Digital billboard manufacturer Daktronics reported a small net loss for for the third quarter of fiscal 2019 (3 months ended January 26, 2019) although the third quarter is typically weak due to the seasonality of the company’s sports business and a decrease in production days due to the holidays. Here […]
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More on digital billboards and cellular antennas
On Wednesday we posted John Barrett’s thoughts on whether cellular antennas can interfere with digital billboards and vice versa. Joni Schmeichel of Daktronics tells Insider this: Daktronics digital billboards are designed with EMI in mind and tested in our own EMI chamber in Brookings, SD. Once a product design is […]
Sean Reilly on Fairway, Automotive and Digital Signs
Lamar CEO Sean Reilly had plenty to say about the Fairway integration, digital signs and Lamar’s renewed focus on auto dealers on yesterday’s earnings conference call. On integrating the Fairway assets purchased in December 2018: The integration of Fairway is going very very well. Typically the low hanging fruit is […]
Vendor Profile: Blip Billboards
Company: Blip Billboards Headquarters: 1591 W 820 N, Provo, UT 64601 Phone: 801-692-3217 Email: contact@blipbillboards.com Blip operates an online marketplace for digital billboard space. The company’s approach differs from many online marketplaces in that it does not require a contract and allows advertisers to buy ads in single display increments. […]
John Barrett on Cellular Antennas and Digital Billboards
A reader asks if digital billboards interfere with cellular antennas or vice-versa. This is a timely question because out of home companies are trying to generate new revenue by installing wireless antennas on billboards. Insider asked Barrett Outdoor’s John Barrett who has deployed wireless antennas on several billboard structures what he thinks […]
Watchfire Elevates Weninger and Dines
DANVILLE, Ill. — (February 19, 2019) — Watchfire Signs, a leading manufacturer of outdoor LED signs, digital billboards and video scoreboards, has elevated two employees in its top level leadership team. Kim Weninger was named chief operating officer and Kyle Dines was promoted to vice president of sports and indoor. Click to […]
Company of the Day: Orlando Outdoor
Company: Orlando Outdoor LLC Markets: Florida Address: 2019 Meeting Place, Orlando, FL 32814 Phone: 877-314-4567 Email: ryan@orlandooutdoor.com Orlando Outdoor operates an out of home plant with 31 digital billboard locations around Orlando. In addition the company operates a taxi top advertising business. Ryan Deming is the firm’s President. [wpforms id=”9787″] […]
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 for outdoor advertising. Today’s rating is provided […]
Clear Channel To Trade Statics for Digitals in San Antonio
The San Antonio Express News says that Clear Channel Outdoor and the city of San Antonio have reached an agreement under which Clear Channel will take down nearly 300 static billboard faces is exchange for approval to convert up to a dozen static billboards to digital. The agreement requires Clear […]
Indianapolis rejects digital billboards.
Indianapolis has four digital billboards and that’s not going to change soon. The City Council’s Metropolitan and Economic Development committee voted unanimously against a proposal to permit additional digital billboards. Local community groups were upset about a proposed 2:1 ratio of static boards to be taken down for each digital […]