LEGAL – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Judge Strikes Down NPR & PBS Defunding

• A federal judge in Washington has permanently struck down part of President Trump’s 2025 executive order targeting funding for

• Connoisseur Media continues to focus on “strengthening its portfolio and deepening its presence in priority markets” and selling off

• The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday that Cox Communications cannot be held liable for music piracy committed

• BMI has named Pam Schoenfeld as its new SVP, Chief Legal Officer. She succeeds Stuart Rosen, who will continue

• Richard E. Wiley, who has chaired The Media Institute‘s Board of Trustees with distinction for more than 30 years,

• iHeartMedia has promoted Mike McGuinness to Chief Financial Officer, effective Jan. 1. The news of McGuinness’s executive upgrade was

• Cumulus Media has filed suit against ratings giant The Nielsen Company in federal court, accusing it of illegally leveraging

• In response to the FTC’s legal action against Ticketmaster and Live Nation, Marijus Briedis, Chief Technology Officer at leading

• The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and seven states have sued Live Nation and Ticketmaster for tacitly coordinating with brokers

• BMI and the Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) announced a settlement of their rate court proceeding. The new agreement,