Outdoor

William Eccleshare Named Chief Executive Officer Of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.

Eccleshare To Oversee Both Clear Channel Outdoor Americas and Clear Channel International
Experienced Marketer to Develop New Opportunities for Partners to Utilize Power of Company’s Digital Network and Mass Market Reach of Clear Channel Outdoor
 
New York, NY – January 24, 2012 – Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO) today announced that William Eccleshare, currently Chief Executive Officer of the company’s International division, will become Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings effective immediately.
 
Eccleshare will oversee the two divisions of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Clear Channel Outdoor Americas and Clear Channel International, positioning the company to use all its assets on a coordinated global basis, leveraging its full scale, relationships and best practices to provide the most innovative and responsive advertising and marketing programs for its clients. In addition, Eccleshare will work with advertisers to develop new marketing strategies using Clear Channel’s groundbreaking new Digital Networks across the world.  In this new role, Eccleshare will replace the interim Office of the CEO currently in place for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings. 

Eccleshare was previously CEO of Clear Channel International, a position he has held since 2009.  Prior to joining Clear Channel, he served in leadership roles at a number of major advertising agencies, including as Chairman and CEO at BBDO EMEA; Chairman of Young and Rubicam/Wunderman EMEA; Chairman and CEO of Ammirati Puris Lintas for Northern Europe; Global Strategic Planning Director of J. Walter Thompson Worldwide; and CEO, PPGH/JWT Amsterdam. He has also been a Partner and Leader of the Marketing Practice at McKinsey & Co.  Eccleshare will be based in the U.K. for an interim period and will later relocate to New York City. 

“William’s experience is the perfect match for the priorities of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings today,” said Bob Pittman, Executive Chairman of the Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. Board of Directors, and CEO of CC Media Holdings, Inc. “His success in building Clear Channel International and taking it to new levels of success, coupled with his experience developing strong relationships with both clients and agencies and his extensive advertising agency background, means that Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings will be able to serve partners with our full range of assets, including digital; learn from experiences in all areas of the world where we operate; and tap the company’s talent around the globe – enabling us to reinvent how we do business with all of our advertising and marketing partners.”

“I’m truly excited to take on this new role, and to bring to bear both my experience in out-of-home and my long understanding of the needs of advertising agencies and their clients – and how to meet them,” said Eccleshare.  “I have seen first-hand the tremendous opportunities available to us in the outdoor marketplace and the value we generate by developing and sharing our expertise. I am looking forward to working with the Clear Channel teams across more than 40 markets across the globe to accelerate our momentum.”

Separately, the company also announced that Ron Cooper, CEO of the company’s Americas division, will be leaving the company after assisting with Mr. Eccleshare’s transition.

Pittman said, “I also want to thank Ron Cooper for his leadership at our Americas division over the last two years.  We truly appreciate the contributions he has made, and wish him all the best for the future.”

Company Fourth Quarter Update
The company also said that momentum of its Outdoor business continued in 2011 even facing a challenging advertising market.  Revenues for Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. increased 7.4% and 2.9%, for the full year 2011 and fourth quarter 2011, respectively; excluding the impact of movements in foreign exchange rates, revenues rose 4.2% and 2.4% for the full year 2011 and fourth quarter 2011, respectively.  The company will be reporting its full financial results on February 21, 2012.

Pittman added, “William successfully grew our International revenue over the last two years as CEO of CCI, and is uniquely qualified to lead our consolidated outdoor business.”

CC Media Holdings, Inc.
CC Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CCMO) is one of the leading global media and entertainment companies specializing in radio, digital, out of home, mobile and on-demand entertainment and information services for local communities and providing premier opportunities for advertisers. 

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment, led by John Hogan, is the leading media business in America reaching 238 million people each month with its radio properties – a greater reach in the U.S. than any radio or television company – and serves 150 cities through 850 owned radio stations.  It also includes Clear Channel Digital, which develops and operates iHeartRadio, the free, industry-leading digital radio product that combines access to all of the company’s live broadcast and digital-only radio stations with user-created Custom Stations, and develops the companion digital products for each radio station brand; Premiere Networks, which syndicates 90 radio programs and services to more than 5,000 radio station affiliates; Total Traffic Network, a ground-breaking programming and technology service delivering real-time traffic data directly to vehicles and radio stations, in more than 100 metropolitan markets in four countries, including the United States, Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand; and Katz Media Group, which is the largest media representation firm in the U.S. representing more than 2,600 radio stations and 400 television stations.

Clear Channel Spectacolor and Times Square Alliance Unveil State-of-the-Art Digital Billboard Dedicated to Serve the Square’s Small Businesses

PHOENIX – January 10, 2012 – Clear Channel Spectacolor, the U.S. market leader in spectacular sign displays and a division of one of the world’s largest outdoor advertising company, Clear Channel Outdoor (NYSE: CCO), has partnered with the Times Square Alliance to launch a state-of-the-art digital billboard in the heart of New York City’s famed Times Square dedicated to providing the area’s many small businesses with competitive marketing opportunities. New to the market, the digital screen will help local businesses reach the crowds who pass through Times Square every day.

Situated on a new marquee above the entrance to the Times Square Visitor Center and Museum on Seventh Avenue between 47th and 46th streets, adjacent to the TKTS booth and Duffy Square, the LED video display was designed to give area businesses the ability to boost their presence, build their brand and drive consumer interest by utilizing the power of out-of-home (OOH) advertising in Times Square. With approximately 280 restaurants and bars and 40 theatres vying for attention in Times Square, Clear Channel Spectacolor and the Times Square Alliance have created a platform with unparalleled visibility that reaches a crucial audience – half a million daily visitors. The display will broadcast a mixture of on- and off-premise advertisers, in addition to serving as a community message board for the Times Square Visitor Center and Museum. The Times Square Visitor Center and Museum includes a Broadway Ticket and Concierge Center, city sightseeing tours, the official Times Square gift shop, a city information desk, the New Year’s Eve Centennial Ball and Confetti Wishing Wall.

“After decades of providing advertising opportunities to the biggest brand names in the world, we look forward to working with the Times Square Alliance and leveraging our spectacular and digital marketing experience to develop valuable ad products for local businesses within the Times Square community, such as the abundant restaurants, bars, theatre venues, and quality shops catering mainly to tourists,” said Alan High, President and General Manager, Clear Channel Spectacolor and Times Square Alliance Board Member. “We are pleased to expand our suite of digital products to better serve these companies as they look to more effectively engage with targeted consumers through prime advertising real estate channels.”

“Aside from managing New York City’s busiest tourism center and advocating on behalf of our constituents, we are dedicated to improving the quality of commerce in the district. In joining forces with Clear Channel, the Times Square Alliance seeks to address the needs of local businesses in a highly competitive advertising marketplace,” said Tim Tompkins, President, Times Square Alliance. “We believe the board will be instrumental in maintaining a level advertising playing field and in helping area entrepreneurs and professionals grow their businesses.”

Advertisers will have access to a standard feature set that is unrivalled by other billboards catering to small businesses. The Times Square Visitor Center display easily switches between locally stored video clips, web-based streaming content or live HDTV feeds for events. The display also supports interactive and dynamic web-based content, text to screen and integrates with social media.

About The Times Square Alliance
The Times Square Alliance, founded in 1992, works to improve and promote Times Square - cultivating the creativity, energy and edge that have made the area an icon of entertainment, culture and urban life for over a century. In addition to providing core neighborhood services with its Public Safety Officers and Sanitation Associates, the Alliance promotes local businesses; encourages economic development and public improvements; co-coordinates numerous major events in Times Square (including the annual New Year’s Eve and Broadway on Broadway celebrations); manages the Times Square Visitor Center and Mini-Museum; and advocates on behalf of its constituents with respect to a host of public policy, planning and quality-of-life issues. www.TimesSquareNYC.org.

New Advertising Opportunities at Tampa International Airport for Republican National Convention

New advertising opportunities in TIA specifically designed for businesses to reach Republican National Convention attendees

class="page-strong">Tampa, FL – January 09, 2012 – Clear Channel Airports (CCA), the world’s leading marketer of airport advertising and a division of one of the world’s largest outdoor advertising companies, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO), today announced new advertising packages at Tampa International Airport (TIA) to reach attendees of the 2012 Republican National Convention (RNC) in Tampa Bay. These packages are focused on creating distinctive opportunities for businesses to get their message in front of this unique group of travelers soon after landing in Tampa.

“On a typical day about 40,000 people pass through Tampa International Airport. Those numbers will be significantly higher during the convention, with the addition of commercial flights and charter flights,” said Janet Zink, Director of Communications at TIA. “Organizers expect more than 50,000 people to come to Tampa for convention-related events, and most of them will arrive and depart through our airport. We’re delighted to partner with Clear Channel to reach those people.”

CCA’s long term commitment to creating advertising packages in TIA to companies that have roots in the Tampa Bay area is continued throughout the RNC advertising time period. Their innovative packages were designed to encourage community business involvement in airport advertising during this exciting time.

“As host for the Republican National Convention, Tampa businesses have the opportunity to reach thousands of visitors. At Clear Channel Airports, we are working diligently to create innovative and effective advertising opportunities that give area businesses unique ways to engage these travelers,” says Toby Sturek, President, Clear Channel Airports.

Visit CCA’s Facebook page to learn more about advertising in TIA at www.Facebook.com/ClearChannelAirportsTampa. Businesses interested in these new packages should contact Melissa Cleary at (800) 648-8437 ext. 349 or email MelissaCleary@clearchannel.com.
 
About Clear Channel Airports
Dedicated to airport advertising for more than 37 years, Clear Channel Airports is the premier innovator of contemporary display concepts. The Company, a division of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CCO), one of the world’s largest outdoor advertising companies, currently operates more than 260 airport programs across the globe and has a presence in 32 of the top 50 U.S. markets with major airports. More information can be found on Clear Channel Airports and Clear Channel Outdoor by visiting www.clearchannelairports.com and www.clearchanneloutdoor.com.