Raw Feed & Search

Will Justin Cochrane be Clear Channel Outdoor’s last UK and Europe CEO? (The Media Leader)

Justin Cochrane tells Ella Sagar about Clear Channel Outdoor’s aim to become a US-only business, what would be the ‘right’ buyer for the UK operation, and how out-of-home needs to be more consistent with its message to advertisers. Justin Cochrane, Clear Channel UK & Europe CEO, describes himself as “probably the least likely person to get into media”. […]

the-media-leader.com
Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 8:47 PM

Permalink

How a group of radio station owners convinced America that billboards were bad/ugly (Billboard Insider)

Kevin Gephart. Follow the money: Lady Bird Johnson and her family owned a group of radio stations in Texas at the time who directly competed with billboard companies for local ad revenue, so she used her position to thwart competition. Now there is hopeful news from Burnsville, Minnesota (a Minneapolis suburb, population 63,943), a city who has long opposed billboards. […]

billboardinsider.com
Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 8:44 PM

Permalink

Link Media Outdoor’s Q2 2023 results at a glance (Billboard insider)

SignValue has prepared the following analysis of Link Media Outdoor’s 2nd Quarter 2023 financials. […]

billboardinsider.com
Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 8:41 PM

Permalink

The 10th Circuit rules against billboard owners’ appeal; states that Colorado’s billboard regulations comply with First Amendment (Colorado Politics)

Michael Karlik. The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Tuesday that Colorado's rules governing paid advertising along highways do not violate the First Amendment, as they do not discriminate based on the content of the billboards. […]

coloradopolitics.com
Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 8:37 PM

Permalink

Digital Signage Companies Aren’t The Only Ones Chasing Health Care Communications Business (16:9)

Here’s another example of a company that works outside the digital signage business finding its way into the industry to address evolving customer needs ... […]

sixteen-nine.net
Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 11:05 AM

Permalink

Videos: Samsung, LG Booth Tours From Last Week’s K-Display Exhibition (16:9)

I referenced the recent K-Display exhibition in Seoul and the product demos of the two biggest display manufacturers in Korea – Samsung and LG. ... […]

sixteen-nine.net
Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 8:15 AM

Permalink

How much does a billboard cost? Decoding OOH advertising pricing, from CPM to ROI-optimization tactics

Quinn Mason. “How much does a billboard cost?” remains a common query among advertisers and entrepreneurs eager to explore this time-tested ad medium. […]

broadsign.com · Promoted content
Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 12:14 AM

Permalink

Iraq switches off electronic billboards after hacker broadcasts porn to Baghdad passers-by (CNN)

By Nadeen Ebrahim and Lianne Kolirin, CNN. A statement from the Iraqi Interior Ministry said the adult content was aired on a screen in Uqba bin Nafeh Square, a busy thoroughfare in central Baghdad. […]

cnn.com
Tue, Aug 22, 2023 at 12:11 AM

Permalink

Debt costs continue to rise at publicly owned out-of-home companies (Billboard Insider)

Moorgate Capital Partners has analyzed out-of-home leverage and cost of debt trends thru March 2023. Weight average debt costs have increased at the public out of home companies due to a rise in interest rates. Lamar Advertising’s weighted average cost of debt increased from 4.8% at March 2023 to 5.0% at June 2023. […]

billboardinsider.com
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 8:14 PM

Permalink

oOh!media reported a 7% jump in revenue to $296.6 million in the first half of 2023 (AdNews)

by Chris Pash. oOh!media is riding a surging outdoor media sector, with better results ahead from a series of contract wins. Statutory net profit after tax was up 6% to $6.4 million. […]

adnews.com.au
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 8:11 PM

Permalink

Lamar Advertising’s Q2, 2023 results at a glance (Billboard Insider)

SignValue has prepared the following analysis of Lamar Advertising’s 2nd quarter 2023 financials. […]

billboardinsider.com
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 7:43 PM

Permalink

Tampa DOOH ad company Nickelytics acquired by Texas investors (Business Observer Florida)

By Jim Stinson, business reporter. A Tampa-based ad firm known for its mobile ads on cars and delivery robots has been sold to Texas-based investor T72 Club Inc., the companies say in a Monday news release. Nickelytics, a Tampa startup, is a digital platform that launches "hyper-local" advertising as simply as posting online ads, says Judah Longgrear, CEO of the ad firm. […]

businessobserverfl.com
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 7:17 PM

Permalink

How to select your digital signage display vendor (Commercial Integrator)

By Alan C. Brawn, Brawn Consulting. The sheer number of vendors in several categories — but especially DVLED — is overwhelming. […]

commercialintegrator.com
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 4:43 PM

Permalink

LG Has Its Smart Display “Smarts” In A Standalone Box That Can Now Drive Other Manufacturers’ Smart Screens (16:9)

LG has taken the interesting step of marketing a standalone media play-out device that runs the same webOS operating system as its lines of ... […]

sixteen-nine.net
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 10:53 AM

Permalink

US Court Rules Copyrights For Generative AI Work Can’t Be Assigned To The Machines (16:9)

Hat Tip to Jason Cremins of Signagelive for passing along a Linkedin post about a court decision involving generative AI and copyrights. This is ... […]

sixteen-nine.net
Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 9:43 AM

Permalink