Wednesday 1 February 2012

Can Ryan Seacrest Save Clear Channel?

With a partial ownership in Ryan Seacrest Productions and the $300 million it has to invest, Clear Channel and its private equity owners may be hoping that Seacrest can instruct high returning media investments and help the company fix its finances by 2014, when a daunting $4 billion in debt comes due.

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Julianne Hough Dishes on Her \'Great Relationship\' with Ryan Seacrest

Hough and Seacrest, who have been together since 2010, still manage to make time in their packed schedules for fun getaways, and Hough tells Parade that she\'s counting her blessings.

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Ryan Seacrest Gets $300 Million Investment

He will use the money from the private-equity investors to buy and develop companies, as well as create other content through Ryan Seacrest Media, according to a press release.

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Julianne Hough Dishes on the Men in Her Life: Kevin, Tom & Ryan

Do you tune in to watch Ryan every week on American Idol? \"Heck yes, and it is so good. I love this season!\"

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Can Ryan Seacrest Save Clear Channel?

Ryan Seacrest\'s $300 million private equity score may act more like a new funding round for debt-laden Clear Channel(CCMO) than an investment in new media ventures run by the America Idol host.

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\'American Idol\'s\' powerful voice shows signs of cracking

The downward trend for the reality show commonly referred to among television executives as the Death Star for its record of annihilating opponents can be traced to a host of reasons, say analysts.

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American Idol 2012 Portland Auditions Tonight

Ryan Seacrest calls the Portland auditions ”an inspirational evening you won’t want to miss” in the promo

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The Morning Leverage: Seacrest In! ‘American Idol’ Host Partners With Bain, THL

Bain- and THL-backed Clear Channel Communications is also acquiring a minority stake in Ryan Seacrest Productions to “fund future growth,” because apparently the “American Idol” host doesn’t have a big enough media presence.

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Julianne Hough Latest Celeb To Step Out Sans Makeup (PHOTOS)

Julianne doesn’t seem to be wearing a stitch of eye makeup or foundation! We are sure her boyfriend Ryan Seacrest doesn’t mind, as she still looks absolutely beautiful without her beauty products on!

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CBS\' \'Big Bang\' surpasses Fox\'s \'American Idol\'

The advantage was slight â€" 16.13 million to 15.56 million â€" but significant. It is believed to be the first scripted series to beat the Fox juggernaut in head-to-head competition.

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Private-equity firm invests in Seacrest\'s company

The private-equity investors will provide capital to Ryan Seacrest Media to buy and develop companies, content and other properties.

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Daniel Radcliffe & Rupert Grint Are Good Friends, But \'Lazy Texters\'

\"I know that the next time I see Rupert, we\'ll sit next to each other and chat, and it will be like old times,\" Radcliffe says. \"It will be fantastic … It\'s just that we\'re not constantly texting each other.\"

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\'The X Factor\': Before and after

Somewhere, Ryan Seacrest is giggling to himself. Eonline.com confirmed Tuesday that judges Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones are out at \"The X Factor,\" leaving Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid as the only survivors.

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American Idol host envisions media empire with private equity partners

In the statement, Mr Pittman is quoted calling Seacrest \"an unmatched creative talent with success across more media platforms and involvement with a greater variety of programing and venues than anyone else in the industry\".

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