'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:

Star Gold Select HD depicts Mughal-E-Azam innovatively in the outdoor

In Campaigns By M4G Bureau - December 18, 2017

A 150 foot tall wall located in Mahim was painted to depict scenes from the epic movie; international & national artists were involved in the wall painting initiative; Active Media Innovations handled the OOH duties

Lonavala municipal body gearing up to implement new ad policy

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - December 18, 2017

Before ushering in the new ad norms, the civic body has deployed a team to remove all existing media in order to improve the aesthetic look of the city landscape; media owners with authorised media will be duly compensated

The Last Jedi takes over digital boards in NYC

In Campaigns By M4G Bureau - December 16, 2017

The movie released recently takes OOH on board in Toronto with cast portraits and showcases curated live tweets

Century Group of Companies bags media rights in East Central Railway Zone

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - December 15, 2017

The contract provides for media rights across 3 states, 5 divisions (iDhanbad, Mughal Sarai, Danapur, Samastipur and Sonpur) covering 40-45 districts spread across entire Bihar and some parts of Jharkhand & UP

Lucknow OOH industry facing brunt of civic body action, business in a tizzy

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - December 13, 2017

Lucknow Nagar Nigam has decided to pull down scores of outdoor media in the city, putting at risk the business of firms owning legal media; transit media formats, and tendered unipoles and pole kiosks will be untouched

Ban on use of living people images on OOH continues in TN

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - December 13, 2017

The judgement was challenged by the Greater Chennai Corporation, at least to remove the living person clause from the order to shield their outdoor advertising revenues, but the court order has prevailed

Bareilly OOH set for a makeover under new Mayor’s directive

In OOH News By Bhawana Anand - December 12, 2017

The Mayor has initiated stern against unauthorised and improperly placed outdoor media. The overriding objective of the move is to unclutter the city landscape, which will also benefit media owners who have invested in authorised media

Amazon Prime Video casts the big picture on OOH canvas

In Campaigns By M4G Bureau - December 12, 2017

Planned and executed by Rapport WW, the OOH campaign was launched extensively in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru using a whole gamut of OOH formats at multiple locations; media units near transit networks were strategically used for the campaign

SDMC invites bids for ad rights on unipole sites, toilet blocks, cycle shelters

In OOH News By M4G Bureau - December 12, 2017

Bids to 3 separate tenders to be submitted between December 29 and January 5; SDMC is proactively opening up the advertising avenues in its bids to boost the body’s advertising revenues which have grown significantly over the last year and more