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Clear Channel UK is the UK division of Clear Channel Communications, the global media conglomerate based in the United States. It operates through a complex group structure, with some 70 UK subsidiary companies. Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media company based in the United States of America. ...
Conglomerate is: A large diversified company with a wide array of businesses; see holding company. ...
Over the past few years, Clear Channel has been acquiring media outlets in the UK, starting with the takeover of Adshel, which gave it a large share of the UK billboard market. It has continued with the strategic acquisition of the Mean Fiddler organisation, giving it a stake in most major music festivals and medium-sized London music venues. It is expected to continue expanding over the next few years. Roadside billboards frequently encourage passersby to visit local businesses. ...
Mean Fiddler is a United Kingdom music promoter and owner of venues. ...
A music festival is a festival that presents a number of musical performances usually tied together through a theme or genre. ...
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Controversy
Clear Channel has been accused, in the US, of right wing and pro war bias. Some fear that, if the company continues to grow in the UK, it may use its assets to pursue this political agenda. See also Clear Channel#Controversy. In politics, right-wing, the political right, or simply the right, are terms which refer, with no particular precision, to the segment of the political spectrum in opposition to left-wing politics. ...
Clear channel stations are AM radio stations that are designated as such so that only one or two 50,000 watt powerhouses operate at night on each designated frequency, covering a wide area via sky wave propagation. ...
Events and Venues owned or partially owned by Clear Channel UK
Venues
London Brixton Academy The Brixton Academy is a large music venue in Brixton, South London with a capacity of 4921. ...
Mean Fiddler is a United Kingdom music promoter and owner of venues. ...
Events Please improve this section according to the posted request for expansion. Hyde Park is the name of: Hyde Park, a Royal Park in London (the original location) Hyde Park in Sydney - a park some places in the United States of America: Hyde Park, Massachusetts Hyde Park, New York - a town in Dutchess County, New York Hyde Park, Vermont - a town Hyde...
The Download Festival is a three day rock/metal/punk festival held at the spiritual home of rock music in England - Donington Park - home between 1980 and 1996 of the Monsters Of Rock Festival, and venue for 2002s Ozzfest. ...
Map sources for Donington Park at grid reference SK420259 Donington Park is a site near Castle Donington in North West Leicestershire, England owned by millionaire motoring enthusiast Tom Wheatcroft. ...
Mean Fiddler is a United Kingdom music promoter and owner of venues. ...
The Reading and Leeds Festivals, officially called the Carling Weekend, are a pair of annual music festivals that take place in Reading and Leeds in England. ...
The view from the stone circle on Thursday afternoon, 2004 The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury Festival or Glasto, is the largest greenfield music and performing arts festival in the world. ...
Elbow at V Festival 2004 V Festival is an annual rock festival held simultaneously at Chelmsford and Staffordshire, England since 1996. ...
Homelands is a British music festival which consists mainly of Dance music, both live acts and famous Disc Jockeys. ...
Advertising Assets Please improve this section according to the posted request for expansion.
Corporate Structure
Relation to ClearChannel Group Structure Clear Channel has 3 main UK holding companies (highlighted in red on the table below), all of which are wholly-owned subsidiaries of ClearChannel International Holdings BV, registered in the Netherlands. A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ...
The Netherlands company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications Inc, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
List of Main UK subsidiaries | Company name | Number of Holdings | Number of Subsidiaries | Trade Description | | CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT UK HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2 | 25 | "Holding company group are engaged as theatrical agents and concert promoters" | | APOLLO LEISURE GROUP LIMITED | 3 | 5 | "Theatre services theatrical show productionsportand fitness centre management and the operation ofbingo and social clubs cinemas hotels and other licensed outlets. re-registered as a private limitedcompany" | | CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT (THEATRICAL) UK LIMITED | 4 | 3 | "Theatre services theatrical show production and the operation of cinemas and licensed outlets" | | BARRY CLAYMAN CORPORATION LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Promotion of concerts and shows | | | | | | CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT UK (THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS) LIMITED | 3 | 0 | Production and management of uk theatrical items. | | | | | | GRICIND LIMITED | 3 | 1 | Theatrical agents and concert promoters. | | INTERNATIONAL TALENT BOOKING LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Engaged in Concert Promotions. | | | | | | UK SX LIMITED | 3 | 0 | Promoter and organiser of indoor super-cross events. | | | | | | MIDLAND CONCERT PROMOTIONS GROUP LIMITED | 3 | 7 | "Management services company. The group is engaged in concert promoters design marketing of promotional merchanidise a nursing home and a public house." | | CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT (MUSIC) UK LIMITED | 4 | 1 | Concert promoters | | PUBLICITYWISE LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Design and printing of artwork | | BESCOT ENTERPRISES LIMITED | 4 | 1 | Dormant. subsidiaries are involved as concert ticket distributors/sporting event organisers. | | NORTHCANE LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Public house | | TOURING DESIGN LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Promoting of music concerts a the stage for music concerts and othefr events | | | | | | SOLO ENTERPRISE LIMITED | 3 | 4 | Holding company | | SOLO PROMOTERS LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Concert promotion | | SOLO AGENCY LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Artistes representation | | SOLO CONCERTS LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Concert promotion. the company ceased trading on december 2001. | | SOLO PRESENTS LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Concert promotion. the company ceased trading on 31 december 2001. | | | | | | BACK ROW PRODUCTIONS UK LIMITED | 3 | 1 | Staging theatrical productions | | | | | | | | | | CLEAR CHANNEL HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2 | 44 | Incorporation on 18 05 98 as outdoor advertising | | CLEAR CHANNEL INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 3 | 43 | Outdoor advertising and ancillary services. | | Clear Channel UK Limited | 4 | 32 | Outdoor advertising. | | CLEAR CHANNEL NI LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Advertising and market research | | CANTON PROPERTY INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED(THE) | 4 | 0 | Property investment | | CLEAR CHANNEL SOLUTIONS LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Sell international sales campaigns for the clear channel international outdoor group. | | KILDOON PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED(THE) | 4 | 0 | Property investment | | CLEAR CHANNEL OVERSEAS LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Outdoor advertising | | FOXMARK (UK) LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Securing of advertising rights | | | | | | | | | | | | | | THE SECURITY COMPANY (UK) HOLDINGS LIMITED | 2 | 3 | Holding company. | | SHOWSEC HOLDINGS LIMITED | 3 | 1 | A holding company | | SHOWSEC INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 4 | 0 | Security consultancy | | SHOWSEC SPECIAL EVENTS LIMITED | 3 | 0 | Security for high profile events such as music concerts and sporting events. | This information was taken from the UK Companies Database in April 2005, and re-ordered to show the relationships between holding companies and subsidiaries more clearly. Each company's subsidiaries are displayed directly below it. Each line shows, in the follwing order: Clear Channel UK Limited is a Holding company for the outdoor advertising division of Clear Channel UK. For information about Clear Channels UK operations, please see Clear Channel UK. Clear Channel UK Limited: Subsidiaries This information was taken from the UK Companies Database in April 2005, and re-ordered...
- Number of holding companies. This shows the 'level of ownership' of the company - the number of holding companies between it and Clear Channel Communications Inc, the main Clear Channel company which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Clear Channel Entertainment UK Holdings and the other 2 main holding companies (shown in red) are held by 2 'parent' companies - ClearChannel International Holdings BV, registered in the Netherlands, and Clear Channel Communications Inc, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Their subsidiaries (in dark grey) have 3 holding (parent) companies. Their subsidiaries (light grey) have 4 holding companies, and so forth.
- Number of subsidiary companies. This table only shows the main subsidiary companies. Some of the light grey companies have many subsidiaries which are listed in the table below. This layout is intended to make the table clearer.
- Notes from the Companies Database indicating the company's purpose.
Please note that: A holding company is a company that owns enough voting stock in another firm to control management and operations by influencing or electing its board of directors. ...
- the information given in the Companies Database is not fully up to date - companies normally have a time window in which to file documents, and even when filed, the documents may take some time to become available on the database. Most notably, the Mean Fiddler takeover is not yet shown on the Companies Database.
- Both tables only include active companies. Companies officially designated as 'dormant' or 'wound up' are not shown in the table, but are counted as 'subsidiaries' in the table above. This is why some companies in the table above will show more subsidiaries than are included in the table below.
Mean Fiddler is a United Kingdom music promoter and owner of venues. ...
List of Minor UK Subsidiaries | COMPANY NAME | Holding Companies | Subsidiaries | Description of activities | Parent (holding) company | | GUMBOOT DANCERS LIMITED | 5 | 0 | Production and management of the gumboots theatrical show | " BACK ROW PRODUCTIONS UK LIMITED" | | APOLLO DOMINION INVESTMENTS LIMITED | 5 | 0 | Investment holding company. | " CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT (THEATRICAL) UK LIMITED" | | APOLLO LYCEUM LONDON LIMITED | 5 | 0 | Operation of the Lyceum Theatre in London. | " CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT (THEATRICAL) UK LIMITED" | | DONINGTON PARK LEISURE LIMITED | 5 | 0 | Consultant to and organiser of two and four wheel motor racing events. | " BESCOT ENTERPRISES LIMITED" | | CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT FACILITATION LIMITED | 5 | 0 | Financial intermediation | " CLEAR CHANNEL ENTERTAINMENT (MUSIC) UK LIMITED" | | LOUIS BARNETT & SON LIMITED | 5 | 0 | Dormant. | " CLEAR CHANNEL UK LIMITED" | | POSTERMOBILE LIMITED | 5 | 4 | Selling of advertising space | " CLEAR CHANNEL UK LIMITED" | | "BARRETT PETRIE SUTCLIFFE LIMITED " | 5 | 0 | Advertising | " CLEAR CHANNEL UK LIMITED" | | ROCKBOX LIMITED | 5 | 0 | Product advertising. | " CLEAR CHANNEL UK LIMITED" | | TRACEMOTION LIMITED | 5 | 1 | The provision of managemenet services | " CLEAR CHANNEL UK LIMITED" | | CLEAR CHANNEL (CENTRAL) LIMITED | 5 | 12 | Score outdoor group | " CLEAR CHANNEL UK LIMITED" | | F M MEDIA LIMITED | 5 | 0 | Advertising | " CLEAR CHANNEL UK LIMITED" | | TAXI MEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED | 5 | 1 | Dormant. | "D CLEAR CHANNEL UK LIMITED" | | CLEAR CHANNEL (MIDLANDS) LIMITED | 6 | 2 | Outdoor advertising contractors. the company became dormant with the trading and assets and liabilities being transferred to clear channel uk ltd. | " CLEAR CHANNEL (CENTRAL) LIMITED" | | CLEAR CHANNEL (NORTH WEST) LIMITED | 6 | 2 | Engaged as outdoor advertising contractors. | " CLEAR CHANNEL (CENTRAL) LIMITED" | | CLEAR CHANNEL (SOUTH WEST) LIMITED | 6 | 0 | Dormant. | " CLEAR CHANNEL (CENTRAL) LIMITED" | | GROSVENOR ADVERTISING LIMITED | 6 | 0 | Dormant. | " CLEAR CHANNEL (CENTRAL) LIMITED" | | POSTERMOBILE ADVERTISING LIMITED | 6 | 0 | Dormant. | " POSTERMOBILE LIMITED" | | KMS ADVERTISING LIMITED | 6 | 0 | Dormant. | " POSTERMOBILE LIMITED" | | TAXI MEDIA LIMITED | 6 | 0 | Taxi advertising contractors | " TAXI MEDIA HOLDINGS LIMITED" | | TOWN & CITY POSTERS ADVERTISING LIMITED | 6 | 0 | The rental of advertising boards to advertising agencies. | " TRACEMOTION LIMITED" | | VISION POSTERS LIMITED | 7 | 0 | Dormant. | " CLEAR CHANNEL (MIDLANDS) LIMITED" |
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