Tag: Clear Channel Outdoor

Clear Channel Outdoor Extends Credit Line

Clear Channel Outdoor has signed a new $75 million credit agreement with Deutsche Bank and other lenders to replace an existing $75 million credit line which was expiring in August.  The terms include: A borrowing base equal to 85% of eligible accounts receivable  borrowing rate equal to fed funds plus […]

Levi on OOH Collaboration, Standardization and Competition

By Dan Levi EVP-CMO, Clear Channel Outdoor. Five years ago, the idea of an out of home (OOH) media platform that could deliver audience insights to help marketers plan and measure the efficacy of their OOH campaigns was unknown. There was a shared goal of more closely integrating digital and […]

The highest paid public out of home execs.

Insider compiled a list of the highest paid public company out of home execs.   Any surprises? Insider also compiled a list of Board of Director Salaries at each public out of home company.   There seems to be a troubling inverse relationship between a company’s stock performance/financial metrics and outside board […]

Clear Channel Launches Digital Campaign for Missing Children

Texas Center for the Missing (TCM) and Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO), subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., participated in press events throughout major Texas markets to launch a new digital billboard campaign calling attention to the ongoing searches for local missing children. Some families of missing children, along with […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Revenue and Cashflow up in 1Q 2018

Clear Channel announced first quarter 2018 earnings yesterday.  Here’s a summary of the earnings release, slide presentation and seeking alpha transcript. Consolidated revenue increased 9.9% to $598 million due to international sales growth and the impact of foreign exchange movements.   Americas revenue (US and Canada) declined 1.7% to $256 million […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Wins San Diego bus/trolley contract

San Diego, CA – May 15, 2018 – Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) (NYSE: CCO), a subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., today announced the San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) awarded CCO a new contract to administer, innovate and grow ad sales across MTS’ 550+ buses and 150+ trolleys for up to […]

Gleason, Reilly, Wells and Male at GO2018 Town Hall

Last week, Kevin Gleason, Sean Reilly, Scott Wells and Jeremy Male appeared at a GO2018 CEO Town Hall last week.  The panel was moderated by Horizon Media CEO Jill Nickerson, who contributed this quip: “Don’t think of out of home as a medium, think of it as a large.” Here […]

6 insights from reading out of home 10k’s

Insider just finished reading the 2017 10-k’s for the public out of home companies.  This is not an exercise for short attention spans.  The Lamar 10k is 116 pages, Outfront is 123 pages, Clear Channel Outdoor is 117 pages.  JCDecaux doesn’t file a 10k but the 2017 business report is […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Introduces CCO RADARView™

Advanced OOH Advertising Solution Gives Brands Insights Across all CCO Digital/Printed Roadside and Pedestrian Inventory & Against Audience Segments for Optimal Campaign Planning Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (CCOA) (NYSE: CCO), a subsidiary of iHeartMedia Inc., today introduced RADARView™, a significant evolution of its Clear Channel Outdoor RADAR suite of Out-of-Home (OOH) advanced advertising […]

Avoiding Fraud

Clear Channel Outdoor took a $10 million charge during the fourth quarter of 2017 for accounting fraud in the company’s China subsidiary.  Some employees opened fake accounts in the company’s name and deposited advertising funds into those accounts. This game can be played with payables as well.  Insider remembers a […]