Tag: Scott Wells

Scott Wells Says the Vibe is Positive

Clear Channel Outdoor CEO Scott Wells was bullish on out of home at yesterday’s 50th Cowen Tech, Media and Telecom conference. The big picture The last two weeks we’ve had our US Outdoor conference and the global outdoor conference…the vibe at all of those is really positive.  The industry has […]

Day 2 of the 2022 OOH Media Conference in 5 Quotes

Here are six quotes which summarize the second day of the 2022 OOH Media Conference OAAA CEO Anna Bager says out of home works! “At a time when digital companies boast of click through rates in single digits, a whopping 50% of people exposed to out of home campaigns have […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Revenue Up 42% in 1Q 2022

Here are the results from the Clear Channel Outdoor 1Q 2022 earnings release, Clear Channel Outdoor 1Q 2022 investor presentation and conference call. Revenue increased by 42% to $525 million during the first quarter of 2022.  European revenues grew 45% and US revenue grew 39%. Cashflow (EBIDTA) increased by to […]

Reilly, Male and Wells to Address WOHO May Conference

The three giants of the US Out of Home industry – Lamar, Outfront Media and Clear Channel – are presenting at the World Out of Home Organization Global Congress in Toronto. The Congress runs next month from May 25-27. Lamar’s CEO Sean Reilly will share their unique culture and history, […]

Scott Wells: We are a Real GDP-Plus Business

Clear Channel Outdoor CEO Scott Wells delivered upbeat remarks at yesterday’s Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference.  Here are some of his remarks. The advertising spend upside Only about half of the campaigns that get initiated use out of home…speaks to the opportunity that’s ahead for us. Sales force […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Revenue Up 37% in 4Q 2021

The Scott Wells era at Clear Channel Outdoor got off to a good start.  Here are the highlights of the earnings release, earnings presentation and conference call. Revenue grew 37% to $743 million.  US revenues were up 44%.  European revenues were up 30%.  Other revenues up 44%.  Here’s a breakout […]

Scott Wells Commences Role as Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings

SAN ANTONIO, Jan. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) (the “Company”) today announced that Scott Wells has commenced his new role as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, and William Eccleshare has transitioned to the role of Executive Vice Chairman of the Board. These appointments were announced concurrent with […]

Clear Channel Outdoor Execs Optimistic About Future

Clear Channel Outdoor Americas CEO Scott Wells and CFO Brian Coleman were optimistic about the future in their comments at the 29th Annual Deautsche Bank Leveraged Finance Conference.  The highlights: Wells is optimistic on the future I’m excited about the future of out of home.  I don’t think there’s a […]

Eccleshare To Step Down As CCO Worldwide CEO

On yesterday’s earnings call William Eccleshare announced a succession plan under which he will transition the Clear Channel Worldwide CEO Position to Scott Wells effective January 3, 2022: With the business showing clear signs of recovery I have decided that now is the right time to implement our succession plan […]