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whiteco gannett outdoor 3m national founded 1938 as tdi 1947 as 3m national 1979 as gannett outdoor 1996 as outdoor systems 1999 infinity outdoor merger 2001 rebranding to viacom outdoor 2006 rebranding to cbs outdoor 2014 spinoff from cbs and renaming as outfront headquarters 405 lexington avenue new york ny u.s. area served americas key people jeremy j. male ceo donald r. shassian cfo products billboards transit advertising revenue us 623 million 2013 1 number of employees 2 370 2014 2 website www.outfrontmedia.com outfront media billboard in flint michigan with a state of michigan public service announcement outfront media inc. formerly cbs outdoor viacom outdoor infinity outdoor outdoor systems gannett outdoor 3m national and transportation displays incorporated tdi among others is the third largest outdoor media owner in revenue terms . it operates in markets including the united states and canada . 3 the americas division is led by ceo jeremy male . 4 contents 1 history 2 worldwide 2.1 united states 2.2 canada 3 see also 4 past names 5 references 6 external links history edit outfront media billboards in wyandotte michigan advertising wyandotte municipal services s cable television service and citizens bank outfront media operates both billboards and transit displays . tdi transportation displays incorporated was the first predecessor company for transit advertising publishing advertising for passenger railroad timetables and displays in railroad terminals . tdi was first incorporated in 1938 . tdi was sold to it & t in the early 1970s and then to the winston network in the early 1980s it was later renamed tdi in 1989 led by bill apfelbaum . in 1996 the company was sold to infinity broadcasting . the transit business and the billboard business merged in 2001 under the name viacom outdoor . the billboard division was originally two separate companies 3m national the outdoor advertising subsidiary of 3m ; and gannett outdoor owned by the gannett company . in august 1996 gannett exited the billboard business by spinning off gannett outdoor into a new company outdoor systems . this new company would later acquire 3m national in may 1997 but before that sale was finalized the united states justice department ruled that outdoor systems had to sell nearly all of its 3m billboards in ten u.s. cities all 3m billboards in phoenix arizona ; sacramento california ; new orleans ; louisville kentucky ; denver ; detroit ; kansas city missouri and grand rapids michigan ; plus almost all 3m billboards in atlanta and half of 3m s billboards in houston where both outdoor systems and 3m national already had billboards to lamar advertising to avoid a monopoly in these cities . 5 on december 7 1999 outdoor systems osi was bought by infinity and became infinity outdoor . infinity was absorbed into viacom in 2001 and became viacom outdoor . when viacom split from cbs corporation in december 2005 it became cbs outdoor . cbs owned cbs outdoor as a division of cbs until march 2014 at which point it was spun off into an independent company . cbs corporation continued to own 83 % of outfront media although this number is expected to decline over time as outfront media converts into a real estate investment trust and cbs corporation divests itself of the outdoor unit . 6 cbs outdoor shares began trading on the new york stock exchange on march 28 2014 . 7 in july 2014 it was announced that cbs outdoor would acquire the billboard business of van wagner communications for 690 million . 8 as of july 17 2014 cbs outdoor became a fully independent corporation operating as a real estate investment trust . the company announced it would rename itself as to outfront media inc. effective november 20 2014 . the company s ticker symbol on the nyse changed from cbso to out . a rebranding program converted billboards signage and displays from cbs outdoor to outfront logos . in october 2015 outfront media refused to post new york city subway ads involving thinx underwear for women on the basis that the word period was used in the advertisement copy and was accompanied by images of grapefruits . 9 10 worldwide edit united states edit outfront media holds advertising contracts including mta new york city transit nyct bus and subway metro north railroad long island rail road these were previously under titan outdoor from 2007 2010 new york city washington metropolitan area transit authority wmata washington dc los angeles county metropolitan transportation authority lacmta los angeles metropolitan atlanta rapid transit authority marta atlanta valley metro regional public transportation authority of greater phoenix arizona transit shelters and light rail valley metro detroit department of transportation suburban mobility authority for regional transportation and ann arbor area transportation authority in metro detroit potomac and rappahannock transportation commission prtc prince william county virginia canada edit outfront media canada outfront m dia in quebec is a leading outdoor representative in canada . major products contracts include mississauga transit advertising on buses transit shelter contracts in the municipalities of halifax cape breton saint john quebec city saguenay trois rivi res sherbrooke montreal oakville mississauga vaughan richmond hill markham pickering newmarket hamilton london windsor leamington sarnia barrie winnipeg calgary edmonton and vancouver in addition outfront media canada represents products including billboards murals and large format products like superboards in the top markets across the country . outfront media products are audited and measured by comb the canadian out of home measurement bureau . see also edit rival outdoor advertisers include pattison outdoor advertising clear channel outdoor lamar advertising company jcdecaux past names edit 3m national national 3m whiteco gannett outdoor outdoor systems infinity outdoor viacom outdoor cbs outdoor transportation displays inc. tdi references edit http www.fool.com quote nyse cbs outdoor americas inc cbso earnings growth ratio http www.fool.com quote nyse cbs outdoor americas inc cbso company profile inc. outfront media . outfront media and jcdecaux sign a purchase and sale agreement for the latin america business of outfront media . www.prnewswire.com . retrieved 2016 06 30 . http www.cbscorporation.com news article.php id 976 http www.justice.gov atr public press releases 1997 1202.htm http www.fool.com investing general 2014 04 01 cbs outdoor not ready to have name on the big boar.aspx shares of cbs outdoor rise on debut . ny times dealbook . 28 march 2014 . retrieved 28 march 2014 . liana baker 21 july 2014 . cbs outdoor buys van wagner billboard unit for 690 million . reuters . http www.foxnews.com health 2015 10 22 regulator says menstrual underwear ads too racy for nyc subway http www.nydailynews.com new york underwear ads women period racy subway mta article 1.2406373 external links edit outfront 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