Some people tell Insider that Clear Channel Outdoor will be put up for sale and JCDecaux will have the inside track. Insider doubts Clear Channel Outdoor will go to a single buyer. It’s too big. Look at the analysis below. Insider assumes a sale of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (North and […]
Insider learned that Standard Outdoor and its parent company, Standard Diversified Opportunities Inc., has announced another asset acquisition, Vista Outdoor Corporation based in St. Mary’s GA. The purchase includes 86 billboard structures located in Florida and Georgia and represents Standard Outdoor’s entry into Florida and Georgia, an expansion from its […]
Nancy Fletcher OAAA President and CEO Digital billboards account for $1 of every $7 of out of home (OOH) industry revenue. Like many “new” products in the marketplace, digital billboards have been tested. Scenic America litigated digital billboards, all the way to the US Supreme Court. They lost. One OOH industry principal, […]
James A. (Jim) McLaughlin, president and CEO of Link Media Outdoor, today joined the board of directors of the Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA). “Jim McLaughlin is respected by peers nationwide as a builder of growth and equity,” said Nancy Fletcher, president and CEO of the national trade association […]
Link Media released 2Q 2017 financial results: Billboard Rentals increased by 50% to $1.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2017 due to acquisitions. The company does not break out billboard expenses and cashflow on financial statements. Link’s CEO Jim McLaughlinin says the company has closed on […]
Insider reported in June that Link Media‘s parent company Boston Omaha was planning to raise $71.5 million via an IPO. A press release on Business Wire announced that Cowen and Company, LLC, as the representative of the underwriters of the previously announced public offering of 6,538,462 shares of Class A common […]
Link Media closed last week on the purchase of a back to back digital billboard on Jimmy Carter Blvd in Atlanta. View Outdoor was the seller. Link CEO James McLaughlin says the location helps fill out Link’s Atlanta digital footprint. Link has been busy in Atlanta. The firm purchased of […]
The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report writes that Lamar will be acquiring Atlanta based Corey Airport Services. The sale is set to close on July 1st. The Corey Airport Services web site indicates that Billy Corey first established Corey Companies as a billboard advertising company in Atlanta. The company eventually expanded […]
Link Media has closed on the purchase of Atlanta-based Vision Outdoor. Vision owns 3 billboard structures structures consisting of 4 Formetco digital billboards and 2 static billboards. The digital signs are on I-285 in Atlanta and Highway 41 in Acworth Georgia. Link Media’s parent Boston Omaha priced its IPO at […]
Link Media has closed on the purchase of 108 faces from Corey Outdoor in Atlanta. Link Media is a subsidiary of Boston Omaha. Link has done 9 acquisitions since its founding in 2009. Insider asked CEO Jim McLaughlin about the transaction. Jim, how big a presence do you […]
