iHeartMedia, Inc.

ITEM 1. BUSINESS iHeartMedia is the number one audio media company in the U.S. based on consumer reach. Within the audio industry, companies operate in two primary sectors: •The ‘music collection’ sector, which essentially replaced downloads and CDs, and •The ‘companionship’ sector, in which people regard radio and podcasting personalities as their trusted friends and companions on whom they rely to provide coverage on everything from entertainment, local news, storytelling, information about new music and artists, weather, traffic, sports and more. We operate in the second sector and use our large scale and national reach in broadcast radio to build additional complementary platforms. We…

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS Risks Related to Our Business Our results have been in the past, and could be in the future, adversely affected by economic or political uncertainty or deterioration in economic conditions and corresponding reduced spending by advertisers. We derive revenues from the sale of advertising. As is common in the audio entertainment industry, advertisers do not have long-term advertising commitments with us and can terminate their contracts at any time. Expenditures by advertisers tend to be cyclical, reflecting economic and political conditions and budgeting and buying patterns. Periods of a slowing economy or recession, or periods of economic uncertainty, may be…

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