A Baltimore man used a billboard to make a marriage proposal. He popped the question in front of a billboard which said “Allison Haley, will you marry me? – Juan Carlos Puga.” Puga rented the Clear Channel Outdoor poster for $500. Insider’s take: All smiles here, but marriage proposals on […]
The court injunction blocking Cincinnati’s billboard tax is now permanent. On November 9, a judge in Cincinnati converted his preliminary injunction to a permanent injunction. In his seven-page entry, the judge also criticized the legal theory used to uphold a billboard tax in Baltimore. A circuit court in Maryland recently […]
Clear Channel Outdoor plans to appeal an adverse court decision in Baltimore that says the city’s targeted tax on billboards does not harm free speech. Clear Channel has challenged Baltimore’s billboard tax, which is based on square footage, since it was imposed in 2013. On February 27, 2018, a Maryland […]
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 […]
A Maryland tax judge has upheld the City of Baltimore’s billboard tax, rejecting a constitutional challenge that free speech could be chilled by singling out one medium while not taxing radio, TV, and newspapers. The tax was imposed to raise revenue, “not on the right to disseminate information, ideas or […]
Did you know? The first dental school in the world was founded in Baltimore in 1840. Francis Scott Key wrote the National Anthem while watching the bombardment of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. This week’s Geopath Market Spotlight focuses on the Baltimore DMA. Infographics for the top DMAs […]
By Ken Klein, OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs Leading court cases across the country affecting OOH advertising have a common thread: The First Amendment. Here is a status report: Tennessee Billboard Law The state’s billboard-control law has been invalidated. The State of Tennessee is preparing an appeal to […]
Insider has written before about how digital signs can be used to create buzz in urban environments. Baltimore has a spectacular 52′ by 42’ Formetco digital sign which runs ads and also provides free space for artists to showcase their work. The digital sign was constructed in July 2014 and […]
