With the permission of SignValue The U.S. billboard acquisition market is entering one of its most competitive periods in years. On October 14, Mubadala Capital completed its $6.2 billion acquisition of Clear Channel Outdoor, taking the company private. That leaves Lamar Advertising and OUTFRONT Media as the only two publicly […]
Nationwide Initiative Raises Awareness of Human Trafficking Risks During Major Sporting Events and on World Day Against Trafficking in Persons SAN ANTONIO, July 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO) today announced its partnership with A21, an international leader in the fight against human trafficking, Compass Connections, the new operator of the National Human Trafficking […]
Here’s breakdown of who’s who on the public out of home company boards, sponsored and analyzed by SignValue. Some comments: We’ve only listed outside directors and have excluded company employees who also serve on boards. Salaries are higher for board members who head up key board committees like compensation and […]
OMAHA, Neb., March 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor’s Airports Division, the leading U.S. airport sponsorship and advertising provider, today announced it has been awarded a new 10-year contract with the Omaha Airport Authority, continuing its role as the airport’s advertising provider at Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA). The award comes as OMA continues its $950 million […]
We reported in September, that an activist investor, Anson Holdings, was pushing for a sale of Clear Channel. Yesterday Clear Channel stock surged 32% before trading was halted due to a circuit breaker, following a Bloomberg report that Mubadala Capital is exploring an acquisition of the billboard operator. Trading did […]
Closing of Sale Marks Completion of Divestiture of Latin American Businesses SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) (the “Company”) today announced it has completed the sale of its business in Brazil to Publibanca Brasil S.A., an affiliate of Eletromidia S.A. The purchase price for the […]
SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) (the “Company”) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its business in Spain to Atresmedia Corporación de Medios de Comunicación, S.A. (“Atresmedia”). The expected purchase price from the transaction of EUR 115 million, or […]
Moorgate Capital Partners produces an outstanding quarterly report on the out of home advertising industry. Here are some charts in Moorgate’s 4Q 2024 State of the OOH Industry report which caught our eye. A muted acquisitions market. Here’s a breakout of Public company OOH acquisitions from 2019 to 2024. […]
SignValue has prepared the following analysis of Clear Channel Outdoor’s 3rd quarter 2024 financials. If you have questions contact Paul Wright, CEO, SignValue, paul@signvalue.com, 480-657-8400. To receive a free morning newsletter with each day’s Billboard insider articles email info@billboardinsider.com with the word “Subscribe” in the title. Our newsletter is free […]
Thanks to all of our readers who provided their thoughts on our stories on the MTA awarding their contract to Clear Channel and the OUTFRONT thoughts on that contract. Here are some of the comments we received. “You guys had it right. The 15 year contract was super expensive, big […]
