Clear Channel announced nowadays that music, entertainment and also media executive John Sykes may join the company in the fresh created role of President, Clear Channel Entertainment Enterprises. He will report to Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman.
In his brand new position, Sykes will use the unmatched assets of Clear Channel – including its 238 trillion monthly broadcast radio audience members, the 141 million people this reaches with Outdoor in the United States and the 374 million internationally, along with the more than 75 million monthly listening hours for its digital camera properties – to develop new businesses for the company across an array of media, including television and also live events, as well as generate value for Clear Channel advertisers and key partners. Sykes’ new group will work tightly with Clear Channel Media and Entertainment CEO John Hogan and his team as well as Clear Channel Outdoor, both in The US and internationally.
Sykes has performed leadership roles at a quantity of major brands across the music, enjoyment and media spectrum, which includes President of VH1, President regarding Network Development for MTV Networks, CEO of Infinity Broadcasting (now CBS Radio), President of Champion Entertainment, President of Chrysalis Records and as an agent at the Creative Artists Agency (CAA). He was also a core member of the original team that will created MTV.
“John’s experience and also relationships in so many market sectors of the entertainment and advertising business make him the perfect substitute for lead this new effort,” said Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman. “He has one of the most various entertainment careers – through being on the original team that will created MTV to re-launching VH1, taking care of major music artists, running a considerable radio group and even as being a Hollywood agent – in addition to a track record of working with talent and also entertainment properties in modern ways. In this role, he’s flawlessly positioned to create new assets and increased value for the advertisers and strategic partners, using both our unmatched reach and the creativity individuals people at the local, country wide and international levels.”
“Clear Channel has a unique relationship with the audiences, who have a deep respect to our brands and believe in us to bring them innovative and creative media and enjoyment experiences,” said Sykes. “I’m looking forward to working together with the impressive teams over the company to tap Clear Channel’s unique marketing and marketing capabilities across a variety of advertising and platforms to serve our own consumers, the music industry, advertisers and our key tactical partners in additional and significant ways,” said Sykes.
After spending any combined 21 years from MTV Networks and Viacom, Sykes has become affiliated with the Pilot Group, a private equity and opportunity firm, since 2008. Throughout his tenure, Sykes worked on the restructuring regarding MGM studios as well as digital properties including Playlist.com and Shazam Mobile, where he serves as a panel member. He joined Clear Channel in a consultant function in early 2011 and done a number of projects, including helping the National Programming Platforms staff that created the record-setting iHeartRadio Music Festival, the company’s first-ever national live audio event, featuring 21 industry-leading entertainers, streamed live to millions on the internet and televised on VH1.
Sykes also will serve on the boards of the Robin Hood Foundation, the Stone Hall of Fame, Undertaking RED, VH1 Save the Music and also Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Communications.
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With 238 million monthly listeners in the U.S., Clear Channel Media and Entertainment contains the largest reach of any stereo or television outlet in The USA. Clear Channel Media and also Entertainment serves 150 metropolitan areas through 850 owned rock radio stations. In addition, it includes Clear Channel Digital, which develops and performs iHeartRadio, the free, industry-leading digital stereo product that combines access to all of the company’s live broadcast and digital-only radio stations with user-created Custom Stations, and also develops the companion digital products for each radio station manufacturer; Premiere Networks, which syndicates 90 radio programs and solutions to more than 5,000 radio station affiliates; Total Traffic Network, a ground-breaking programming and technology service offering real-time traffic data directly to vehicles and radio stations, in more than 100 metropolitan markets within four countries, including the Usa, Canada, Mexico, and New Zealand; and Katz Media Group, which is the largest media representation company in the U.S. which represents more than 2,600 radio stations and 400 television channels.
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CCO), is one of the world’s largest outside advertising companies with near one million displays in around 40 countries across five continents, including 49 with the 50 largest markets in America, offers many types of displays around its global platform to fulfill the advertising needs of the customers. This includes a growing digital camera platform that now offers around 750 digital displays around 37 U.S. areas. Clear Channel International operates in nearly 30 countries around Asia, Australia and The European countries in a wide variety of formats and also operates over 3,Five hundred municipal advertising contracts around the world as reported tagza.com.