JCDecaux released first half 2020 financials yesterday and the results weren’t pretty for this urban out of home and transit advertising company. We’ve translated the financials from euros to dollars. JCDecaux Financials for first half of 2020 (million’s) Revenues declined by 42% to $1.2 billion of the first 6 months […]
OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) today announced a new partnership between its Canadian business and Vistar Media, a leading global provider of programmatic out-of-home technology, to enable programmatic transactions. OUTFRONT Canada will leverage the Vistar supply-side platform (“SSP”) to allow buyers to purchase OUTFRONT’s Canadian digital inventory programmatically, via an […]
On this week’s OAAA webinar, OAAA’s Stephen Freitas, Tech Crunch’s Anthony Ha, Talon’s Josko Grljevic and OUTFRONT’s Andy Sriubas discussed programmatic out of home. Sriubus commented on how covid impacting OUTFRONT and why the future is still bright. On Covid and out of home I see out of home as […]
Insider reviewed 81 OSHA citations written to display advertising companies (NAICS Code 541850) for the last 24 months (January 2018 to January 2020). Three takeaways. Citations declined in 2019 versus 2018. OSHA wrote $49,000 in fines against display advertising companies in 2019 versus $179,000 in fines during 2018. The large […]
Insider has always said we learn from each other. I was particularly struck by Outfront’s Northeast Creative Director Tim Wasicki and his explanation of their Black Heart Campaign. You might have already seen it on LinkedIn, but with Outfront’s permission we provide it below for our readers to view. […]
By Ken Klein, EVP – Government Affairs, OAAA Out of home media is completing a basic but meaningful step for sustainability: switching its light bulbs. Nationwide, this practical step means: Improved energy efficiency and less energy load, requiring less energy generation Better lens technology that reduces light “spillage” Fewer maintenance […]
US out of home stocks had an outstanding quarter as traffic rebounded and the economy began to open back up from Covid closures. Clear Channel Outdoor (blue), Lamar (green), OUTFRONT (purple) and S&P 500 (black) stock performance April-June, 2020 Clear Channel Outdoor increased 85% to $1.04 during the quarter versus […]
Don Avjean, VP of Government Affairs for OUTFRONT Media, plans to retire at the end of July after nearly 50 years in the industry. The OAAA created a Q&A with Don as well as video tribute which you can view below. Thanks Don for your years of service to the […]
Insider analyzed the makeup of the boards and the executive/leadership teams of the three public out of home companies (Lamar, OUTFRONT and Clear Channel Outdoor) and here’s what he found. The public US Out of Home companies outperform the S&P 500 in putting women on corporate boards but need more […]
The out of home debt markets have been remarkably resilient during the Covid. Clear Channel just amended its credit agreement to get more flexibility. OUTFRONT did the same in April. Lamar expects to come through the downturn without asking for any covenants amendments from its lenders and it raised $400 […]
