Las Vegas: The industry is making progress.“When […]

Clear Channel Wins 3 year contract extension with Omaha’s Epply Airfield

Omaha, NE  – – Clear Channel Airports (CCA), the Americas-based airports business of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO), today announced Omaha Airport Authority’s Eppley Airfield (OMA) awarded the U.S. airport media leader, CCA, a new three-year extension of its existing airport advertising contract. This agreement continues a relationship […]

Company of the Day: Steel City Billboards

Company:  Steel City Billboards Markets: Pennsylvania Headquarters: 715 Riverview Rd, Verona, PA  15147 Phone: 888-288-7441 Email: mdfowkes@steelcitybillboards.com Steel City Billboards is a family-owned firm which operates a billboard plant in communities in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  The company is a member of OAAA, GeoPath & IBO Market Club. Insider talked with Mitch Fowkes about the […]

Light Blocking Technology Stopped a War, a Billboard War That Is

CBS KUTV Report — SITELINE™ Solution for Bright Billboards Last year Woodbury Corporation, a real estate development firm in Utah, contracted with Compass Outdoor to erect, own and operate a digital billboard to promote Woodbury commercial properties. It immediately stirred controversy. According to CBS affiliate KUTV, the brightness of the […]