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Spotify Acquires Megaphone

November 10, 2020 kevincarter Megaphone, Spotify

• Spotify Technology S.A. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire podcast advertising and publishing platform Megaphone. The acquisition

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Harms & Stapleford Now Streaming

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020 kevincarter Amazon Music, Pandora

• UPDATED: Big news for a couple prominent Alternative veterans: 1) Andrew Harms who recently resigned as APD/MD and afternoon

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TikTok, Sony Music Announce Deal

November 2, 2020 kevincarter Sony Music Entertainment, TikTok

• Wildly popular short-form video app TikTok announced a new agreement with Sony Music Entertainment (SME) to make songs from

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Nexstar Digital & Nexstar Broadcasting Merging

October 22, 2020October 23, 2020 kevincarter Nexstar Media Group

• Nexstar Media Group, Inc. announced that, effective November 1, 2020 it will combine its two primary operating subsidiaries, merging

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Soundtrack, Warner Music Renew Vows

October 13, 2020 kevincarter Soundtrack Your Brand, Warner Music Group

• Soundtrack Your Brand, billed as “the world’s fastest growing business-to business (B2B) music streaming service,” has renewed its global

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Temporary Reprieve For oWOW.radio

September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 kevincarter COVID-19, oWow

• Last week Cleveland radio icon John Gorman and staff announced that, due to the devastating economic effect of the

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iHeart, Charlamagne Launch Podcast Network

September 9, 2020September 10, 2020 kevincarter Charlamagne Tha God, iHeartMedia

• iHeartMedia and Charlamagne Tha God, co-host of the Premiere-syndicated The Breakfast Club have joined forces to launch The Black

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Network Needs? The Choice Is Clear

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 kevincarter Clear Media Network

• Longtime Dallas-based radio pros Gary Spurgeon and Mark McCray have teamed up to launch Clear Media Network®, a 24/7

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Reach The Bay Area With Highway 1

August 21, 2020 kevincarter Bonneville

• In 2018, Bonneville’s KOIT-HD2/San Francisco filled a format hole in the Bay Area by launching the Triple A format.

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Soundtrack Your Brand Pacts With UMG

August 18, 2020August 18, 2020 kevincarter Soundtrack, UMG

• Soundtrack Your Brand, the pioneering business-to-business cloud-based music streaming service and Universal Music Group (UMG) announced a global licensing