Los Angeles DOOH Guide · 2026

DOOH Advertising in Los Angeles

AdQuick aggregates LA's 22,000+ digital screens -- Sunset Strip, Hollywood, the 405/101/10 freeway LEDs, LAX, SoFi/Crypto.com Arena, and place-based screens in studios, gyms, and rideshare -- into one buy. CPMs $5 programmatic to $55+ on Sunset; from $1,500 to seven-figure Oscars and Coachella takeovers.

Campaigns activate from $1,500 on a programmatic DSP up into seven-figure Hollywood premiere takeovers. LA is one of the three largest DOOH markets in the US and the single most important market for entertainment, studio, and consumer brand campaigns.

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25,000+ digital screens
$1,500 campaign minimum
Landmark + programmatic
Awards-season ready
25,000+
LA digital screens
$5–$60+
CPM range (exchange to Sunset Strip)
2–3×
Awards-season FYC rate-card multiplier
$1,500
Minimum programmatic campaign
Access all DOOH formats
Digital Billboards
Transit & Airport
Place-Based
Programmatic

DOOH Advertising in Los Angeles

DOOH advertising in Los Angeles spans 25,000+ digital screens across freeway-adjacent digital bulletins, the Sunset Strip, LAX and Hollywood Burbank airports, Metro transit, premium landmark spectaculars (Wilshire Duo, Sunset Spectacular), and thousands of place-based screens in offices, gyms, studios, and retail. CPMs range from $5 on programmatic open exchange to $60+ on iconic Sunset Strip and Miracle Mile landmarks.

Overview

What is DOOH advertising in Los Angeles?

Digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising is advertising delivered on digital screens in public environments — transacted direct from media owners or programmatically through DSPs — as opposed to printed vinyl on static billboards. LA's DOOH footprint is shaped by three things most other US markets don't share at the same intensity: a car-first commute that drives hours of daily exposure to freeway digital bulletins, an entertainment industry that built an entire premium landmark inventory tier (Sunset Strip, Hollywood & Highland, Wilshire Duo), and a sprawling geography that rewards multi-market corridor planning.

The Four LA DOOH Inventory Layers

For most LA campaigns, a DOOH plan blends four inventory layers. AdQuick aggregates all four into a single plan and handles creative delivery, measurement, and reporting without stitching together separate vendor contracts.

Landmark Spectaculars

Sunset Strip, Miracle Mile (Wilshire Duo), Hollywood & Highland, LA Live, Rodeo Drive.

Freeway & Arterial

405, 101, 10, 110, 5 corridors; Sepulveda, Wilshire, La Cienega, Santa Monica Blvd.

Transit & Airport

LAX, Burbank, Metro rail stations, bus shelters.

Place-Based DOOH

Studios, gyms, coffee shops, offices, dispensaries, retail media.

Why LA DOOH delivers: landmarks, freeways, and an entertainment engine.

LA is one of the three largest DOOH markets in the US and the single most important market for entertainment, studio, and consumer brand campaigns.

405
Single densest commuter corridor in the US — premium digital bulletins $10K–$25K/mo SOV
20–40%
Peak-commute CPM multipliers above midday on 405, 101, 10
15–25%
Summer & December tourism premiums at Hollywood & Highland, Rodeo Drive, Santa Monica Pier
Nov–Mar
Tightest awards-season window on Sunset Strip and Miracle Mile premium
PRICING DATA

Los Angeles DOOH Advertising Cost

LA DOOH pricing is as fragmented as its geography. The table below reflects AdQuick marketplace rates and industry benchmarks for Q2 2026.

Venue Category Typical LA CPM Monthly SOV Range Best For
Sunset Strip spectaculars (direct) $30–$60+ $40K–$250K+ Entertainment, launches, studios, luxury
Miracle Mile / Wilshire Duo landmarks $25–$50 $35K–$120K Premium awareness, automotive, luxury
Hollywood & Highland / LA Live $25–$45 $30K–$100K Tourism, entertainment, F&B
Rodeo Drive / Beverly Hills LEDs $25–$45 $25K–$80K Luxury, fashion, jewelry
LAX airport screens $20–$45 $15K–$75K Travel, B2B, premium consumer
405 / 101 / 10 freeway digital bulletins $8–$18 $6K–$25K per unit Reach, awareness, commuter frequency
Metro rail + bus shelter digital $6–$14 $3K–$15K per cluster Commuter, transit-riding audiences
Place-based (gyms, offices, cafes) $8–$20 $2K–$10K Endemic verticals, dwell-time premiums
Studio lot + production community $15–$30 $5K–$20K Trade, awards season, talent-facing
Retail media in-store screens $8–$25 Varies Shopper marketing, CPG
Programmatic open exchange (blended) $5–$14 N/A (impression-based) Always-on, mid-funnel, DSP-driven

What Drives LA DOOH CPMs

LA pricing is shaped by five factors that consistently separate premium inventory from commodity reach:

Entertainment industry proximity. Inventory within the "zone" (Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Sunset Strip, Century City, Culver City, Hollywood) commands a premium for talent- and trade-facing campaigns — awards-season FYC ads frequently 2–3x rate card on these units.
Freeway dwell time. The 405, 101, and 10 deliver long-dwell exposure during peak commutes (6–10am, 3–7pm) that pushes CPM multipliers 20–40% above midday.
Tourism seasonality. Hollywood & Highland, Rodeo Drive, and Santa Monica Pier spike in summer and December; expect 15–25% premiums.
Programmatic vs. direct. Programmatic guaranteed (PG) typically runs 15–30% below direct rate-card; open-exchange fringe inventory clears at $4–$8 CPM.
Awards season. November through March (Emmys/Globes/SAG/Oscars) is the tightest window of the year for Sunset Strip, Sunset Spectacular, and Miracle Mile premium — lead times stretch to 6–8 weeks.

LA DOOH Pricing Models

Four pricing models apply; clarify which is in play before comparing quotes:

CPM

Standard for programmatic and most place-based.

Share of Voice

Monthly flat rate for X% of the loop on a given screen or cluster (common on Sunset Strip, Miracle Mile, Hollywood & Highland direct buys).

Per-play / Per-slot

Some networks price per insertion.

Impression-Based Guaranteed

Pay for a guaranteed impression count via PG deals on Vistar, Place Exchange, VIOOH.

VENUES & CORRIDORS

LA DOOH Venues and Iconic Corridors

LA is a corridor market. Budgets are planned along freeways and landmarks, not by ZIP code. The clusters below are the ones AdQuick buyers most often pair.

West Side and Entertainment Zone

Sunset Strip (Sunset Blvd, La Cienega to Doheny): iconic spectaculars, Sunset Spectacular at Vine, entertainment industry targeting
Beverly Hills / Rodeo Drive: luxury, fashion, jewelry, finance
Century City / Westwood: talent agencies, studios, premium office
Santa Monica / Venice: tech, startups, DTC, tourism
Miracle Mile / Wilshire Blvd: Wilshire Duo landmark, automotive, museums
West Hollywood: nightlife, entertainment, LGBTQ+ reach

Hollywood and Central LA

Hollywood & Highland: tourism, entertainment, tentpole premieres
Sunset & Vine: music, streaming, live events
Koreatown: multicultural reach, nightlife
Mid-Wilshire / Larchmont: residential affluence
Melrose: fashion, streetwear, DTC

Downtown LA (DTLA) and East

LA Live / Crypto.com Arena: sports, entertainment, concerts
Financial District / Bunker Hill: B2B, legal, finance
Arts District: tech, creative, luxury residential
Boyle Heights / East LA: multicultural, community-focused reach

South Bay and Airport

LAX terminals: inbound/outbound travelers, B2B, premium consumer
Century Blvd corridor (near LAX): hotels, rental car, transient
Manhattan / Hermosa / Redondo Beach: affluent coastal, wellness

San Fernando Valley

Studio City / Burbank: studios, post-production, talent-facing
Sherman Oaks / Encino: affluent residential
Ventura Blvd corridor: retail, F&B

Freeway Anchors

405 (San Diego Fwy): single densest commuter corridor in the US; premium digital bulletins command $10K–$25K/month SOV
101 (Hollywood/Ventura Fwys): entertainment industry commuter frequency
10 (Santa Monica Fwy): east–west backbone, reaches west side and SGV
110 / 5: DTLA and South Bay flow
PCH: coastal and summer seasonal
PROGRAMMATIC

Programmatic DOOH (pDOOH) in Los Angeles

Programmatic DOOH activates LA screens through the same DSP workflows used for display or CTV, with mobile audience extension, dayparting, and contextual triggers (weather, wildfire/air-quality alerts, traffic, sports scores, box office data).

Major DSPs buying LA DOOH inventory

AdQuick

Full-stack DOOH DSP with access to every major LA media owner and every programmatic SSP — direct and programmatic in one seat.

Vistar Media

Leading pDOOH DSP with deep LA inventory.

Broadsign Ads

Broadsign's programmatic DSP.

VIOOH

JCDecaux's global pDOOH platform.

StackAdapt DOOH

Multi-channel DSP with DOOH integrations.

The Trade Desk

OpenPath DOOH inventory path.

Yahoo DSP

Omnichannel DSP with DOOH supply.

Adomni

DOOH platform.

Major SSPs / networks with LA inventory

Broadsign Reach

Broadsign's supply-side platform.

Place Exchange

OUTFRONT's SSP, strong on Metro transit.

VIOOH SSP

JCDecaux's SSP, strong on airport and street furniture.

Hivestack SSP

Sell-side supply for pDOOH networks.

Vistar SSP

Strong on place-based, office, gym.

LA-specific contextual and moment-based triggers

Traffic-reactive — rideshare, food delivery, and streaming brands activate during LA rush hours
Sports scores — Lakers, Dodgers, Rams, Chargers, Kings, Galaxy live-score triggers on bars, freeways, place-based
Box office / streaming data — studios and streamers rotate FYC creative based on opening weekend or release-day data
Wildfire / air quality — outdoor retailers, HVAC, real estate rotate messaging by AQI index
Award show nights — Sunset Strip, Miracle Mile, and Beverly Hills spike with event-reactive creative

Programmatic Deal Types in LA

Deal Type How It Works LA Use Case
Open exchange Auction-based, any buyer wins Budget-efficient always-on reach; fringe freeway and place-based
Private marketplace (PMP) Invite-only auction, curated inventory Category exclusivity, brand-safe contexts, studio tentpoles
Programmatic guaranteed (PG) Fixed price, reserved impressions Sunset Strip, Miracle Mile, LAX reserved at scale
MEASUREMENT

How LA DOOH Advertising Is Measured

Every serious LA DOOH plan validates delivery against at least one third-party measurement partner.

1. Impression Methodology

Geopath is the OAAA-backed measurement standard. Every major LA media owner reports Geopath visibility-adjusted impressions.

Operator-reported impressions, reconciled against Geopath
Mobile panel-based verification — Kochava, Foursquare, Adelaide, LocationSmart

2. Attribution Approaches Used in LA Campaigns

Foot traffic lift — mobile IDs exposed to DOOH vs. control, matched to physical visits. Standard for retail, dining, auto dealer, and dispensary campaigns.
Theatrical opening-weekend lift — studios measure opening-weekend box office against exposed zip codes; proprietary MMM models common
Streaming sign-up / app install lift — mobile IDs matched against app store installs and streamer registrations
Brand lift studies — awareness, favorability, intent via panels
Sales lift / MMM — matched-market analysis for CPG, auto, QSR
FOOT TRAFFIC WINDOW7–30 days
HIGH-CONSIDERATION WINDOWUp to 90 days
IMPRESSION STANDARDGeopath VAC
REACH & FREQUENCYTarget audience
CPM / eCPMCost per incremental
SHARE OF VOICECorridor

Core LA DOOH KPIs: visibility-adjusted impressions, reach & frequency, CPM/eCPM/cost per incremental viewer, foot traffic lift, store visits, ticket purchases, share of voice within a corridor.

Attribution windows for LA run 7–30 days for foot traffic and up to 90 days for high-consideration categories (auto, streaming sign-up, home services).

CREATIVE SPECS

DOOH Creative Specs for Los Angeles

LA creative specs follow industry standards but layer on venue-specific variations for landmark spectaculars, freeway digital bulletins, and transit inventory.

Aspect Ratios & Resolutions

1920×1080 (16:9) — most freeway digital bulletins, place-based
1080×1920 (9:16) — bus shelters, some Metro portrait screens, gym
Custom ultra-wide — Sunset Spectacular, Wilshire Duo, and top Sunset Strip units require bespoke dimensions; plan production accordingly
Square — some retail media and place-based

File Formats & Delivery

MP4 (H.264), MOV, JPG, PNG accepted on most networks
Max file sizes typically 100–500 MB
Delivery via AdQuick portal, Vistar, Broadsign, or operator FTP

Duration

Standard slot: 7.5, 8, 10, or 15 seconds
Loop length: 60–90 seconds on most LA networks
Freeway digital bulletins: 8-second slot standard, motion allowed but limited per CA DOT rules

Motion & Animation

Fully supported on most place-based, transit, airport, and landmark inventory
California DOT restricts continuous motion on digital bulletins facing interstate highways — static frames with 8-second dwell are standard for 405/101/10
Audio rarely supported; exceptions for cinema, some bars and place-based venues
DCO supported on Vistar, Hivestack, Place Exchange, VIOOH

Best Practices for LA

Design for 3-second freeway readability — use the 1/10 text rule
Sunset Strip / Hollywood / LA Live: lean into motion, scale, and celebrity imagery where rights permit
Awards-season FYC creative: plan for 6–8 week production + placement lead times
VENDOR LANDSCAPE

DOOH Companies in Los Angeles

The LA DOOH market is served by both the national giants and a tier of LA-native landmark operators.

Media Owners & Network Operators

OUTFRONT Media

Metro transit, Sunset Spectacular, major freeway digital bulletins, premium Hollywood/DTLA.

Transit · Spectacular · Freeway

Clear Channel Outdoor

Extensive LA metro freeway digital bulletin network; airport inventory at LAX.

Freeway · Airport

Lamar Advertising

Meaningful LA freeway, arterial, and place-based footprint.

Freeway · Arterial

JCDecaux

LAX airport, premium street furniture, key bus shelter inventory.

Airport · Street Furniture

Intersection

Street furniture, transit-adjacent.

Street Furniture · Transit

Dream Outdoor

Wilshire Duo landmark and Miracle Mile premium LED.

Landmark · Miracle Mile

Orange Barrel Media / IKE

Interactive kiosks and urban screens in select LA zones.

Urban Kiosks

Captivate

Office lobby and elevator screens.

Office / Lobby

GSTV

Fuel station DOOH across the LA metro.

Fuel / C-Store

Firefly / Curb

Rideshare and taxi toppers.

Rideshare · Taxi

Vibenomics, Zoom Media, Rev

Bar, restaurant, gym place-based.

Place-Based

DSPs Actively Buying LA Inventory

AdQuick, Vistar Media, Broadsign Ads, VIOOH, StackAdapt, The Trade Desk (OpenPath DOOH), Adomni, Yahoo DSP.

AdQuick — The Marketplace Above the Landscape

AdQuick is the only marketplace aggregating direct landmark inventory (Sunset Strip, Miracle Mile, LAX) alongside programmatic pDOOH in a single plan, with native mapping, creative delivery, and measurement. Positioned above the vendor landscape so buyers run a unified LA campaign without six separate contracts.

COMPLIANCE

LA DOOH Regulations and Lead Times

Most media owners handle permitting, but understanding the rules shapes feasibility.

Placement and Zoning

LA County and the City of LA restrict new outdoor advertising signs in most commercial zones; existing inventory is grandfathered and in high demand. Los Angeles Municipal Code §14.4 governs off-site signage and has been tightened progressively since 2002.

West Hollywood (a separate city with its own rules) permits Sunset Strip signage under a specific landmark-signage framework, which is why the corridor's premium inventory exists
Caltrans regulates digital bulletin motion and brightness on Interstate-adjacent inventory; digital bulletins on 405/101/10 run static 8-second frames
Beverly Hills restricts most off-premise signage entirely — inventory there is scarce and premium
Santa Monica and Culver City each have specific DOOH rules for their local airspace

Transit and Airport

Metro DOOH is controlled by OUTFRONT under a concession contract; creative passes agency review
LAX inventory (JCDecaux, Clear Channel Airports) has standard airport content restrictions

Category Restrictions (vary by operator)

Alcohol: permitted broadly; school-zone buffers apply to transit and street-level kiosks
Cannabis: legal in CA and permitted on most LA inventory; Caltrans restricts highway-facing cannabis creative; airports and some transit restrict
Political: permitted with disclosure requirements
Pharma: permitted with DTC disclosures
Firearms, tobacco, adult content: broadly restricted

Lead Times

Programmatic: 24–72 hours for creative review
Direct standard LA DOOH: 5–15 business days
Sunset Strip, Sunset Spectacular, Wilshire Duo, Hollywood & Highland premiums: 2–6 weeks (longer during awards season Nov–Mar)
BUDGET EXAMPLES

LA DOOH Budget Examples

The modularity of DOOH — cheap creative, flexible dates, programmatic on/off — lets LA campaigns scale across three very different tiers.

Tier 1: Test Campaign
$3,500 total

30-day programmatic pDOOH test geo-fenced around a new store or launch location in the west side.

Media: $2,500 programmatic pDOOH via AdQuick or Vistar, geo-fenced 3 miles around a new store or launch location in the west side
Creative: $500 (16:9 + 9:16, in-house or AdQuick templates)
Measurement: $500 Geopath impressions + AdQuick foot traffic attribution
Duration: 30 days, west side or Hollywood focus
Tier 2: Mid-Market Campaign
$50,000 total

Blended direct + programmatic campaign across west side, Hollywood, and DTLA with freeway and Metro layers.

Media: $35K blended — $15K on two freeway digital bulletins (405 and 101), $10K on Metro transit and place-based gyms/cafes, $10K programmatic DOOH extension
Creative: $4K (three variants, motion, localized)
Measurement: $4K (foot traffic lift, brand lift panel, Geopath)
Production and contingency: $7K
Duration: 8 weeks, west side + Hollywood + DTLA
Tier 3: Tentpole / Awards FYC
$450,000+ per campaign

Full LA activation with Sunset Strip or Sunset Spectacular anchor, Miracle Mile layer, LAX takeover, and freeway ring.

Sunset Strip or Sunset Spectacular direct buy: $150K–$250K for premium landmark share-of-voice
Miracle Mile / Wilshire Duo: $50K–$120K
LAX takeover: $40K–$80K
Freeway digital bulletin ring (405 + 101 + 10 + 110): $60K–$100K
Place-based entertainment-community layer (Century City, Culver City studios): $20K–$40K
Creative production: $25K–$60K (custom landmark ratios, motion)
Measurement and reporting: $15K–$30K (foot traffic, opening-weekend lift, brand lift)
HOW TO BUY

How to Buy DOOH Advertising in Los Angeles

Three paths to buy LA DOOH inventory.

01

Direct with Each Media Owner

Contact OUTFRONT, Clear Channel, Lamar, JCDecaux, Dream Outdoor, etc. individually. Best for flagship landmark buys; requires multiple contracts.

02

Programmatic Self-Serve via a DSP

Open a seat on AdQuick, Vistar, The Trade Desk, or StackAdapt. Best for always-on mid-market; premium landmark inventory is not available programmatically.

03

Through AdQuick

Plan, price, buy, deliver, and measure across every LA DOOH layer — landmark, freeway, airport, transit, and programmatic — in one platform with unified reporting.

FAQ

Common questions about LA DOOH advertising.

Answers to the questions LA DOOH buyers ask most often — pricing, minimums, programmatic, Sunset Strip, measurement, and regulation.

DOOH advertising in Los Angeles is digital out-of-home advertising displayed on 25,000+ digital screens across the LA metro, including Sunset Strip spectaculars, Miracle Mile landmarks (Wilshire Duo), 405/101/10 freeway digital bulletins, LAX terminals, Metro transit, and place-based screens in offices, gyms, and studios. It's transacted both direct with media owners and programmatically through DSPs like AdQuick and Vistar.
LA DOOH costs range from $5 CPM on programmatic open exchange to $60+ CPM on Sunset Strip spectaculars. Monthly share-of-voice on a freeway digital bulletin runs $6K–$25K; Sunset Strip or Miracle Mile landmarks range $40K–$250K. Test campaigns on programmatic DSPs launch from $1,500–$2,500, while awards-season tentpoles commonly run $250K–$1M+.
The practical minimum is about $1,500–$2,500 on a programmatic DSP targeting a specific LA corridor or zip-code cluster. Direct buys typically start at $5,000–$10,000 per month for a single freeway digital bulletin or place-based cluster. Sunset Strip and Miracle Mile direct buys start well into five figures.
The highest-performing placements depend on objective. For entertainment and luxury, the Sunset Strip and Miracle Mile (Wilshire Duo) are the flagship landmarks. For reach and commuter frequency, 405, 101, and 10 freeway digital bulletins deliver unmatched dwell. For travel and B2B, LAX terminals. For neighborhood targeting, programmatic DOOH across place-based and transit.
Programmatic DOOH in LA runs through DSPs like AdQuick, Vistar, StackAdapt, and The Trade Desk. Buyers set targeting (venue, daypart, audience, context), bid via open exchange, PMP, or programmatic guaranteed, and the DSP routes impressions to matching LA screens. Contextual triggers — weather, sports scores, traffic, air quality, box office — are common in LA given the city's data density.
LA DOOH is measured using Geopath visibility-adjusted impressions, vendor-reported delivery, and third-party attribution from Kochava, Foursquare, Placed, and Adelaide. Attribution approaches include foot traffic lift, online conversion lift, opening-weekend box office lift (for theatrical), streaming sign-up lift, and brand lift studies. AdQuick surfaces Geopath and foot traffic attribution natively.
Most LA DOOH accepts 1920×1080 (landscape) or 1080×1920 (portrait) MP4 or JPG files. Sunset Spectacular, Wilshire Duo, and top Sunset Strip units require custom ultra-wide dimensions. Standard slot length is 7.5–15 seconds in a 60–90 second loop. Motion is supported on most inventory except Caltrans-regulated freeway digital bulletins, which run static 8-second frames.
Yes — the Sunset Strip is one of the most iconic DOOH corridors in the world, with landmark spectaculars, digital bulletins, and premium LEDs along Sunset Blvd between La Cienega and Doheny. It's operated primarily under West Hollywood's landmark-signage framework. CPMs run $30–$60+, with share-of-voice starting around $40K per month and custom tentpole takeovers commonly exceeding $250K.
LA restricts new off-site signage under LA Municipal Code §14.4; most inventory is grandfathered. West Hollywood permits Sunset Strip signage under its landmark framework. Caltrans regulates motion and brightness on freeway-facing digital bulletins. Beverly Hills restricts most off-premise signage entirely. Cannabis creative is legal but limited on airport and transit; alcohol, pharma, and political have standard review.
Yes — programmatic DOOH makes LA screens accessible to small and mid-sized advertisers. A local retailer or service business can launch a geo-fenced campaign within a 1–5 mile radius of their location for $1,500–$5,000 and measure foot traffic lift to a specific address. LA's corridor structure makes geo-targeted DOOH especially effective for neighborhood-focused brands.

Plan Your Los Angeles DOOH Campaign

AdQuick is the only DOOH marketplace that unifies Sunset Strip, Miracle Mile, LAX, freeway, transit, place-based, and programmatic inventory in a single plan. Price inventory by CPM and share-of-voice, deliver creative to every network, and measure impressions, reach, frequency, and foot traffic lift from one dashboard.

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