TRANSACTIONS – Page 91 – RAMP – Radio and Music Pros

Midlands Doubles Its Portfolio

July 26, 2018July 25, 2018 kevincarter

• Columbia, SC-based Midlands Media Group, LLC, led by Kirk Litton and veteran programmer/consultant Keith Clark, announced the next step in

EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE TELEVISION TRANSACTIONS

Cox Shopping Its TV Division

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 kevincarter Cox, Cox Media Group, Inc.

• Cox Enterprises, Inc., the parent company of Cox Media Group announced it’s exploring strategic options for its ownership or

BRANDING/MARKETING FRONT PAGE PROGRAMMING TRANSACTIONS

Netflix Radio Venture Is A Joke

July 19, 2018 kevincarter Netflix, SiriusXM

• Netflix is expanding its footprint into radio, thanks to a partnership with SiriusXM. As CNBC reports, Netflix announced it

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WBEB & WXTU/Philly In Play

July 19, 2018July 22, 2018 kevincarter Entercom

• UPDATED: Philadelphia became acquisition central today as Entercom Communications Corp. announced a definitive agreement to acquire heritage AC WBEB

EXECUTIVE ACTION FRONT PAGE LABEL LOVE TRANSACTIONS

Massey’s New Venture A Work Of Art

July 18, 2018 kevincarter

• Last week Sony Music announced David Massey as the President and CEO of a relaunched Arista Records, which will become

FRONT PAGE NEWS/TALK/SPORTS SYNDICATION TRANSACTIONS

Travis Keeps Outkicking The Coverage

July 17, 2018July 16, 2018 kevincarter iHeart

• Fox Sports Radio, a division of Premiere Networks, announced a renewed and extended multi-year relationship with Clay Travis. Under

DIGITAL FRONT PAGE STREAMING SYNDICATION TRANSACTIONS

LRN + Skyview + ABC Radio

July 11, 2018July 12, 2018 kevincarter ABC News Radio, Marketplace, Skyview Networks

• Local Radio Networks (LRN) is collaborating with Skyview Networks and ABC Radio to expand distribution, drive network sales revenue

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Ellis Aboard, HaZe Extended @ KNOU

July 11, 2018July 11, 2018 kevincarter Entercom

• Entercom makes two major contractual moves at Top 40 KNOU (NOW 96.3)/St. Louis — 1) Hiring Scott Ellis as PD/midday personality,

FRONT PAGE Mainstream Rock MORNING SHOWS TRANSACTIONS

KFM-BFM Calls B.S. On Paper

July 8, 2018 kevincarter Tegna

• Seems that “a local San Diego newspaper” created some unnecessary controversy last week when it dramatically stated that the

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Silver Lake Kicking iHeart’s Tires?

July 8, 2018 kevincarter iHeart, iHeartMedia

• Private equity firm Silver Lake Partners has recently shown interest in buying bankrupt iHeartMedia — a new challenger to