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.

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.

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.

Events and Venues owned or partially owned by Clear Channel UK

Venues

London

• Brixton Academy
• The Mean Fiddler
• The Lyceum Theatre

Events

• Large-scale open air concerts in Hyde Park.
• Download festival
• Motor racing at Donnington Park
• Through its stake in Mean Fiddler:
  • Reading and Leeds Festivals
  • Glastonbury Festival
  • V Festival
  • Homelands festival

Advertising Assets

• Taxi Media UK