UMG Set To Offer Concessions For EMI Deal Meanwhile, IMPALA co-President approves of UMG-EMI while his organization opposes it. [more]
UMG Could Sell Off Virgin Records To Meet EU Requirements Universal Music could reportedly offer to sell Virgin and EMI Classics to appease European anti-trust regulators. [more]
Richard Branson Interested In Buying Back Virgin Records [more]
UMG Concessions Reportedly Not Enough For EU Regulators [more]
Merlin Media Ends FM News In New York & Chicago Merlin has flipped WIQI/Chicago to Adult Hits, while Modern Rock returns to NYC on WEMP. [more]
Cox Media Group To Sell Six Radio Clusters As part of a "realignment" of its broadcast media holdings, Cox will sell off its stations in Birmingham; Greenville, SC; Hawaii; Louisville; Richmond, VA and Southern Connecticut. CMG announces executive changes as well. [more]
Arbitron Given MRC Accreditation For Five PPM Markets Los Angeles, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Baltimore, Riverside-San Bernardino, and San Antonio are all given the stamp of approval from the Media Rating Council. [more]
Arbitron Q2 Revenue Up 9.1 Percent Arbitron's revenue in the second quarter reached $104.4 million, with net income up to $10 million. [more]
New Bill Could Lower Internet Radio Royalties [more]
Burns Study: Effect Of Streaming Services On Radio Listening Is Minimal [more]
Burns Study Examines Future Of In-Car Listening [more]
Burns Study: Radio Could Do More To Increase Web Presence [more]
Burns Study Says iHeartRadio Growing Faster Than Pandora [more]
The CW To Air Clear Channel's iHeartRadio Festival [more]
Katz Study: Radio Sound Bites Elicit Visual Recall [more]
In Brief - July 16, 2012 iHeartRadio Festival sells out in 8 minutes, CCME pairs up programmers and execs, Cumulus executive changes in Houston & Chicago [more]
In Brief - July 18, 2012 Chuck Redden named Market Manager at CCME-Tallahassee, Arbitron inks deal for cell phone measurement in China [more]
In Brief - July 19, 2012 Scott Lindy promoted to Director of Operations at Lincoln Financial Media-Atlanta, Bobby Smith officially named PD at WHJM/Orlando [more]