Tag: Clear Channel Outdoor

Capital spending averages 5.75% of revenue for the public out of home companies.

What should your annual capital expenditures be excluding large one-time acquisitions?  We’ve heard OUTFRONT’s CFO Matt Siegel mention that OUTFRONT spends approx 5% of revenue on capital projects on investor calls.  Look at this analysis prepared by Jeff Seddon of Moorgate Capital Partners.   Capital spending (excluding acquisitions) averages 5.75% […]

Leverage Down and Debt Costs Stable for Public OOH Companies in 2Q 2026

Moorgate Capital Partners produces an outstanding quarterly report on the out of home advertising industry. Here are some charts from Moorgate’s 2Q  2026 report which caught our eye. The weighted average cost of debt was stable for the public out of home companies during the second quarter of 2026.  Clear […]

Clear Channel Announces RADAR® Expansion

New RADAR integrations bring OOH into the measurement systems marketers already use to make media investment decisions NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) today announced the expansion of its Clear Channel Outdoor RADAR® data platform, connecting out-of-home (OOH) audience, exposure and delivery data with the […]

Out of Home Trading Multiples – September 2026

Billboard Insider always enjoys reading Solomon Partners Media monthly.  The September 2026 Solomon Partners Media Monthly shows that Out of Home Media companies are trading at a median 2026 estimated EBIDTA multiple of 11 times. Billboard Insider’s take: Keep in mind that these multiples are based on 2026 estimated performance. […]

Clear Channel Outdoor to Update Pensacola Airport Media

PENSACOLA, Fla., Sept. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor’s Airports Division, the leading U.S. airport sponsorship and advertising partner, today announced it has been selected to manage the advertising concession at Pensacola International Airport (PNS). The agreement gives Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) responsibility for delivering a refreshed airport media program that connects […]

TWG Global’s Mark Walter Defends Himself

Mark Walter, the owner of TWG Global, a partner in the pending Clear Channel Outdoor buyout has issued a press release defended himself from allegations of financial impropriety.   Here’s the release. LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TWG Global, LLC (“TWG” or the “Company”) today issued the following statement to correct the record […]

More on the Mark Walter Story…

Yesterday Billboard Insider reported that the DOJ is investigating certain transactions involving insurance companies owned by Mark Walter, the owner of TWG Global.  TWG Global is a partner in the pending buyout of Clear Channel Outdoor.  The Wall St Journal ran an additional story today which included this: The recent […]

Keep an Eye on the Mark Walter Story..

Billionaire investor Mark Walter is under DOJ investigation for not disclosing certain loans his insurance companies has made to other companies he controls.  Here’s a review of the situation, sponsored and analyzed by SignValue. Insurance companies are allowed to lend to affiliates so long as those loans are disclosed.  The […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Revenue up 8.7% in 2Q 2026

Clear Channel Outdoor’s positive momentum continued into the second quarter of 2026.  Here are the results of the company’s 2Q 2026 earnings release and 10Q, sponsored and analyzed by SignValue.  The was no earnings call or financial guidance because the company expects to go private in the next couple of […]

Clear Channel Outdoor runs summer learning billboard campaign

NEW YORK, July 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Today, millions of children across the country miss out on enriching summer experiences that help them learn, grow, and prepare for the school year ahead. To help close that opportunity gap, Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) and the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), the nation’s only organization dedicated […]