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Investors Sue Clear Channel Over $1B Claim

News broke yesterday on the continuing iHeartMedia bankruptcy and its impact on Clear Channel Outdoor. A minority investor in Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings Inc. brought suit against the company’s board, majority owners and private equity sponsors in Delaware’s Chancery Court late Monday, seeking class damages for alleged failures to seek […]

Overcoming Zoning Restrictions With SITELINE™

By Cheng Qian, Chief Product Architect You probably have a great digital location opportunity that checks off all the boxes: Great potential lease deal Great impressions count Great approach and read Great fit with regulatory and permitting requirements  Except it’s too close to a light-sensitive area… SITELINE™, by Media Resources, […]

Regulatory Roundup August 30, 2018

Two interesting regulatory stories in Detroit. Business Insider reports that SHoP is moving ahead with plans for an 800 foot tall tower with 1 million square feet of retail, office and residential space at the former site of the J.L. Hudson Company Department store on Farmer Street and Gatiot Avenue.  […]

Company of the Day – Genesis Outdoor

Company: Genesis Outdoor Advertising Headquarters: 25 E Boardman St, Youngstown, OH 44503 Market: Ohio & Pennsylvania Phone:  (330) 747-0057 Email:  info@genesisbillboards.com Genesis Outdoor operates 37 billboard locations in Youngtown-Boardman, Ohio markets as well as Western Pennsylvania. The Company uses RMG Outdoor to build out their structures.  Their inventory includes 5 digital signs.   […]

Ashby Street Adds Digitals in Bentonville, AR

Ashby Street Outdoor plans to remove 16 billboards, representing 5,560 square feet of static space to add seven digital faces throughout the City of Bentonville Arkansas as reported by the Democrat Gazette. Bentonville Arkansas first permitted digital billboards in 2010.  The ordinance originally stated that to add one digital screen […]

10 Students Receive Scholarships from FOARE

By Myron Laible OAAA Vice President State, Local, and Regulatory Affairs       The Foundation For Outdoor Advertising Research and Education (FOARE) has announced the 10 recipients of the Foundation’s scholarships for the 2018-2019 academic year. The scholarship recipients are: Tiara Wicks (Carson, CA) received the $5,000 Allman Family Business Development, […]

Geopath Market Spotlight: Philadelphia

Did you know: Philadelphia has been called the “mural capital of the U.S.”  It has over 2,000 outdoor murals. One of every six doctors in the U.S. received their training in Philadelphia. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Philadelphia DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs and much more […]

Company of the Day: General Outdoor

Company:  General Outdoor Market: California. Headquarters: 532 S. Hope Ave., Ontario, CA  91761 Phone: 909-983-4414 General Outdoor is a family-owned company which was founded in 1954.  General Outdoor operates a network of 10 digital bulletins in San Bernadino and Reverside counties in California. Several of the signs are monument signs which also promote the […]

Comparing out of home letters of intent

By Jennifer Sloane, Esq. Yesterday we discussed four musts for an out of home advertising letter of intent.  But what happens if you receive two or more LOI’s that contain the same price.  How do you determine which is a better deal?  Over the past 20 years, I have seen […]

San Carlos to approve new digital billboard.

The Daily Journal reports that San Carlos, California is set to approve a lease at 815 American St with Clear Channel Outdoor to permit construction of a digital billboard.  Key terms of the lease include: A 20 year term. An upfront payment of $100,000. Lease payments equal to 30% of […]