Apple

Apple scores patent on radio, video ad skipper

Considering the amount of folks listening to music (i.e. Internet Radio and streaming Broadcast Radio)
U.S. Congress

Another radio performance royalty bill drafted

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has put forth a bill that would charge broadcasters an interim performance royalty based on
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB extols broadcasters’ critical role during emergencies

The FCC is looking at sustaining the reliability and continuity of electronic communications during times of
Cumulus

Heidi and Frank replacing Mark and Brian on KLOS

Cumulus Media's heritage rocker KLOS-FM LA announced the return of the Heidi and Frank show to the station for mornings beginning 9/4
Sirius XM

Liberty Media files for control of SiriusXM

John Malone's Liberty Media has asked the FCC for approval to take outright control of Sirius XM Radio
CBS

CBS drops “Glass House” suit against ABC

CBSNot long after amending its suit against ABC for copycatting its “Glass House” reality show from
Tribune Broadcasting

Cablevision boots Tribune off systems

Usually in the course of a retransmission dispute an MVPD will attempt to take the high road with
Clear Channel

Price revealed for Clear Channel WOR buy

We knew that Buckley Broadcasting was spinning WOR-AM New York to Clear Channel. Now we know the

Keith Turner replacing David Lawenda at Univision

Univision Communications announced that Keith Turner has been named president of Advertising Sales and Marketing for Univision

David Lawenda leaving as Univision Ad Sales President

Lawenda is leaving Univision in early September, Univision confirmed with RBR-TVBR. The company tells us
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