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April 26, 2022
Monday At The NAB Show: The Big Bosses Speak And Trends Are Examined
MONDAY's sessions at the NAB SHOW in LAS VEGAS included appearances by some of the industry's heavy hitters, including FCC Chairwoman JESSICA ROSENWORCEL and the CEOs of commercial radio's two largest operators, plus a look at a radio station … more »
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April 25, 2022
Bob Pittman, David Field Talk Up Radio At NAB Show
iHEARTMEDIA Chairman/CEO BOB PITTMAN and AUDACY Chairman/Pres./CEO DAVID FIELD appeared at the NAB SHOW MONDAY afternoon (4/25) with NAB Pres./CEO CURTIS LEGEYT to promote the radio industry. PITTMAN, touting his own resumé (crediting his MTV/VH1 … more »
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April 21, 2022
Report: Obamas To Leave Spotify, Talking With Other Podcast Companies
BLOOMBERG is reporting that BARACK and MICHELLE OBAMA's HIGHER GROUND production company will leave SPOTIFY and is talking with other podcast platforms, including AUDIBLE and iHEARTMEDIA, for a new deal. The report cites "three sources familiar … more »
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April 7, 2022
Press Shield Bill Passes House Judiciary Committee
A bill to shield journalists from being forced to reveal their confidential sources and protect them from federal law enforcement subpoenas has passed the HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE by unanimous voice vote. H.R. 4330, the Protect Reporters from … more »
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April 5, 2022
Report: Jami Floyd Resigns From WNYC/New York Amidst Plagiarism Allegations
JAMI FLOYD, the Director of NEW YORK PUBLIC RADIO's Race & Justice Unit, has resigned amidst allegations published in the NEW YORK POST that an internal review at the station determined she wrote 45 articles for WNYC.ORG and GOTHAMIST since 2010 … more »
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March 31, 2022
Report: Academy Set To Discipline Will Smith After Chris Rock Fracas; Conflicting Stories About 'Official' Incident Details
The ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES ARTS AND SCIENCES' Board Of Governors held an emergency meeting to discuss the consequences planned for Best Actor winner WILL SMITH after his notorious slap of CHRIS ROCK on last weekend's ACADEMY AWARDS. SMITH now … more »
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March 25, 2022
Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead At 50
Several sources are reporting that FOO FIGHTERS drummer TAYLOR HAWKINS is dead at the age of 50. The band was touring SOUTH AMERICA at the time of his death. HAWKINS reportedly was found dead in a hotel room in BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, where the band had been … more »
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March 23, 2022
Report: Spotify To Rename Greenroom, Merge It Into Main App
Social audio platform GREENROOM is being rebranded and moved into the main SPOTIFY app, reports BLOOMBERG's ASHLEY CARMAN, who says, citing sources "who asked not to be identified because the matter is private," that the app will be renamed … more »
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March 15, 2022
Report: Garth Brooks Looks To Be Opening Bar On Nashville's Lower Broadway
GARTH BROOKS looks to be the next Country superstar opening a bar in NASHVILLE's downtown Lower Broadway district. Citing "multiple sources," the NASHVILLE BUSINESS JOURNAL reports that BROOKS is "eyeing a honky-tonk at 411 … more »
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March 14, 2022
Report: Consortium Including Elliott Management Corp. In Advanced Talks To Buy Nielsen Holdings
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL reports that a group including ELLIOTT MANAGEMENT CORP. is working on buying NIELSEN HOLDINGS for about $15 billion, including debt. The JOURNAL story has NIELSEN's market value at $6.2 billion, with an enterprise value of … more »