On the latest round of conference calls the public company out of home executives cited weakness in West Coast markets. They are one to something. The University of Toronto used cell phone data through May 2023 to track which cities have recovered fastest from COVID. Most large cities still aren’t […]
Tag: San Francisco
Autonomous Vehicle Flees Cops after Traffic Stop
How do you code an autonomous vehicle to stop for the cops? Who gets the ticket? An autonomous vehicle in San Francisco was pulled over by cops. It initially stopped then took off as the cops walked back to their vehicle. Evidently the cops called the vehicle’s owner and the […]
Branded Cities Acquires San Francisco Signs from City Outdoor
New York, NY– April 19, 2021 – Branded Cities, a premier Out-of-Home and iconic media company in North America, today announced the acquisition of a portion of the San Francisco assets of City Outdoor, further increasing its North American footprint. The all-cash deal adds two iconic faces to Branded Cities’ […]
Judge Dismisses SF Lawsuit Against Mayor, Outfront and Clear Channel
Courthouse News reported that San Francisco Mayor London Breed cannot be sued for allegedly pressuring advertising firms to pull a political rival’s billboards that were denounced as racist by the mayor and several other elected officials, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. Failed mayoral candidate Ellen Zhou sued Mayor Breed, Clear […]
JCDecaux wins San Francisco’s iconic Street Furniture contract
Paris, July 31st, 2019 – JCDecaux SA (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, announced today that it has been awarded the iconic Street Furniture contract for San Francisco (population: over 860,000). The 20-year contract was awarded by the San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors in a unanimous vote […]
New Tradition Media Acquires Total Outdoor’s San Francisco Outdoor Advertising Assets
New Tradition Media has acquired Total Outdoor’s San Francisco out of home (OOH) media assets, making it the largest player in high-profile static signage in the Downtown San Francisco area. Jon Dobres, on behalf of Total Outdoor, stated “The deal is a value-enhancing opportunity for clients of outdoor media in […]
Federal Appeals Court Strikes Sugar Warning
San Francisco’s required warning labels on ads for sugary drinks violates First Amendment free speech protection, a federal appeals court has ruled. The ruling was a victory for out of home advertisers, the beverage industry, and retailers. On January 31, the full US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals (11 judges) […]
OUTFRONT Media Unveils First ON Smart Media Installation in San Francisco Bay Area at Caltrain
NEW YORK, June 28, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) announced today the implementation of its ON Smart Media platform at the Caltrain Station in San Francisco, located at the northern terminus of the line at 4th and King streets. Monterey Bay Aquarium, Sparkpost, American Express, and Sharepost are […]
Courts To Reconsider San Francisco Soda Health Warnings
A U.S. appeals court on Monday agreed to reconsider an earlier ruling which had blocked a San Francisco law that mandated health warnings for soda and other sugary drinks. Insider had reported in June of last year about San Francisco’s desire to become the first city in the U.S. to require […]
Clear Channel Launches New Digital Media Networks in San Francisco
More and more smart small screens are coming to big cities. Here’s the press release for the launch of Clear Channel Outdoor’s smart small screen network in San Francisco. The San Francisco Chronicle wrote about the small screen network on Saturday. Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) (NYSE: CCO), a subsidiary of […]