Monthly Archives: May 2018

Things are not as simple as they used to be

The news was reported first by the Boston Globe (which sits behind a paywall) https://nypost.com/2018/05/04/john-kerry-secretly-meeting-with-world-leaders-in-bid-to-save-iran-deal/ The framework was agreed to by the 5 permanent members of the UN Security Council and the EU. Any attempt to apply unilateral sanctions against … Continue reading →

Many people probably have no idea who the third largest (by number of stations) commercial radio station is – Townsquare is the one not in bankruptcy. After the radio bubble burst, a Private Equity firm created Townsquare, headquartered in the … Continue reading →

NPR, WNYC (New York), WBEZ (Chicago) and This American Life have acquired Pocket Casts. https://www.theverge.com/2018/5/3/17314866/pocket-casts-podcast-app-acquisition-npr-wnyc-wbez-this-american-life The most surprising thing in the story is the new CEO is a veteran of iHeartradio