Hacked Digital Signage Displays Porn in Union Station

A large touchscreen display in Union Station in Washington D.C., recently blasted pornographic videos for all to see. The display was allegedly hacked on May 15 to stream videos from a pornographic website, according to a report by The Washington Post.

The display outside of Chipotle in the main hall began to stream porn at 5:30 p.m. and continued to do so for about three minutes, according to a bystander. Some visitors laughed at the videos while others reacted in horror. A few attempted to turn off the display.

An employee from Roti, a fast casual restaurant, eventually approached the display and helped another individual turn it off.

AUSTRALIA – oOh! Media will expand its roadside inventory by almost one third with the addition of 13 digital billboards across Australia. This will take the company’s roadside digital assets to 39, with more digital billboards in the pipeline and expected to be completed by the end of the year. In total, the company has more than 5,000 digital screens across its product offering.

Everett, MA -Billboards are never the most popular item on any agenda, but as the City changes to more of a destination, every billboard item on any City agenda has drawn more and more attention.

With more people choosing Everett as a destination, some worry that billboards – which are technically outlawed in Everett for new construction – might overtake the main thoroughfares.

That’s just the type of anxiety that is showing with a few existing billboards that are being proposed as conversions from the regular, static, boards to the new digital outdoor advertising signs – the ones that are lighted and can change every few minutes.

Have you ever had a sign taken by a government agency?  If it happens, don’t worry, it’s not the end of the world.

First, keep in mind that the government has the power of Eminent Domain, which means that they can take private property for public use.  However, just like Uncle Ben told Peter Parker (Spiderman) “with great power, comes great responsibility.”   Over the last 40 years, we have seen Right of Way professionals (government agencies and private acquisition/relocation companies) take their responsibility seriously.  This doesn’t mean that we always agree with their methods and tactics, but we understand their motivation.  They need to buy your billboard property or help you find an equivalent site for relocation so that they can build that new freeway.

Brookings, South Dakota-based LED display manufacturer Daktronics announces that Minnesota-based HighRoad Advertising has added its first digital billboard to its inventory.

The billboard was built by Daktronics and serves the Grand Rapids, Minnesota, market. It measures approximately 11′ high x 22′ wide and features 16-millimeter line spacing to bring advertising and other messages to passersby. As with all Daktronics products being installed outdoors, the company says it put it through stringent tests to make sure it would withstand the harsh outdoor environment.

HighRoad Advertising is a locally owned business offering billboard advertising, specializing in digital advertising, and is located between Grand Rapids and Cohasset, Minnesota.