Surat MC sets ambitious target of Rs 100 cr ad tax revenues

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - February 28, 2018

Pegging big on OOH, the corporation plans to build various advertising destinations in the city and decides to go strict on illegal sites which aren’t generating revenue for the civic body

Gurugram civic body sees surge in ad tax revenues

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - February 26, 2018

Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) recorded 33% increase in ad tax revenues in 2016-17, from Rs 12.01 crore in 2015-16 to Rs 16.07 crore in 2016-17

Digital OOH powers oOh!media’s strong H1 performance

In Digital OOH By M4G Bureau - February 19, 2018

Digital revenue as a percentage of total revenue rose to 59.8% for the full year, up from 45.6% for the year before, superceding traditional format as the majority revenue earner, and extending the strong first half gains in revenue from oOh!media’s digital network of 8,000 screens

Surging traffic volumes at Patna airport expected to boost ad revenues

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - February 08, 2018

However, the ad volumes are expected to increase in the coming months with the completion of a new passenger terminal and commencement of 24-hour operations

Punjab media owners disappointed with new draft ad policy

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - February 02, 2018

Media owners assert that the proposed increase in base price for advertising tenders, and municipal bodies’ thrust on steep rise in revenues without commensurate returns to the industry will prove counter-productive to all concerned stakeholders

Draft Punjab outdoor ad policy needs to shed more light on DOOH

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - January 29, 2018

The new policy will discourage revenue growth for outdoor business in the state and stifle the demand for local level publicity and advertising considerably, cautions IOAA; rooftop media opportunities need to be looked into

Punjab Municipal Corporation releases draft Outdoor Advertising Policy 2018

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - January 25, 2018

The draft policy focuses upon leveraging the outdoor advertising formats for revenue growth and improvement of city aesthetics; media owners have been asked to submit their suggestions pertaining to the draft policy by January 31

Programmatic a catalyst for small screen networks

In Digital OOH By M4G Bureau - January 19, 2018

The industry as a whole will become heavily reliant on inventory and pricing optimization algorithms to support complicated yield management across multiple revenue streams, especially now that major demand-side platforms have plugged into digital OOH, maintains Michael Provenzano, Co-founder and CEO, Vistar Media

Aurangabad corporators demand immediate steps to root out illegal media

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - December 23, 2017

Corporators attending the civic body’s Standing Committee meeting reportedly called for retendering the civic body’s owned advertising space in order to encourage and promote authorised media and thereby open up ad tax revenue flows to the civic body

'We are expecting more tax revenues from hoardings'

In Viewpoints By Amaan Kazmi - December 19, 2017

In the last one year OOH media owners doing business in the city of Pune have been expressing concern over the downslide in their business, pointing in particular to advertising norms laid down by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC). The civic body in its part is decidedly taking strong action to curb unauthorised OOH media in the city. Tushar Daundkar, Deputy Commissioner, Sky Sign Department, PMC, talks about the department’s outlook on regulating the business, and setting the tax rates, in an interview to Media4Growth. Edited excerpts: