Tag: lamar

New and Noted October 18, 2019

Lamar is stunting in Pittsburg, Kansas with a billboard which ways “Something cool is coming to Pittsburg.”  The first board went up October 14.  Another board is going up October 21. A lawsuit filed this week by the River Rouge School District alleges Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan ordered Department of […]

5 Quotes from Digital Signage Week

Here are five interesting quotes Insider heard in sessions and conversations during Digital Signage Week. Adomni’s Jonathan Gudai on how automated buying platforms are changing out of home: Less than 10% of the global out of home inventory is digital.  That’s going to change.  85% of digital online ads are […]

Vistar Expands Programmatic Partners

NEW YORK – October 10, 2019 – Vistar Media, the global leader in programmatic technology for digital out-of-home (OOH), today announced an expansion of the programmatic OOH ecosystem through partnerships with the world’s leading omnichannel demand-side platforms (DSPs). Adelphic, Amobee, MediaMath and Verizon Media are all integrating with the Vistar […]

Outfront Up, Lamar Flat, CCO Down in 3Q 2019

OUTFRONT stock was up 8% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 due to strong revenue growth. Lamar stock was was up 1% for the three months ended September 30, 2019 in line with the Standard and Poors 500. Clear Channel Outdoor stock was down 46% for the three […]

Pittsburgh Gazette Urges City to Respect Lamar’s Property Rights

The Post Gazette has written an editorial urging the city to respect Lamar’s property rights and end the fight over the Mount Washington sign:  “Property rights are a fundamental right.  The government cannot impose arbitrary restriction on the use of one’s property if that use is legal – and indeed […]

Outdoor Legal: A city must pay just compensation if it causes a billboard to come down.

A city can’t use the building permit process to force a billboard down without paying just compensation.  That’s the lesson of Lamar v Clinton Township.  Here are the facts. Lamar Advertising owned a non-conforming billboard in Clinton Township, Michigan on land leased from Paul Turkal.  The billboard lease had a […]

Meadow Outdoor Builds a Digital in Ontario, Oregon

Meadow Outdoor has constructed Ontario, Oregon’s first digital billboard.  The sign is on East Idaho Avenue.  One side is digital and the other is static.  The project took a year to permit and plan. Insider’s take: A one side static, one side digital billboard isn’t a bad thing.  In 2017 […]

Tech Talks: Selling OOH with a Data-Driven Approach

OAAA regularly features Thought Leadership Q&A from its committee members. This month, OAAA spotlights the Innovations Committee, asking members: “What are some ways you’ve successfully helped traditional OOH sales teams embrace a more data and technology-driven approach to selling OOH advertising?” Kevin Bartanian, Kevani The promise and delivery of a […]

Insider Ownership at Clear Channel Outdoor and the Public Out of Home Companies

Clear Channel stock has risen 16% to $2.60 in two days on news that managers and directors are buying shares.  Americas CEO Scott Wells, CFO Brian Coleman and Board Member Ben Moreland bought shares two days ago.  CFO Brian Coleman and Board Member Andrew Hobson bought shares yesterday.  The purchases […]