Pat O’Donnell, President of YESCO Outdoor Media was recently inducted into the OAAA Hall of Fame in honor of an out of home career spanning 35 years. O’Donnell started with Donrey Media Group in Reno, Nevada in the 1980’s. He joined YESCO in 1985 and has been instrumental in the company’s growth. O’Donnell also serves as a […]
Beer. Lots of beer. This prime frontage property – adjacent to “the loop” in Bridgeport, CT – is a microcosm of two national trends in media and consumer tastes. Billboard execs John and Bruce Barrett, brothers who own Barrett Outdoor Communications in nearby West Haven, bought the building in Bridgeport in 2002. They put
Antonio Vincenti is the former chairman of FEPE, the international OOH organization which convenes in Stockholm this week (OAAA Chairman Sean Reilly and I will speak there). By sharing his story, Antonio gives us perspective. We all have problems, but Antonio has faced war and government seizure. The government bulldozed more than 3,000 of his
NC- High Point city leaders have shot down an effort that would have expanded billboard advertising in the city, most notably along high-profile corridors such as Eastchester Drive, North Main Street and West Wendover Avenue. The council voted unanimously against the request by Fairway Outdoor Advertising, according to the High Point Enterprise, with city council members
NEW YORK , June 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ OUTFRONT Media Inc. (NYSE: OUT) announced today that it has acquired a leading portfolio of digital billboards in Canada with locations in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. The transaction is structured as an acquisition of the equity interests of certain subsidiaries of All Vision LLC, which operates under the Dynamic Outdoor name. The Company paid approximately$94.4 million
Industrial computing specialist Distec is calling for businesses to reassess the security of their hardware and software following the latest cyber-attack. A large digital screen was hacked in Liverpool city centre. The screen, based outside the Liverpool One shopping centre, displayed a relatively friendly message from hackers, warning about the lack of security on
A British shopping center in the vicinity of Liverpool was purportedly defaced with a cheeky message by a group of anonymous hackers on May 29, BBC reports. “We suggest you improve your security,” the collective wrote on the screen, identifying themselves as the “friendly neighborhood hackers.”
Richard Rothfelder tells Insider that the Texas Legislature has passed two out of home bills. The Texas Legislature has passedSB 2006in response to the TxDot v Auspro court decision which invalidated the state’s Highway Beautification Laws. The bill is waiting the governor’s signature. The bill revises the States’s Highway Beautification Act to comply with TxDot
The union representing Spokane Transit Authority employees will have an opportunity to continue its challenge to the STA’s bus advertising policy, now that a federal court has denied the transit authority’s motion to dismiss. Like many transit agencies, the STA has an advertising policy. Until November 2016, the STA delegated administration and enforcement of the
