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Premier Outdoor Media Acquires Jersey Premier Outdoor Media

Caruth Capital Partners, who are now doing business as  Premier Outdoor Media, may be a new company entering the OOH space, but their CEO , Dominic Vastino, and President, Sean Corbett are not new to the industry. Dominic has worked with Landmark Dividend, Alliance Outdoor and Fuel Outdoor.   Sean spent nearly […]

S&P Cuts Debt Rating on Clear Channel Outdoor

Standard & Poors has cut their debt rating on Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings to CCC+ from B- amid ongoing cash flow issues and debt being more at risk before their parent company iHeartMedia comes out of bankruptcy. Refinancing risks are high around $2.2B in senior subordinated notes due in March […]

CA signs in right of way proposal stalls

Opposition from billboard companies, local governments, and anti-billboard groups blocked legislation in California to allow digital billboard advertising on the public highway right of way. The controversial proposal could be attached to other state legislation later this year, but that seems to  be an uphill fight in the face of […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Louisville

Did you know: Louisville is home to the Kentucky Derby. Louisville uses 60 tons of firework shells each year at Thunder Over Louisville, North America’s largest annual pyrotechnics show. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Louisville DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more are available to […]

Company of the Day: Connell Outdoor Advertising

Company:  Connell Outdoor Market: Las Vegas Headquarters: 5242 Swenson Street, Las Vegas, NV  89119 Phone: 792-795-0555 Connell Outdoor has billboard locations in tourist and local corridors in Las Vegas.In addition to its billboard operation in Las Vegas, Connell Outdoor has a sister company, Shore Sign Service located in Atlantic City, New Jersey.  The company […]

Lamar Wins Sign Maintenance Case

When a sign code permits you to maintain non-performing signs, you’re allowed to maintain non-performing signs.  That’s the takeaway from Lamar versus the city of Alliance, Ohio. Here are the facts. In January 2016, Lamar acquired 18 non-conforming signs in Alliance, Ohio and began performing maintenance on the signs.   The […]

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 […]

Tech Talks: How Will Privacy Law Changes Affect OOH?

From Stephen Freitas, OAAA Chief Marketing Officer This month, OAAA spotlights the Innovations Committee, asking members: “With the adoption of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union and concerns about consumer data privacy in the US, how will changes in data use protection and privacy laws impact the OOH […]

Clear Channel Airports Wins Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio — Clear Channel Airports (CCA), a brand division of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO), an indirect subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., announced today that its long-time partner, City of Cleveland, through a competitive RFP process, awarded CCA a 10-year contract to continue growing revenues via an innovative […]

Company of the Day – Cooper Outdoor

Company: Cooper Outdoor  Markets: Texas, Southern Coast, Southeast of San Antonio. Headquarters:  115 Waco, Corpus Christi, Texas, 78401 Phone:  361-882-3088 Email: coopersales@cooperoutdoor.com Cooper Outdoor is a locally owned and operated family business which was founded in 1981.  The company has 500 billboard locations in Aransas County, Bee County, Jim Wells […]