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iHeartMedia Bankruptcy Plan Filed

iHeartMedia filed with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court a Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization and related Disclosure Statement. According to the Disclosure Statement, “The proposed Plan achieves a value-maximizing restructuring that comprehensively addresses the Debtors’ funded debt obligations and positions their businesses for continued growth and long-term success. As a result […]

Highway rights of way for sale?

Hunger for new money to pay for roads and bridges continues to push government to offer pieces of the public right of way for sale.  This is worrisome in that it creates state-sponsored advertising which will compete with your out of home business. Here’s the latest: 1.) What just happened […]

OUTFRONT Awarded SF Bay Area Rapid Transit Contract

NEW YORK, April 26, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) announced today that the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (“BART”) has awarded it the advertising franchise for BART’s rapid transit system, subject to the execution of a definitive agreement, for a period […]

Company of the Day – Blue Outdoor

Company: Blue Outdoor Headquarters: 419 Park Ave. So., Suite 605,  New York, NY 10016 Markets: Blue Outdoor has a significant footprint across the U.S. with their Real Estate partners. Phone: 212.759.0200 Email: SALES@BLUEOUTDOOR.COM Blue Outdoor was founded in February 2006 as a fresh and innovative outdoor media company focused on outdoor advertising. Their goal […]

Fletcher to IBOUSA: We’re in this together.

By Nancy Fletcher, President and CEO, OAAA For the first time, the basic billboard regulatory scheme is under attack on constitutional grounds. The lawyers like to make it more complicated, but the question boils down to this: Does the First Amendment trump the regulation of billboards? Or, to put it […]

Rate This Board By Out of Home Creative

Rate This Board allows a billboard designer to rate a billboard ad using the following scale: 1 (not good), 2 (below average), 3 (average), 4 (very good), 5 (great).  Then the designer makes recommendations on how to improve the ad.  This week’s rating is provided by Melody Roberts, an OBIE nominated billboard […]

Strong and NYC deal for digital signs on taxi tops

(New York, NY, April 23, 2018): The Metropolitan Taxicab Board of Trade (“MTBOT”), the largest taxicab trade association in New York City, has announced a digital taxi top advertising deal with Strong Digital Media, LLC (“STRONG”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ballantyne Strong, Inc. (NYSE American: BTN). The deal covers more […]

Company of the Day: Blanning Outdoor

Company: Blanning Company Markets: Tennessee, Mississippi Headquarters: 1600 Fair House Road, Spring Hill, TN  37174 Phone: 615-587-5969 The Blanning Company owns 159 billboard structures in Tennessee and Mississippi.  The company’s signs are concentrated in the following communities: Nashville Memphis Henderson Jackson Lexington Selmer Baxter Brownsville Picayune I-59 I-65 I-40 I-24 Keith Howell is the […]

Billboard Insider Classifieds

“Got several calls and sold the trivisions to the first one.” Billboard Insider Classified customer Michael Grace, Ace Outdoor. Billboards for sale ads cost $120 paid in advance by credit card.  All other classifieds cost $60 for 60 days or $120 per year paid in advance by credit card. To […]

Takeaways From The IBOUSA In Jacksonville FL

The IBOUSA convention in Jacksonville wraps up this morning.   Chris Cowlbeck and the staff at the IBOUSA know that they run a terrific event!  Great location, relevant topics and lots of time for discussion and fun with all the members and vendors who attended.    So here 7 takeaways from […]