The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) honored the Las Vegas office of Clear Channel Outdoor for helping law enforcement after the October 1 mass shooting in Las Vegas and also for fighting human trafficking. Clear Channel Branch President Adam Barthelmess was scheduled to accept an FBI Director’s Community Leadership Award […]
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QSR Billboards Entice Hungry Commuters & Backseat Drivers
Insider thanks Clear Channel for permission to reprint their blog post on marketing to Quick Service Restaurants. The average adult decides what they’re going to eat an hour before. For others in go-go-go mode the choice isn’t made until the HANGRY sets in, and they can’t tell if […]
Gene Ely’s Advice to Clear Channel Outdoor’s Parent
Insider agrees with Forbes Contributor Gene Ely in Here’s How to Turn iHeart Media Around : “Do radio, just radio, and do it right. Done right, radio alone can be very profitable. Sell off the other businesses that don’t directly support radio, such as Clear Channel Outdoor. Those businesses were acquired, and […]
City Wants To Buy Clear Channel Billboards
Insider saw this article and wanted to provide it as an example of a novel approach Framingham Massachusetts is taking given Clear Channel Outdoors’ involvement in the iHeart bankruptcy. The Framingham web site Wicked Local reports that Framingham Councilor at Large Cheryl Tully Stoll got the backing of the City […]
Why Clear Channel Outdoor Employees Should Welcome A Spin-off
“I’ve said for years that CCO is just a piggy bank that Bain/Lee have totally abused.” Insider heard those words recently from an experienced investor and dealmaker. Insider took a look at Clear Channel Outdoor’s financial statements to investigate this claim and the results were staggering. Here’s what the equity […]
Who Buys Clear Channel Outdoor?
Some people tell Insider that Clear Channel Outdoor will be put up for sale and JCDecaux will have the inside track. Insider doubts Clear Channel Outdoor will go to a single buyer. It’s too big. Look at the analysis below. Insider assumes a sale of Clear Channel Outdoor Americas (North and […]
CCO stock outperforms market during first quarter.
Clear Channel Outdoor stock was up 3% for the first quarter while the S&P 500 was down 2%. The market seems to be viewing the iHeart bankruptcy as a good thing because it means Clear Channel Outdoor may find independence and owners who will stop mortgaging the future to pay […]
Billboards Celebrate Women’s Achievements
By Rainbow Kirby-Stearns, Director, Corporate Communications and Marketing, Clear Channel Outdoor At Clear Channel Outdoor, one of the most fulfilling aspects of my role in corporate communications is bringing light to social causes through the lens of the outdoor screen. In today’s attention-deprived society and fragmented media landscape, billboards can’t be […]
Bankruptcy Implications For Clear Channel Outdoor
As iHeartMedia heads into bankruptcy, Insider will narrow our focus more to how the bankruptcy process may impact Clear Channel Outdoor. Along with our own commentary, Insider will refer our readership to other articles of merit as we scrub through the news of each day. One such article is by […]
Billboards and Easter
Insider thanks Jason King for permission to publish this post which originally appeared in the Clear Channel Outdoor Lookup blog. The telltale signs that spring is on its way are here, from budding trees to longer lit days to chocolate bunnies and Easter baskets that have begun to line local […]