Aside from being radio operators, NPR and Clear Channel could hardly be more different.
He replaces long-time Clear Channel CEO Mark Mays, who stepped down in May 2010.
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Clear Channel plans to Webcast the event on I Heart Radio, its Web-based radio site.
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Clear Channel, which owns 1, 200 stations in the U.S., is the company's biggest customer.
The Clear Channel buyout remains the largest pending buyout in the U.S., according to Dealogic.
Clear Channel has been consolidating both the radio and the outdoor business in America.
Indeed, under its deal with Clear Channel , Google will be permitted to sell prime inventory.
However, without a clear channel of communication, you could have bigger problems on the horizon.
Clear Channel made the announcements this morning at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
It would be hard to find a company more loathed by its competitors than Clear Channel Communications.
He has another 13% in media stocks--Viacom, Time Warner, Clear Channel, Comcast, Reuters, Liberty Media and McGraw-Hill.
Of course Clear Channel's shareholders probably see nothing wrong with a little more concentration in the radio industry.
Unidentified Group: (Singing) One million, two million, three million dollars, All for Clear Channel stand up and holler.
At first glance the deal would appear to heavily favor Big Machine and its artists over Clear Channel.
It recently sold its Metro Traffic operations to Clear Channel Communications (CCMO), a unit of CC Media Holdings.
That may not provide much comfort to Clear Channel (which has also been accused of and denies organising pro-war rallies).
Spotify offers a similar service, and so does terrestrial radio giant Clear Channel Communications, with its iHeartRadio service.
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The leading radio network, Clear Channel, was up as well, but by 5%.
But Arbitron says it's well on its way to giving Clear Channel exactly what it has been asking for.
In addition to its radio holdings, Clear Channel is a major billboard company with roughly 1 million signs worldwide.
But Decaux, meanwhile, has also been making inroads in Clear Channel's home market.
Among other things, Clear Channel has promised to offer iHeartRadio on a commercial-free basis through the end of the year.
It's smaller than Clear Channel Outdoor, now a separate company, which puts ads on 5, 000 taxicabs in New York City.
When his three-year Clear Channel contract ends at the end of the year, Seacrest doesn't think he'll sign another one.
The latest charge:In several instances, Clear Channel is deviously using front companies to evade the Federal Communications Commission's strict ownership caps.
With a helping hand from Wall Street's bull market, Clear Channel has been taking over Europe, leaving Decaux struggling to compete.
At Clear Channel, Bob Pittman has been named chief executive, replacing Mark Mays, who stepped down in March and remains chairman.
By placing a cap on streaming royalties, Clear Channel will be able to predict its costs and develop its online business accordingly.
However, the deal will allow Clear Channel to develop and grow its Internet radio business by adding an element of predictability.
Customers include Coca-Cola, Bell Mobility, CBS, Univision, NBC Universal and Clear Channel.
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