Sunday, May 17, 2026

Spotify

Spotify signs with Sprint

Spotify announced it is offering extended free trials and discounted subscriptions to Sprint customers. The deal takes effect online on
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc.

Beasley Q1 down 2.4%; weather to blame

Beasley Broadcast Group’s Q1 revenue was $24.2 million, down 2.4% from $24.8 million in Q1

Stocks close higher on upbeat earnings

Stocks closed higher on Tuesday amid better-than-expected earnings results from companies such as Sprint and Merck. Financials and technology sector stocks led the gains...
U.S. Congress

House majority now supports LRFA

A majority of the U.S. House of Representatives is now co-sponsoring a resolution that

Mike Francesa to be inducted into NYSBA Hall of Fame

CBS Radio’s Sports Radio WFAN-AM/FM, announced that afternoon driver Mike Francesa has been

Preserving public safety as a core ‘first principle’ in US communications policy

Public safety is a core “first principle” for federal and state decision-makers when setting public policy

WHYY-TV returns to ProTrack

Myers, developer in broadcast management software, announced that WHYY-TV Philadelphia will be returning to the Myers ProTrack Broadcast Management system to manage

Univision: Comcast + TWC bad for Hispanic audiences

Univision President Randy Falco said that Comcast’s plan to buy rival Time Warner Cable could be
China Flag

Top US TV shows kicked off Chinese streaming sites

Chinese authorities have ordered video streaming websites in the country to stop showing four

Magna Global: Media ad revenues to reach $168B this year

Magna Global has forecast that US media owners' ad revenues will

‘The Following’, ‘2 Broke Girls’ up; ‘The Blacklist’ down

NBC was number one Monday among adults 18-49 while ABC won with total viewers. On NBC, The Voice matched last week's Monday series low...

Journal Q1 up 3.7%

For the first quarter, Journal Communications’ revenue was $96.6 million, up 3.7% over Q1 2013. Digital revenue of $4.6 million
Cumulus

Cumulus Q1 up 34% with WestwoodOne addition

On an actual basis, net revenues for Q1 increased $74.2 million, or 34.1%, to $292.0 million, compared

Jeff Brown to run 26 Cumulus markets as SVP

Cumulus Media announced the appointment of Jeff Brown as Senior Vice President, Cumulus Corporate

OxiClean, Colgate catapult into Top Ten

In the Media Monitors TV SPOT TEN last week, McDonald’s remained at #1 airing 24,118 spots. Chevrolet stayed at #2 running 16,692 commercials, while Allegra was solid at #3 with 16,115 spots. The Ford Dealer Association moved from #7 to #4 with 14,295 ads and Toyota surged from #9 to #5 with 13,055 spots.