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Judge OKs T-Mobile/Sprint Merger

February 11, 2020February 12, 2020 kevincarter Sprint, T-Mobile

• A federal judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of T-Mobile‘s proposed takeover of Sprint in a deal that will

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SiriusXM Invests $75 Mil In SoundCloud

February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 kevincarter SiriusXM, SoundCloud

• SoundCloud and SiriusXM Holdings Inc. announced that SiriusXM has invested $75 million in SoundCloud, the world’s largest open audio

BRANDING/MARKETING EXECUTIVE ACTION FINANCIAL FRONT PAGE TELEVISION TRANSACTIONS

CMG Spins Ohio Papers To Cox

February 10, 2020 kevincarter Cox Enterprises, Cox Media Group

• Cox Media Group (CMG) reached an agreement to spin off its Ohio newspapers, TheDayton Daily News, The Springfield News-Sun,

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KYW/Philly Pacts With Local TV

February 10, 2020February 10, 2020 kevincarter Entercom, KYW-AM

• Entercom Philadelphia announced a multiplatform content distribution partnership with NBC across all broadcast channels, websites and social media platforms.

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WMG Files For IPO

February 6, 2020February 10, 2020 kevincarter Warner Music Group

• Warner Music Group Corp. announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities

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XFL + VSin + iHeartRadio

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 kevincarter

The NFL season ended last weekend… maybe you heard something about that… now, football fans are gearing up for the

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Taylor Swift Signs With UMPG

February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 kevincarter Taylor Swift, UMPG

• Taylor Swift has signed an exclusive global publishing agreement with Universal Music Publishing Group (UMPG). Swift’s previous deal with Sony/ATV

EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS PODCASTING PROGRAMMING STREAMING TRANSACTIONS

Spotify Acquiring Simmons’ The Ringer

February 5, 2020February 6, 2020 kevincarter Spotify, The Ringer

• Spotify has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Ringer, a leading creator of sports, entertainment and pop

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Sun Broadcast Group Acquires Envision Networks

February 4, 2020February 5, 2020 kevincarter Envision Networks, Sun Broadcast Group

• Sun Broadcast Group (SBG), a Gen Media Partners company, announced that it has acquired Cleveland based Envision Networks®, the

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FMQB Retiring, Kal Rudman Is Not

January 30, 2020 kevincarter FMQB

• A defining era in the radio trade industry has officially concluded after five decades, as Kal Rudman, the legendary