FTC / Federal Trade Commission

Report: Nielsen negotiating concessions for Arbitron buy

Nielsen’s proposed $1.26 billion buy of Arbitron would allow it to measure audiences across numerous
Gavel

Broadcasters granted injunction against FilmOn X

Television broadcasters scored a win 9/5 by getting U.S. District judge Rosemary Collyer in DC
Dollar Sign

Retrans peace in the wake of CBS/TWC?

That’s what Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman attorney Scott R. Flick thinks will be the next chapter in this
Cumulus

Cumulus goes under the analyst microscope

Cumulus Media is at the center of the biggest radio deal of 2013, pruning its station profile while
Sean Hannity

Cumulus drops Sean Hannity

Looks like Michael Savage was right: In late June, reports surfaced that Cumulus Media was planning to drop both Rush Limbaugh and
Les Moonves

Moonves: TV and online ad rates to be the same

CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves told CNBC on Wednesday that he's very happy with the way things ended
Gavel

FCC bests TWC, NCTA in Second Circuit

The FCC’s ability to intervene in MVPD program carriage disputes was upheld at the appellate level,
TRN - Talk Radio Network

TRN sounds alarm: DG must not merge with Cumulus

Already involved in antitrust and other lawsuits with Dial Global and other syndication players, Talk Radio
Townsquare Media Group

Looking under the hood at the Townsquare buy

The multi-million dollar deal that will result in Cumulus Media getting Dial Glo…oops, WestwoodOne and
FOX News

SiriusXM re-ups with Fox News; adds FBN

Sirius XM Radio and FOX News announced a new agreement to carry FOX News through August
Westwood One

Dial Global now WestwoodOne

As we reported on 8/26, Dial Global has officially changed its name to WestwoodOne. The company also has a new logo and is soon...
CBS

CBS/TWC settlement seen as CBS victory

According to Marci Ryvicker of Wells Fargo, it appears that CBS fared best as the hostilities between it and
Car Radio

Driving on the wane

The Associated Press, citing Federal Highway Administration figures, says that the total miles driven by Americans during the first half
Lew Dickey

Dickey delivers the details

At Cumulus’ 9/3 investor call, CEO Lew Dickey mapped out additional details of the sale of 12 mid- and small-market stations to
Time Warner Cable

CBS, Time Warner Cable sign carriage deal

Well, it’s been a month of blackout in multiple markets, but on 9/2 CBS Corp. and Time Warner Cable and