PJ Solomon released their September Media Monthly report summarizing select media, event tech and retail tech activity.
Below are selected segments of PJ Soloman‘s report OOH Today carved out pertaining to Out of Home. It is valuable information you will want to know if you are buying, selling, investing or working in #OOH.
See the full report here⇒ PJ Solomon Media Monthly September 2018 Report
PJ SOLOMON MEDIA MONTHLY September 2018
Selected OOH Information
CPM Comparison of US Major Media

Advertising Effectiveness and Recall Comparison Analysis

OOH EBITDA COMPARISONS
EV / 2018E EBITDA

PJ Solomon’s Chronological Update on OOH Acquisitions
8/31: Link Media, a US-based company engaged in
providing billboard advertisement services, acquired
Waitt Outdoor, a US-based billboard advertising
company, for $82M
8/23: Lamar Advertising, the US-based outdoor
advertising company, acquired Land Displays, the
US-based billboard company, for ~$12 million
8/22: Boston Omaha Corporation, the Nebraska based
billboard and insurance firm, acquired all
operating assets of Key Outdoor, an Illinois-based
billboard company, for $38M
7/31: iHeart Media, the US-based radio and OOH
media company, announced in its quarterly earnings
report that its bankruptcy filing is moving along as
anticipated, with US Bankruptcy Court approval
expected in October or November of 2018
7/31: JCDecaux, the France-based global outdoor
advertising company, purchased a minority interest in
Corameq, a holding company of Eumex, a Latin
American street furniture group, which JCDecaux had
previously acquired in 2014
7/18: Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant,
acquired a 6.62% minority stake in Focus Media
Information Technology, a China-based digital
marketing company for $1.43B, as well as invested
$511M in an entity controlled by Focus Media’s
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7/11: The Riverside Company, a US-based private
equity firm, acquired an undisclosed minority stake in
Screenvision Cinema Network, a US-based
company engaged in providing cinema advertising,
marketing and media solutions, for an undisclosed
amount
6/28: JCDecaux, the France-based global outdoor
advertising company, acquired APN Outdoor Group,
a leading out-of-home media company based in
Australia for $899M
6/25: oOh! Media, the Australia-based Out-of-Home
media advertiser, acquired Adshel, a leading
Australian Out-of-Home media company, for $570M
6/1: Ocean Outdoor Advertising, a leading UKbased
Out-of-Home advertising company, acquired
Forrest Media, a Scotland-based leading provider of
large format outdoor media solutions for £32M
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Wow a lot of acquisitions in the past couple months!
The abundance and ease of obtaining capital. OOH produces attractive margins for equally attractive return on investment. Growth potential with new digital screens is significant. Data, software and tech improvements. Acquisitions are the answers and questions. The answer for those moving forward with OOH Industry Changes and it is the question for those who can not move forward with change. Thank you for the comment Jean-Paul.