Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Cumulus

Consumer Watchdog objects to Cumulus/Westwood deal

The true beneficiaries of the sale of WestwoodOne (formerly Dial Global) to radio group Cumulus will be
FCC Blackout

No NFL blackouts yet but Bills on the bubble

So far so good is the word on NFL attendance thus far in 2013 in terms of home game blackouts due to
Prosper Insights & Analytics

Halloween costumes add up to big retail payday

Americans are expected to invest a cool billion dollars on children’s costumes for Halloween this year,
Vote

Political pro extols the value of radio

A Democratic politico trying to re-elect a governor in a state trending Republican and abandoned by the
Aereo

KUTV, KSTU sue Aereo; want injunction

Add more broadcasters to the list of entities suing Internet-TV streamer Aereo: Sinclair’s KUTV-TV (CBS)
Bonten Media Group

Moody’s sees Bonten as risky yet positive

The leverage being carried by television group Bonten Media Group is higher than Moody’s Investor
Jim Winston

Jim Winston discusses “The NABOB Network”

During the Q&A session after the Global Agency Panel session at the NABOB
Chart

CEO confidence picks up despite uncertainties

The prospects for economic improvement are increasing, say the execs occupying America’s
Media General

ATVA makes the case for the value of broadcast

Satellite service Dish and TV group Media General are locked in a retransmission dispute, but MVPD
Next Radio HTC One

Recording company watchdog misunderstands FM chip

A blog post from musicFIRST made a genuinely funny remark about the FM chip, saying adding old radio
NABOB 2013 Convention

NABOB: Radio CEO/Group Head Panel

Top execs talked about radio’s connection with the consumer and the state of Urban radio today
Shopping / Christmas / Holiday

NRF says holidays are looking up

The National Retail Federation is looking for sales in the final two months of the year to surpass the
NFL / National Football League

Will DirecTV have enough “D” to defend Sunday Ticket?

Actually, a more appropriate question may be whether or not the satellite MVPD has enough of
FXX

ExxonMobil sues FX Networks over new network logo

ExxonMobil sued FX Networks and its studio affiliates to block their use of a logo the oil company says
Rdio, Inc.

Rdio debuts free streaming service

Internet radio service Rdio has launched (10/3) its free music service in the US