Monday, June 15, 2026

Deal

Bonten teams with Esteem to double up in two California DMAs

Brokerage firm Kalil and Co. has announced a deal in which one seller has contracted with two
Nielsen

Music discovery still dominated by radio; not with teens

So says Nielsen’s Music 360 Report: Radio is still the dominant way people discover music (48%)
CBS

Add NBC, ABC, CBS to BarryDriller.com suits

Fox filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in LA on 8/10 claiming that Barrydriller.com violates its
Clear Channel

Clear Channel to buy WOR-AM

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment and Buckley Radio announced 8/13 that Clear Channel is buying 50-kW WOR-AM NY from
Marci Ryvicker

Political spending explodes in July

People in the business of influencing the vote took the total 2012 political season local broadcast spending total to date
Aereo

Barrydriller.com launches in competition with Aereo; Fox sues

Alki David, FilmOn CEO, has launched Barrydriller.com, an online video service in competition with
Arbitron / PPM 360

Arbitron PPM panelist shares some views

An Arbitron PPM panelist of nine months reached out to RBR-TVBR and had a few things to say about the whole process. The panelist...
Emmis Communications

Grupo swings and misses on KXOS-FM discount

Mexican media outfit Grupo Radio Centro has an LMA/purchase deal with Emmis for KXOS-FM Los
Cumulus

Cumulus simultaneously skyrockets, slips

The inclusion of stations from Citadel fueled a 351.5% increase in net revenue, from $62.2M to $281M
News Corporation

News Corp. Q4 results dripping in red ink

In his prepared remarks, News Corporation Chairman/CEO Rupert Murdoch focused on the company’s full year results – perhaps
Cumulus

Could Cumulus, Katz, CC be in legal danger?

That’s what some are saying, referring to Jerry DelColliano’s Inside Music Media findings re:
Bob Iger

Disney’s Iger discusses Wall Street seers, taxes

In an appearance on Fox Business Network, Walt Disney honcho Robert Iger brushed off comments by Wall Street analysts who suggested
Disney

Disney per-share earnings leap on modest revenue gain

We wouldn’t mind having an extra $413M lying around, and we’d notice it too. And so did Walt Disney
Saga Communications, Inc.

Saga increases profits, open to acquisitions

The net revenue pulled in by Saga Communications during Q2 2012 wasn’t exactly flat, but an increase
Fisher Communications

Fisher Q2 TV revenue up 19%; Radio down 2%

Fisher Communications’ Q2 was highlighted by 19% growth in net television revenue compared to the same period in 2011. Excluding