Ryan Seacrest And Clear Channel Announce New Investment Agreements To Drive Growth And Innovation Across Multiple Media Platforms

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Ryan Seacrest And Clear Channel Announce New Investment Agreements To Drive Growth And Innovation Across Multiple Media Platforms

Clear Channel Majority Owners THL Partners and Bain Capital Commit Up to $300 Million to Media and Entertainment Investments with Ryan Seacrest Media

Clear Channel Acquires Minority Stake in Ryan Seacrest Productions to Fund Future Growth

NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES 鈥 January 31, 2012 鈥 Ryan Seacrest Media (RSM), an investment holding company, and Clear Channel, a leading global media company, together with Clear Channel鈥檚 majority investors Thomas H. Lee Partners (THL) and Bain Capital today announced two new investment agreements designed to drive business growth across multiple media platforms.

Funds sponsored by THL and Bain Capital have together committed up to $300 million to working with RSM to identify, acquire and develop innovative media companies, media content and other media properties that can be leveraged to support a range of media enterprises.

Under a separate agreement, Clear Channel will acquire a minority stake in Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP), a privately-held entertainment production company. RSP produces the hit series 鈥淜eeping Up with the Kardashians,鈥 the highest-rated show on the E! network, and the spin-offs 鈥淜ourtney and Kim Take New York,鈥 鈥淜hloe and Lamar,鈥 and 鈥淜ourtney and Khloe Take Miami.鈥 RSP also produced the Emmy Award-winning ABC reality series 鈥淛amie Oliver's Food Revolution.鈥 RSP is currently producing two new reality series including 鈥淢elissa and Tye: A New Reality,鈥 for CMT and 鈥淪hahs of Sunset,鈥 for Bravo.

RSP will remain creatively autonomous and continue as an independently-operated entity, majority-owned by Ryan Seacrest, and managed by Seacrest as Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Officer Adam Sher and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Refold. RSP will continue to develop and produce content for network and studio partners, including NBC Universal. RSP will now also collaborate with Clear Channel on the production and distribution of both scripted and unscripted television programming as well as other media and entertainment content, leveraging the promotional reach of Clear Channel鈥檚 vast audiences, assets and relationships.

Clear Channel Chief Executive Officer Bob Pittman, THL Managing Director Richard Bressler, and Bain Managing Director Ian Loring will work with Seacrest and the RSP management team to maximize the strategic and operational value of the RSP relationship with Clear Channel. Bressler and Loring will work with Seacrest separately to maximize the RSM investment initiative.
鈥淲e aim to build Ryan Seacrest Media into a leading multi-media company with diversified assets and interests,鈥 said Seacrest. 鈥淭he entertainment industry is thriving with innovation more than ever before. I鈥檓 excited to collaborate with Clear Channel, THL and Bain Capital to seize on investment opportunities that capitalize on unique content, new technologies and distribution platforms. Bob, Rich and Ian bring a wealth of experience, ideas, and resources and it鈥檚 truly a privilege to get to work so closely with them as we embark on this new endeavor. I believe we all share a vision and a commitment to success.鈥

鈥淩yan is an unmatched creative talent with success across more media platforms and involvement with a greater variety of programming and venues than anyone else in the industry,鈥 said Pittman. 鈥淗is combination of business acumen and keen understanding of consumers and popular entertainment is an incredible asset. We鈥檙e eager to collaborate with him in developing new and significant opportunities in the television arena in a way that can maximize our relationships with music and other talent, bring greater benefits to our advertisers, and further build Clear Channel鈥檚 singular ability to deliver local, mobile and social execution across a truly national audience base.鈥

鈥淩yan Seacrest is not only an enormous talent as an individual, but a leading business visionary who has his finger on the pulse of the evolving dynamics in the media industry. He and his business initiatives are quite literally driving the future of how media can create value in ways never dreamed of in prior decades, and we are pleased to be his partner, both through Clear Channel as well as through our separate, new and exciting media property investment initiative,鈥 said Bressler. 鈥淧utting the scope, scale, reach and resources of Clear Channel and the THL and Bain teams behind Ryan and his team underscores what he can achieve in this industry.鈥
Seacrest is the host and executive producer of 鈥淥n Air With Ryan Seacrest,鈥 the morning drive-time show on Clear Channel Radio鈥檚 KIIS 102.7 FM in Los Angeles, which is syndicated on over 150 stations in North America with affiliates worldwide. Seacrest is also host of radio鈥檚 iconic 鈥淎merican Top 40,鈥 a weekly countdown show syndicated by Clear Channel's Premiere Networks. Additionally, Seacrest creates and delivers content for distribution through Clear Channel鈥檚 broadcast and digital radio platforms on both a local market and national basis, and serves as a spokesperson for Clear Channel.

During the past year, Seacrest was involved in the development and execution of key projects for Clear Channel such as the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas, the biggest live concert festival in radio history. Seacrest hosted the incredibly successful two-day music event in September 2011, which sold out in ten minutes and earned universal rave reviews.
In addition, Seacrest hosts the most popular show on television, Fox鈥檚 鈥淎merican Idol鈥; serves as an executive producer and co-host of E! News and Red Carpet specials; he is an Emmy-winning producer of reality television (鈥淛amie Oliver鈥檚 Food Revolution鈥); and serves as an executive producer and co-host of 鈥淒ick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.鈥

About Ryan Seacrest/Ryan Seacrest Media/Ryan Seacrest Productions
Ryan Seacrest is a media entrepreneur who also holds preeminent positions in broadcast television, nationally syndicated radio, local radio and cable as both a producer and on-air host. Ryan Seacrest Media is an investment holding company. RSM recently formed a joint venture with HDNet, AEG, and Creative Artists Agency (CAA), to launch a new cable channel AXS TV in the summer of 2012. Seacrest is celebrated internationally as host of the top-rated primetime talent showcase 鈥淎merican Idol,鈥 and hosts and produces E! News and its red carpet awards show coverage. He also serves as an executive producer and co-hosts 鈥淒ick Clark鈥檚 New Year鈥檚 Rockin鈥 Eve with Ryan Seacrest.鈥 On radio, Seacrest is host of 鈥淥n Air with Ryan Seacrest,鈥 his market-topping #1 nationally syndicated LA morning drive-time radio show for Clear Channel鈥檚 102.7 KIIS-FM, as well as a nationally-syndicated Top 40 radio show. In 2006, Seacrest launched Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP), which has since become a television production powerhouse. A privately-held, independently operated company, RSP produces the hit series 鈥淜eeping Up with the Kardashians,鈥 the highest-rated show on the E! network and the spin-offs 鈥淜ourtney and Kim Take New York,鈥 鈥滽hloe and Lamar,鈥 and 鈥淜ourtney and Khloe Take Miami.鈥 RSP also produced the Emmy ward-winning ABC reality series 鈥淛amie Oliver's Food Revolution.鈥 RSP is currently producing two new reality series including 鈥淢elissa and Tye: A New Reality,鈥 for CMT and 鈥淪hahs of Sunset,鈥 for Bravo.

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

About Clear Channel Media and Entertainment
With 238 million monthly listeners in the U.S., Clear Channel Media and Entertainment has the largest reach of any radio or television outlet in America. Clear Channel Media and Entertainment serves 150 cities through 850 owned radio stations. The company鈥檚 radio stations and content can be heard on AM/FM stations, HD digital radio channels, Sirius/XM satellite, on the Internet at iHeartRadio.com and on the company鈥檚 radio station websites, on the iHeartRadio mobile application on iPads and smartphones, and used via navigation systems from TomTom, Garmin and others.
Under CEO John Hogan, the company鈥檚 operations include radio broadcasting, online and mobile services and products, live concerts and events, syndication, music research services and independent media representation.听 Clear Channel Media and Entertainment is a division of CC Media Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: CCMO), a leading global media and entertainment company.

About Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., (NYSE:CCO) one of the world鈥檚 largest outdoor advertising companies, reaches approximately 141 million people in the United States and approximately 374 million internationally, with more than 600,000 displays in over 40 countries across five continents, including 49 of the 50 largest markets in the United States. Under CEO William Eccleshare, Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings offers many types of displays across its global platform to meet the advertising needs of its customers. This includes a growing digital platform that now offers over 750 digital displays across 37 U.S. markets. Clear Channel International operates in 30 countries across Asia, Australia and Europe in a wide variety of formats.

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About Thomas H. Lee Partners
Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P. ("THL") is one of the world's oldest and most experienced private equity firms. The firm invests in growth-oriented global businesses, headquartered principally in North America, within three broad sectors: Consumer & Healthcare, Media & Information Services and Business & Financial Services. THL's team of investment and operating professionals partner with its portfolio company management teams to identify and implement business model improvements that accelerate sustainable revenue and profit growth. Since its founding in 1974, THL has invested in more than 100 portfolio companies and has completed over 200 add-on acquisitions, representing a combined value of more than $150 billion. THL's two most recent investment funds comprise more than $14 billion of aggregate committed equity capital. Notable transactions sponsored by THL include Aramark, Clear Channel, Dunkin' Brands, Michael Foods, Ceridian, Experian, Fidelity National Information Services, Houghton Mifflin, inVentiv Health, Intermedix Corporation, MoneyGram International, The Nielsen Company, ProSiebenSat.1, Snapple, Warner Chilcott, Warner Music Group and West Corporation. For more information, please visit .

About Bain Capital
Bain Capital, LLC () is a global private investment firm that manages several pools of capital including private equity, venture capital, public equity, high-yield assets and mezzanine capital with approximately $60 billion in assets under management. Bain Capital has a team of over 300 professionals dedicated to investing and to supporting its portfolio companies. Since its inception in 1984, Bain Capital has made private equity investments and add-on acquisitions in more than 300 companies in a variety of industries around the world. Bain Capital has a long history of investing in a broad range of media and entertainment companies such as Clear Channel Communications, Warner Music Group, The Weather Channel, AMC Theaters, Cumulus Media Partners, Tennis Channel, SinoMedia, ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG and Lala Media. The firm has offices in Boston, New York, Chicago, Palo Alto, London, Munich, Tokyo, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Mumbai, with over 800 employees worldwide.

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For Clear Channel:
Wendy Goldberg/Jim Cullinan
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For THL Partners:
Matt Benson/Robin Weinberg
Sard Verbinnen & Co
(415) 618-8750/(212) 687-8080
mbenson@sardverb.com/rweinberg@sardverb.com

For Bain Capital:
Alex Stanton/Charlyn Lusk
Stanton Public Relations & Marketing
(212)80-0701
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