Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Arbitron

Arbitron settles PPM lawsuit by California AG

Arbitron announced that it has come to terms with one of the state attorneys general who filed suit over its Portable People Meter (PPM)...
Deal

Newport Television group said to be on the block

Providence Equity Partners formed Newport Television LLC and acquired radio giant Clear Channel’s television assets about four
Chart

Consumer confidence continuing to climb

The latest look at consumer confidence by BIGinsight shows the upward trend is still in place. In fact
Gavel

Emmis sues its preferred shareholders

We called that one right! Even as RBR-TVBR was writing Friday (3/23) that a new round of litigation might
Rush Limbaugh

Rush to SiriusXM a solution, say some

Should Rush move to Sirius XM or online? It’s certainly been a solution for Howard Stern and others. With advertisers bailing on El Rushbo,...
Belo

Analyst upbeat on Belo prospects

Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker has been digging into Belo Corporation, meeting for two days
Emmis Communications

Emmis prepares for shareholder meeting times two

We now know how Emmis will come up with the two-thirds vote needed to change the terms of
Media Matters for America

Media Matters releases anti-rush ads (audio)

Media Matters released two of the radio ads it plans to use against Rush – and they’ll be airing locally against stations that play...
Cumulus

Cumulus contract with Arbitron runs through mid 2016

Arbitron is very secretive about its contracts with radio companies and has language in those contracts
BTIG

Rich Greenfield still a bear on Pandora

The latest quarterly figures from Pandora Media sent the stock price lower, but long-time critic Rich
Rush Limbaugh

Media Matters launches anti-Rush radio campaign

The effort to bring down El Rushbo apparently doesn’t stop with reaching out to advertisers to drop
Lew Dickey

Lew Dickey got his payday for a big 2011

The past calendar year saw big changes at Cumulus Media, as the company ballooned in size from the acquisition of both Citadel and
Gavel

Class action law firm targets Pandora Media

You knew this was coming. A law firm specializing in securities law class action lawsuits is trolling for clients who bought shares in last...
Gordon Smith

Gordon Smith reups with NAB

The National Association of Broadcasters has inked a contract extension with President/CEO Gordon Smith that will keep him at the helm of the organization...
Media Matters for America

Report: Media Matters behind Rush boycott

Looks like we were on track with a recent story that cited Media Matters’ “Twitter Bombing” as the driving