Tag: Clear Channel Outdoor

Clear Channel Outdoor Revenue and Cashflow Down in 1Q 2017

Clear Channel Outdoor released 1Q 2017 financials yesterday.  Revenue and cashflow declined,  Here are links to the Seeking Alpha earnings call transcript and the first quarter investor powerpoint.  Insider’s analysis focuses on Clear Channel Outdoor Americas, which includes the company’s North American billboards. Americas Outdoor Revenue declined by $3 million […]

iHeartMedia Creditors Move to Block Debt Restructuring

Reuters reported on Friday the 21st that a group of iHeartMedia lenders have signed a cooperation agreement to oppose the debt overhaul of the largest owner of U.S. radio stations and the parent company of Clear Channel Outdoor. Insider has previously reported  on iHeart and their proposed debt swap. The proposal […]

Outdoor Legal: Not Removing A Billboard At Lease Expiry Is Trespass

Did you know that it’s trespass to fail to remove a billboard when your lease expires?  That’s the point of Loukas v Clear Channel Outdoor. Clear Channel Outdoor leased a billboard in Chicago from Loukas, Inc from 1990 to 2012. In 2012 the lease expired. Clear Channel Outoor refused to […]

Outdoor Stocks Exceed Market In 1Q 2017

US Out of home stocks outperformed the market during the first quarter of 2017.  A portfolio of the three public US outdoor companies (Clear Channel Outdoor, Lamar Advertising and Outfront Media) increased by 16% per annum during the first quarter of 2017 (3 months ended March 31, 2017) well above […]

Road Trip – Tuscon

Insider visited the land of cactus, Kalil, Clear Channel and Advision this week.  First stop, Kalil and Co to see Max Drachman and Kalil’s out of home  and media investment banking team.  It’s a rare day when these nomadic investment bankers are in the same room.   Pictured below left […]

Clear Channel pulls proposal in St. John’s County

Insider has previously reported on a proposed two year pilot program to test digital billboards in St. John’s County.  Staugustime.com reported yesterday that Clear Channel withdrew its bid for the digital billboards program along Interstate 95. The County Administrator indicated that Clear Channel determined it would be a “better strategy” to […]

iHeart and Clear Channel Outdoor May Be Separating

First, the press release. San Antonio, TX, March 15, 2017 – iHeartCommunications, Inc. (“iHeartCommunications”) today commenced private offers (the “Term Loan Offers”) to lenders under the Company’s Term Loan D and Term Loan E facilities (“Existing Term Loans”) to amend the Existing Term Loans and/or exchange them for new term […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Revenue down 6% due to to asset sales.

Clear Channel Outdoor released financials for the fourth quarter of 2016 (3 months ended December 31, 2016).  For more details see the 2016 financials and Seeking Alpha Earnings call transcript.  Consolidated Clear Channel Outdoor revenue excluding foreign exchange decreased by 6% to $746 million during the fourth quarter of 2016 […]

Appeals Court Upholds CCO Tax Assessments

BizTimes in Milwaukee, WI reports that Clear Channel Outdoor lost an appeal on a challenge to $7.2 million in real estate tax assessments  on their 850 billboards. Clear Channel had previously paid the $7.2 million obligation for the years 2009-2013 but had challenged the real estate assessments as invalid arguing […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Pays Dividend

As previously announced, on February 9, 2017, the Board of Directors of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a special cash dividend payable on February 23, 2017 (the “Payment Date”) to Class A and B stockholders of record at the closing of business on February 20, 2017 (the “Record Date”), in an […]