Streaming Top Music Platform: Streaming music has overtaken AM/FM radio as the top daily music platform among Americans ages 13 and older, according to Edison Research data for the second quarter of 2026.Streaming services now reach 46% of that audience each day, edging out traditional broadcast radio’s 43% daily music reach.
Rivers Returns: Beasley Media Group has announced Nick Rivers will join the company’s Charlotte radio cluster as Assistant Program Director for WSOC-FM/Country 103.7 and WKQC-FM/K104.7. In addition to his programming responsibilities, Rivers will host afternoon drive on Country 103.7, filling the opening created by Charlie & Debbie’s recent move to mornings.
NFL Bills Expand: The Buffalo Bills has partnered with Bell Media's TSN, Canada's Sports Leader, to extend its coverage into Canada, adding major markets Toronto, Montreal and Ottawa to the team's growing media footprint, with national coverage available through iHeartRadio Canada.
Media Industry
PSKY Okays Relocation Plan: Paramount’s board has approved relocation plans proposed by CEO David Ellison that could include selling the studio’s 65-acre Hollywood lot and, if its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery succeeds, the larger Warner Bros. campus in Burbank.
Charter Makes Concessions: Charter Communications received final state approval Thursday to acquire Cox Communications in a $21.9 billion deal after agreeing to California regulators’ demands for low-cost internet options and other consumer protections.
Widget Worries: Spotify’s new skip widget is terrifying much of the podcast industry by making it far easier for listeners to jump past ads, promotions and filler content.
U-S News
Who's In Charge? U-S on Thursday said that it could maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely and would ratchet up economic pressure on Tehran as ceasefire talks have floundered, global oil supply is dropping and regional tensions are rising.
Traffic Trickles: Shipping traffic at the Strait of Hormuz fell below the month average towards the end of the week due to volatile sentiment between the United States and Iran, with both countries making competing claims over its control.
Luigi's Day In Court: Luigi Mangione, who was arrested in connection with the killing of a health insurance executive in Manhattan in 2024, is expected to plead guilty to unspecified federal charges on Friday.
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