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In a ruling that may put some federal highway funding to the state at risk, the Oregon Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the state’s law restricting multiple billboards along highways violates free speech protections outlined in the state constitution, writes the Yakima Herald-Republic.
The law limits billboards placed outside of industrial or commercial areas that advertise something not sold in the area. The ruling closes a case that began 10 years ago when the state ordered a billboard company to take down signs in southern Oregon containing religious and commercial messages.
Kevin Neely said, “We don’t think that this will mean that billboards can be put up indiscriminately on Oregon’s highways, but we are still reviewing this.”
Broadcasting company Radio One has struck a deal to sell ads on hip-hop news site AllHipHop.com.
The agreement spans five years and gives Interactive One, Radio One’s digital division, exclusive access to AllHipHop’s ad inventory, writes MarketingVox. AllHipHop boasts five million…
Tribune Co.’s sale of Newsday to Cablevision allows Tribune and its new chairman, Sam Zell, to put $600 million in expected cash proceeds toward its roughly $13 billion debt. This buys Tribune Co. more time to implement plans to turn…
Apple’s new model of the iPhone, which will provide 3G access and faster data connection speeds, is imminent, if the shortage of the current model means anything.
Apple’s website announced yesterday that the company is out of stock on previous…
NBC’s unusual upfront garnered mixed reviews from the media crowd; some blamed the network for using the new format to draw attention away from a weak programming slate, while others liked the innovative format.
Yesterday’s upfront event drew advertisers through…
Sirius losses shrunk in the first quarter, while XM’s losses widened, the companies announced yesterday, in what they hope will be their last quarterly financial reports as stand-alone companies.
Sirius’s loss of $104 million was an improvement over last year’s…
Budget Travel magazine is allowing readers to frolic through its pages in a whole new way: nearly all of the text and photography of the June issue was generated by readers.
The magazine pulled in 2,800 pitches, for a final…
