On this week’s Billboard Insider Podcast Clear Channel Outdoor Americas CEO Scott Wells talks about Clear Channel Outdoor’s spinoff from iHeart, the benefits of independence, the new board and priorities for next year. Clear Channel Outdoor Americas consists of the United States and the Caribbean with revenues of $1.2 billion […]
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Wells says Clear Channel Outdoor leverage “a big focus area.”
Clear Channel Outdoor Americas CEO Scott Wells appeared at the Cowen and Company 47th Annual Technology, Media and Telecom conference yesterday. Here are the highlights. Have you been surprised by the strength in US out of home No, not at all…2016 was a pretty good year, 2017 was pretty tough, […]
Clear Channel Wins 3 year contract extension with Omaha’s Epply Airfield
Omaha, NE – – Clear Channel Airports (CCA), the Americas-based airports business of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO), today announced Omaha Airport Authority’s Eppley Airfield (OMA) awarded the U.S. airport media leader, CCA, a new three-year extension of its existing airport advertising contract. This agreement continues a relationship […]
Amazon Prime Good Omens Campaign
Yesterday, Amazon Prime unleashed a mixed reality apocalypse on the streets of New York City to promote their hotly anticipated fantasy series Good Omens. Based upon the novel of the same name from Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, Good Omens stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as an angel […]
Eccleshare says independence gives Clear Channel Outdoor greater ambition and a longer term view.
Clear Channel Outdoor CEO William Eccleshare talked at last week’s JP Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference. He expressed regret that Clear Channel Outdoor had to sell Australia and certain US assets. Here are the highlights. On the virtues of independence. It changes us psychologically being an independent pure […]
Kurt Tingey, Former Clear Channel EVP and CFO, Joins Blip
Provo, Utah Blip, the self-serve, pay-per-blip digital billboard advertising marketplace, is pleased to announce the appointment of Kurt Tingey, former CFO and Executive Vice President of Clear Channel Outdoor to Blip’s leadership team. Kurt will be leveraging his international and industry networks to further accelerate expansion in the US and […]
Paul Wright on Landmark, Lamar, Outfront, Clear Channel and Link
Signvalue co-founder Paul Wright talked about Landmark, Outfront, Clear Channel and Link on this week’s Billboard Insider Podcast Landmark I think that they represent a threat to the industry but not as big a threat as I initially thought…They’re really looking for long term leases that have solid revenue streams…They […]
Examples of How Digital Billboards Communicate With The Public During Emergencies.
Last Friday’s story on Ashby St’s tornado warning network illustrates how digital billboards perform a huge public service by allowing government agencies to communicate with the public in an emergency. Ashby St isn’t the only out of home company which uses digital billboards to help communicate with the public in […]
Eccleshare’s Elevator Pitch for Out of Home
Clear Channel Outdoor Chairman and CEO William Eccleshare was interviewed by Yahoo Finance from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during Clear Channel Outdoor’s first day of trading. He was asked to make the case for Out of Home and here’s what he said: “It’s a good moment […]
Clear Channel Execs on reducing leverage and expenses and P&G’s shift to out of home.
Last week’s conference call marked the debut of the new Clear Channel Outdoor executive team. Some highlights. William Eccleshare, Chairman and CEO Clear Channel International on the benefits of focus I think as a fully-focused, pure-play outdoor business, it’s going to enable us to perhaps concentrate a little more than […]