All politics is local

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Weather Channel fights back against DirecTV

The current contract between DirecTV and the Weather Channel expired at the end of last year
John Hogan

John Hogan, CCME CEO, retires

Clear Channel Media + Entertainment announced both the retirement (1/13) of Chairman and CEO
U.S. Supreme Court

SCOTUS agrees to hear Aereo case

The Supreme Court issued an order 1/10 granting cert in the appeal of American Broadcasting Companies
Luken Communications

Luken abruptly cuts Ku feed to affiliates

An affiliate tipped us off: Luken Communications on 1/9 at 2PM ET sent all affiliates

Max Media-EAB Radio Group deal closed

Bobby Caldwell's EAB (East Arkansas Broadcasters) Radio Group has closed (1/9) on the purchase of

Chipotle Restaurant music programmer profiled

Denver Westword has profiled Christopher Golub, who runs Brooklyn-based Studio Orca, about the music he programs

Radio Disney partnership angers environmentalists

Some environmentalists and parents in Ohio are outraged over a partnership between
Univision Communications, Inc.

Univision News crew robbed in San Francisco

Police are seeking two suspects who pepper-sprayed a KDTV-TV news crew and stole their camera

ACA: FCC violating Paperwork Reduction Act

The American Cable Association called on the Office of Management and Budget to use its authority

Seeking Alpha: Pandora to reduce ad frequency in cars

Here’s a recent Seeking Alpha Post from Trefis which not only addresses Pandora’s recent announcement
headphones

CCME, MediaVest study reveals audio usage

Media agency MediaVest and Clear Channel Media + Entertainment have revealed results of a joint

New radio ads bash Democrats on Obamacare

Multilingual ads that accuse Democrats of lying to voters by telling them
Sirius XM

Sirius XM had strong subscriber additions in 2013

SiriusXM says it ended 2013 with 25.56 million subscribers, reporting 1.66 million net subscriber
Aereo

Aereo raises $34 million in new funding

Despite all of its pending legal issues and challenges, the investment community continues to believe