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CBS Outdoor (formely Viacom Outdoor, Infinity Outdoor, and Outdoor Systems) is the outdoor advertising division of media conglomerate CBS Corporation. It operates around the globe, in the United States, Canada, the Netherlands, Mexico, France, Ireland, Finland, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom led by CEO Wally Kelly. It does billboard advertising, bus advertising, etc.

Canada

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CBS Outdoor Canada (CBS Affichage in Québec) is a major ad agency in Canada. Major clients include: CBS and previously Viacom Outdoors have been accused of neglecting their outdoor furniture in Toronto, including overdoing advertisement on bus shelters, examples being Ipod ads blocking visibility, a hazard for transit users, drivers and bike riders. They have breached their contract many times, like not including street names on shelters and failing to maintain their shelters except for the advertising.

History

The company was known as Outdoor Systems until 2000. This was bought by Infinity and became Infinity Outdoor. Infinity was absorbed into Viacom in 2002, and became Viacom Outdoor. When Viacom spun-off CBS Corporation in 2006, and it became CBS Outdoor.

See also

Rival ad agencies include:

Past names

  • Outdoor Systems
  • Infinity Outdoor
  • Viacom Outdoor

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CBS Corporation
Corporate Directors: David R. Andelman Joseph A. Califano, Jr. William S. Cohen Philippe Dauman Charles K. Gifford Bruce S. Gordon Leslie Moonves Shari Redstone Sumner Redstone Ann N. Reese Judith A. Sprieser Broadcast radio stations  CBS Radio
Radio Networks: CBS Radio Network Free FM Westwood One
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Television Production and Distribution: Big Ticket Television CBS Broadcast Center CBS Paramount Television CBS Studio Center CBS Television City Spelling Television CBS Television Distribution CBS Studios
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Cable Television Networks: Showtime Networks College Sports TV MountainWest Sports Network
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Publishing: Simon & Schuster
Miscellaneous Assets: CBS Consumer Products CBS Records CBS Outdoor Westinghouse Electric Corporation CBS Properties CBS Home Entertainment CBS Feature Films CBS Games
Annual Revenue: $14.54 billion USD (2005) Employees: Unknown at this time.
Stock Symbol: NYSE: CBS, NYSE: CBSA Website: www.cbscorporation.com
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CBS Corporation

Public (NYSE:  CBS , NYSE:  CBSA )
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A billboard is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high traffic areas such as alongside busy roads.
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The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) is a public transport authority that operates buses, streetcars, subways, and rapid transit lines in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The TTC operates 149 surface transit routes, of which 148 routes make 243 connections with a subway or rapid
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Viacom, Inc.

Public (NYSE: VIAB , VNV )
Founded 2006[1]
Headquarters New York, New York, USA

Key people Sumner Redstone, Chairman (through National Amusements, owns a controlling amount of voting shares)
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Viacom, Inc.

Public (NYSE: VIAB , VNV )
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CBS Corporation

Public (NYSE:  CBS , NYSE:  CBSA )
Founded 1986[1]
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Pattison Outdoor Advertising is the largest Canadian-owned out of home advertising company, holding a 51% market share of the core out of home advertising product in Canada (horizontal posters) with a 40% market share of all traditional out of home media in the country (Canadian
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Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE:  CCO ), a part of Clear Channel Communications, is one of the world's largest outdoor advertising corporations. The company is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and has operations in all six continents.
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The Lamar Advertising Company, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is a provider of billboards, transit advertising, and highway logo signs. Founded in 1902, it has been the largest outdoor advertising company in the United States since 1999.
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JCDecaux Group

Public (Euronext: DEC )
Founded 1964
Headquarters Neuilly-sur-Seine, France

Key people Jean-Claude Decaux, founder
Industry Advertising
Revenue €1,742 billion (2005)
Net income € 195 micllion (2005)
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Viacom, Inc.

Public (NYSE: VIAB , VNV )
Founded 2006[1]
Headquarters New York, New York, USA

Key people Sumner Redstone, Chairman (through National Amusements, owns a controlling amount of voting shares)
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CBS Corporation

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Founded 1986[1]
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Key people Sumner Redstone, Chairman (through National Amusements, owns a controlling amount of voting shares)
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David R. Andelman (1940-) is an attorney at Lourie & Cutler, P.C. in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Currently (August, 2006) Andelman is a Director of CBS Corporation, National Amusements and Lourie & Cutler, P.C.
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