Liberty Media to acquire Live Nation stock in note offering

Liberty Media announced it intends to acquire up to 3,700,000 shares of common stock of Live Nation Entertainment from investors
Twitter

Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings gets demographics

Nielsen announced the launch of demographic data for Nielsen Twitter TV Ratings. Delivered overnight

CMG connects with TagStation

Joining the industry-wide effort to provide a compelling over-the-air radio listening experience on the smartphone, Cox Media Group
DirecTV

AT&T buying DIRECTV for $48.5 billion

The rumors were flying since 5/13: AT&T will acquire DIRECTV in a stock-and-cash transaction for

Stocks close higher; Nasdaq gains over week

Stocks closed higher Friday after an abrupt late-day reversal. The S&P added 7.01 points, or 0.4%, to 1,877.86 and finished the week roughly where...
Warren Buffet

Warren Buffett eyeing Liberty Global

Warren Buffett's investing lieutenants, Ted Weschler and Todd Combs, appear increasingly enthusiastic

KEIB-AM down to 39th in LA ratings

According to recently released ratings from Nielsen Audio, Limbaugh’s California flagship station, KEIB

Tulsa internet radio station plans to expand to other cities

Media Encounters LLC is developing plans for duplicating downtown Tulsa’s Radio IDL Internet radio

KGO-AM heading back to News-Talk?

The ratings decline at Cumulus’ all-news KGO-AM San Francisco has been well documented, as the

SBS launches Mega 96.3FM in LA

Mega 96.3FM (KXOL-FM) targets Los Angeles' Hispanic young adults in the highly 18-49 demo with a blend of
CBS Radio

Ed Sheeran to headline CBS Radio concert

Three-time Grammy nominated artist Ed Sheeran will play a one-of-a-kind show on Ellis Island National Monument, presented by CBS Radio, on Friday, 6/13. Sheeran has been staging “Multiply Days” – consisting of a number of ever-growing, intimate performances in a single day - around the globe in anticipation of his new album, x (pronounced ‘multiply’). “Ed On Ellis” will be the largest in a series of shows during the U.S. installment of “Multiply Day” in New York City.
21st Century Fox

Fox, Apollo Global talking on TV JV

The combination of 21st Century Fox and Apollo Global would create a global TV production

Liberty announces payment on 4.0% senior notes due 2029

Liberty Interactive announced a semi-annual payment and additional distribution to the holders of its 4.0% Senior Exchangeable Debentures due 2029. The amount of the payment is $20.00 per $1,000 original principal amount of Debentures, and the amount of the additional distribution is $0.8489 per Debenture.
Paul Rotella

NJBA CEO appeals to senators on “Songwriters Equity Act”

Two Congressmen introduced legislation 2/25 which looks to make sure that the Copyright Royalty

What net neutrality means to streaming companies

At the FCC’s net neutrality-open internet rules and open meeting/vote 5/15, the Commissioners