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Company of the Day: Dakota Outdoor

Company: Dakota Outdoor Advertising Markets:  North Dakota, Montana Headquarters: 418 E. Rosser Av, Suite 101, Bismark, ND  58501 Phone: 701-590-0992 Dakota outdoor advertising operates static and digital billboards in North Dakota and Eastern Montana.  The company uses Daktronics digital billboards.  The company’s markets include: Alexander, ND Bismark, ND Dickinson, ND Mandan, ND Minot, […]

Netflix buys 32 Regency billboards for $150 million

Reuters reports that Netflix is paying $150 million for 35 Regency billboards along the sunset strip in Los Angeles.  The transaction is expected to close later this month.  PJ Solomon is advising Netflix and Moelis is advising Regency.   The deal has been percolating since April when Netflix bid $300 million […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Continues to Fight Baltimore Billboard Tax

Clear Channel Outdoor continues to challenge Baltimore’s billboard tax as a violation of the First Amendment. In February, a Maryland Tax Court judge upheld Baltimore’s tax, rejecting Clear Channel’s constitutional claims.  On June 29, Clear Channel filed a 35-page brief supporting its appeal to a Maryland circuit court. “The Tax […]

Nicklin on why you should be glad to be in out of home.

Insider listened to OAAA VP-Marketing Steve Nicklin’s agency presentation last week.  Steve has given the presentation on the value of out of home to over 458 ad agencies.  Steve showed this slide summarizing past and projected growth for out of home and other media.     Steve’s comment was: “and […]

Company of the Day – Daily Billboards

Company: Daily Billboards Markets: Florida Headquarters: 215 Osceola St Jacksonville, FL  32204 Phone: 904-281-0000 Daily Billboards owns 16 full size 14 by 48 billboards which can be changed every day in Jacksonville and two mobile billboards.  The changeable billboards are not digital but use letters. The Company’s has an affiliate, […]

Lamar and Outfront outperform, CCO underperforms market in 2Q 2018

Lamar and OUTFRONT outperformed and Clear Channel underperformed the stock market for the 3 months ended June 2018.  Take a look at this chart.  Lamar and Outfront were up 7.4% and 4.3%, respectively for the three months ended June 2018 while the S&P 500 was up only 2.9% for the […]

$7.2 Million Lawsuit Filed In Easton PA Billboard Dispute

The Morning Call is reporting that a subsidiary of Adams Outdoor has sued the City of Easton for $7.2 million in compensatory damages, alleging city officials failed to provide a suitable location for a digital billboard to be installed. To gain some perspective on the dispute, Insider published an article […]

Albuquerque Selects Clear Channel Digitals to Broadcast Emergency Alerts

June 28, 2018   New York, New York – Mayor Tim Keller and Clear Channel Outdoor Americas  (CCOA)  (NYSE: CCO), a subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., today announced that the City of Albuquerque has chosen Clear Channel Outdoor’s digital billboard network to display real-time emergency alerts throughout the metropolitan area. The new […]

Rate This Board By Greg Callaham

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. This week’s rating is provided by Greg […]

Company of the Day: Cuerden Signs

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 […]