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Stephens Media Group Acquires Mapleton

July 1, 2019July 2, 2019 kevincarter Mapleton Communications, Stephens Media Group

• In yet another blockbuster July 4th week media transaction, as Oklahoma-based Stephens Media Group announced it is acquiring Mapleton

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Braun’s Ithaca Holdings Buys Big Machine

June 30, 2019July 1, 2019 kevincarter Big Machine Label Group, Ithaca Holdings, SB Projects

• UPDATED: Ithaca Holdings, LLC, a media holding company led by SB Projects founder Scooter Braun, and Big Machine Label

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iHeart Coming Soon To NASDAQ

June 28, 2019June 30, 2019 kevincarter iHeartMedia, NASDAQ

• iHeartMedia, Inc. announced that its Class A common stock has been approved for listing on the NASDAQ Global Select

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Cox Selling Radio Division To Apollo

June 26, 2019June 27, 2019 kevincarter Apollo Global, Cox Enterprises, Cox Media Group

• Cox Enterprises, Inc. today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell Cox Media Group’s 60+ radio station

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What’s That Sound? Sound That BRANDS.

June 19, 2019June 19, 2019 kevincarter Emmis, Sound That BRANDS

• Sound That BRANDS, the L.A.-based podcasting studio specializing in branded audio content for national advertisers, announced that Emmis Communications

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Triton Digital Acquires Omny Studio

June 12, 2019June 13, 2019 kevincarter Omny Studios, Triton Digital

• Triton Digital has acquired the technology, assets, and team of the Melbourne, Australia-based podcasting leader Omny Studio, which it

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Beasley Buying WDMK/Detroit From Urban One

June 10, 2019 kevincarter Beasley Media Group, Radio One, Urban One

• Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Urban AC WDMK (105.9 Kiss FM)/Detroit and three

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Cumulus Reduces Debt By $200 Million

June 5, 2019June 6, 2019 kevincarter Cumulus Media

• Cumulus Media Inc. announced that it has made a voluntary prepayment of $115 million on its first lien senior

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Bittersweet Victory For Ashcroft

May 24, 2019May 27, 2019 kevincarter

• Over two decades after the Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” was released, Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft has regained his songwriter royalties and

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Meruelo Media Buying KXOS/Los Angeles

May 22, 2019May 23, 2019 kevincarter KXOS, Meruelo Media

• Meruelo Media, a division of the Meruelo Group continues its campaign to expand its Los Angeles radio portfolio with the