Clear Channel Plans To Roll Out Digital Billboards 300
Tree131 writes "Just in case you don't have enough distractions driving on the highway, Clear Channel is planning to roll out digital billboards. The new billboards will feature ads that depend on the time of day as well as the general area demographics.
I wonder how long before someone with lots of time on their hands hacks into the system and starts tampering with the messages."
Nothing new? (Score:4, Informative)
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A possible reason (Score:1, Informative)
As far as most existing digital boards, I've seen some and they seem to be mostly like Amber alerts or something simple telling you about a blocked entrance ramp three miles ahead.
Re:Too many temptations (Score:5, Informative)
For more information on subchannels, Google SCA subchannel.
Fuck FCC, not Clear Channel if you want to (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Lawyers (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Why do you think they call them BillBoards, any (Score:2, Informative)
Re:Well, just call some Congressional hearings (Score:3, Informative)
Nonsense. Most corporations give more money to one party then the other. Some corporations give money depending on who is in power but others (like clearchannel) always give more money to one party then the other.
It's patently nonsensical to claim that clear channel does not have a political leaning. They are clearly republicans. Not only does the corporation give way more money to republicans (around 200K for republicans around 25K for democrats) but they have also pulled ads that critize the president.
In France... (Score:5, Informative)
Clear channel is *not* into content (Score:2, Informative)
Clear Channel's main service is piping advertising to the populace and their customers are those who pay Clear Channel to pump ads. Though they would prefer to stay out of the public's attention, the executives are very, very up front about it. To achieve that goal, a minimum of music or other non-revenue generating transmissions must be used until people can get by on just the ads.
Personally, I look on advertising as noise at best and disinformation at worst. Given the effectiveness of marketing and lobbying, you can also raise questions about it subverting or circumventing the democratic process.