Tag: New York

Outfront Media SVP Joins Duane Morris as Real Estate Law Partner

NEW YORK, ―Patrick Smith has joined Duane Morris LLP as a partner in the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group in its New York office. Prior to joining Duane Morris, Smith was senior vice president, chief litigation and regulatory counsel and chief compliance officer at Outfront Media Inc. “Duane Morris continues to attract talented lateral […]

KEVANI Enters the New York Market

Located in the trendy and upscale neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, SoHo Spectacle enhances KEVANI’s media portfolio, marking the first KEVANI offering on the East Coast. LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — KEVANI, Inc. (“KEVANI”)—A premium market leader in out-of-home media sales and development has been awarded the long-term contract to operate […]

Dom Vastino On The Premier Outdoor / Liquid Outdoor Transaction

Insider posted yesterday the acquisition of 15 premium digital displays by New Jersey based Premier Outdoor Media from Liquid Outdoor Media. Dominick Vastino is the CEO of Premier Outdoor Media.  Insider followed up with Dom to get some additional detail on the transaction and their plans for the coming new […]

Cannabis Update: Migration to Legalization

Ken Klein OAAA Executive Vice President, Government Affairs From the heart of the old Confederacy to the desert West, voters and elected officials continue to expand legalization of marijuana. Latest developments include: Out of home media continues to dominate cannabis ad spend, with 42 percent overall share (Kantar tracking). Several […]

NY State Threatens to Fine, Remove Shinnecock Billboards

Newsday is reporting that the Shinnecock Indian Nation on Sunday publicly refused a state order to cease construction of a second digital billboard on Sunrise Highway despite a threat of fines and forceful removal of the tribal structures, arguing the state “lacks authority over nation lands.” Lance A. Gumbs, vice […]

OUTFRONT Brings Curated Content to Commuters with “Moments by OUTFRONT”

NEW YORK, Sept. 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT), one of the nation’s largest out of home advertisers, today officially launched ‘MOMENTS by OUTFRONT,’ its new content and publisher platform bringing editorial style content to key audiences throughout New York City. The content experiences are curated specifically […]

Park Outdoor Installs its First Digital Billboard in Binghamton, NY

Binghamton, N.Y. – December 10, 2019 – Passersby in Binghamton, New York, will notice a change in their daily commute. Park Outdoor Advertising installed a digital billboard supplied by Lightking on the Brandywine Highway, entering the Court St. gateway. “The signs offer local businesses a flexible advertising medium that also […]

Ballyhoo Media’s Adam Shapiro on the New York City Settlement

When Insider saw an article in the New York Post we noticed, in particular, the headline below: Many of you know that Ballyhoo Media has been in a David versus Goliath dispute with both New York City and State over whether they could operate their floating digital billboard on New […]

NY Governor Signs Floating Billboard Ban

The New York Times reported last week that Governor Cuomo had signed a bill to ban billboards from floating on New York waters.  The legislation impacts Florida based Ballyhoo Media. Insider has previously written about the dispute. Insider reached out to Ballyhoo Media CEO, Adam Shapiro and discussed the signed […]

New York State Attempting to Outlaw Floating Billboards

Insider reported in March on a  Brooklyn Daily Eagle report that two city council members had introduced a bill slapping Ballyhoo Media with a $100,000 fine for operating a 20′ by 60′ double sided digital billboard on New York waterways.  Mayor de Blasio further announced that New York City had […]