Beasley’s Nepo Problem

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  • Wait…what?  When the family runs the company and the money runs out.
  • As layoffs spread across Beasley, one group inside the company remains untouched.
  • One date on Beasley’s financial calendar may decide whether family loyalty helps the company — or finally hurts it. 

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Delete, Delete, Beware

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  • The unintended and intended consequences coming next after scrapping outdated rules and eliminating red tape.
  • The non-license renewal trap, forced market exits, pay-to-play rules that may force smaller broadcasters out.
  • How the Radical Right FCC is coming after radio licenses after “delete, delete, delete”.

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The Hidden Shift Inside Today’s Pop Music

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  • Something subtle is changing how we listen — and it isn’t good news for radio.
  • What today’s chart-toppers are doing differently (almost no one notices).
  • Songwriters made a smart move — now it’s backfiring.
  • The quiet shift behind today’s hits — and radio’s next hard call.

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Private Equity on the Run

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  • A move private equity owners are now making to deal with failing companies coming soon to radio.
  • Beyond bankruptcy – how they are doing it in other non-media businesses.
  • Why working for or competing against PE’s desperate new idea will forever change the radio industry.

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The Cumulus/Nielsen Standoff

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  • A shock court ruling that has upended the Cumulus lawsuit – but not so fast.
  • The real meaning -- not the court’s initial siding with Cumulus.
  • Why anyone who does business with Nielsen is now on notice that things are likely to change for them, too.

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