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• January 18, 2017

  Paul McCartney Sues Sony/ATV For Beatles Music Rights

  

  Former BEATLE PAUL MCCARTNEY has filed suit against SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING in a NEW YORK federal court, seeking the copyrights to music of his former band, REUTERS reports. It seeks a declaration from the court that MCCARTNEY can reclaim his copyright … more »

• December 13, 2016

  Cumulus Sues JPMorgan Chase For Obstructing Refinancing Plan

  

  CUMULUS MEDIA INC. has filed a lawsuit against lender JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of NEW YORK, alleging that JPMORGAN breached a 2013 credit agreement and unreasonably withheld consent to a refinancing that … more »

• December 5, 2016

  Documentarian And Former BBC, NPR Central America-Caribbean Correspondent Alan Tomlinson Dies At 69

  

  Condolences to family and friends of former BBC and NPR foreign correspondent ALAN TOMLINSON, who died on NOVEMBER 26th in MIAMI from complications related to what his most recent employer, PBS affiliate WLRN-TV/MIAMI, termed a "minor medical … more »

• December 2, 2016

  Report: Pandora And SiriusXM Talking Deal

  

  Is a merger between webcaster PANDORA and satcaster SIRIUSXM in the works? Yes, people familiar with the matter told CNBC. The reports says, "One person referred to the situation as being 'the first inning of the process,' and there is no … more »

• December 1, 2016

  Spotify Board Member: Profitability Could Happen Next Year

  

  A SPOTIFY Board member and one of its first investors, told REUTERS that the streaming service could start to become profitable as early as next year. Despite steep losses over its decade-long existence and mounting competition, PAR-JORGEN PARSON, a … more »

• November 18, 2016

  Sean Hannity Tops NY Observer's 'Rich List' Of NYC TV News Anchors, Leslie Moonves Tops Media CEOs

  

  THE NEW YORK OBSERVER's annual "Rich List" of top-paid New Yorkers in TV news was topped this year by SEAN HANNITY, said by the OBSERVER to be earning $29 million in annual salary. During the presidential campaign, HANNITY, a supporter of … more »

• November 15, 2016

  Report: Snapchat Parent Company Set For IPO

  

  Messaging app SNAPCHAT's parent company, SNAP, INC. has filed confidentially for an IPO, according to a report in REUTERS, citing sources. The VENICE, CA-based company -- which also manufactures the smart sunglasses known as SPECTACLES, is in the … more »

• October 21, 2016

  Reports: AT&T Close To Buying Time Warner

  

  Multiple media sources including CNBC are reporting that AT&T is nearing a deal to acquire TIME WARNER. REUTERS claims that most of the terms of the deal have already been agreed upon. Terms of the deal range from NEW YORK TIMES' report of $90 a … more »

• September 29, 2016

  Official: Letter From Redstones Asks Viacom, CBS Boards To Consider Merger

  

  As predicted earlier this week (NET NEWS 9/28), SUMNER REDSTONE's NATIONAL AMUSEMENTS has officially asked the boards of VIACOM and CBS CORP. to consider a merger to reunite the companies. REUTERS reports that a letter from REDSTONE and his daughter, … more »

• September 26, 2016

  Report: CBS Set To Take On $1.5 Billion In Debt Ahead Of CBS Radio IPO

  

  As CBS CORPORATION gets closer to its spinoff of the CBS RADIO division, REUTERS reports the company, "is preparing to take on about $1.5 billion in debt ahead of its initial public offering and use most of the proceeds to pay its parent in cash, … more »