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Judges Rejection of Association Health Plans and the IBOUSA

Many of you might have seen the stories at the of last week  where a federal judge in Washington ruled the Trump administration’s push to make health insurance plans available outside the Affordable Care Act that avoid the requirements of the health-care law was illegal, calling the efforts “clearly an […]

Publicis’ Rishad Tobaccowala to Present at OOH Media Conference

Tobaccowala Will Reveal Ad Community’s Perception of OOH Based on Interviews, Surveys Washington, DC (April 1, 2019) – Rishad Tobaccowala, chief growth officer of the Publicis Groupe, will address attendees of this year’s OAAA\Geopath OOH Media Conference + Expo, to be held at the Aria Las Vegas May 20-22, 2019. […]

Out of Home Companies Form Fund to Finance Ad Agencies

The nation’s 200 largest out of home companies have formed a lending fund to provide working capital advances to ad agencies.  Any US-headquartered ad agency will be eligible for a working capital advance of up to $250,000 from the Lending Enterprise Empowering Corporate Heuristics Fund (the “LEECH Fund”).  “It’s clear […]

Transport of London Bans Food Ads

In June 2016 Transport of London banned junk food ads in transit and subway stations.  Yesterday it went a step farther and banned all food ads.  “There’s an indisputable link between food and obesity,” said Ida Raddish, London Transport’s Head of Ad Acceptability.  “We should not encourage people to become […]

Look How Long My Arms Are!

And one more story on this day of fools.  This one though is real.     [wpforms id=”9787″]   Paid Advertisement

Out of the Office: Kelly Shaw

When he’s not scouting locations or selling advertisements, Railroad Outdoor co-founder Kelly Shaw likes to fish.  Kelly tells Insider:  “Growing up my father, an avid fisherman, would take us down to the Bvi’s where we’d sail out of the moorings to different islands.  Each day of sailing would be spent […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds March 30, 2019

Billboard Insider Classifieds work: “Thanks to you and your website I’ve hired a General Manager.  We received several qualified applicants in response to our Billboard Insider classified”  Justin Powell, Owner, Huntington Outdoor “I bought my General Liability from Stu at Bassler and Co that I learned about on Billboard Insider.  I told […]

Rothfelder on Barges and Signs Not Visible From Roadways

I found yesterdays article on “New York’s Billboard Barge Conflict” very interesting. And, while I don’t pretend to be an expert in maritime law or New York zoning, this conflict is right up the alley of several cases I’ve handled for the owners of  traditional billboards erected originally out of […]

Regulatory Roundup – March 29, 2019

Los Angeles Times reports that Fountain Valley wants to revamp 56 aging bus shelters.  They were installed by Clear Channel Outdoor in 1996.  Great idea except that the city’s transit contracts are only 6 months long.  Any wonder that Clear Channel Outdoor does not want to spend the money?  At […]

Birthday Wish Spotlights Power of OOH

With permission from OAAA. A single billboard with a birthday wish for dad proves — once again — the power of out of home media to ignite global fame. Brothers Michael and Christopher Ferry put up a billboard in New Jersey, asking people to “WISH MY DAD HAPPY BIRTHDAY.” Their dad Chris Ferry got […]