Radio Broadcasting
Antitrust Case: SCOTUS Nielsen has asked Supreme Court to review a high-stakes antitrust fight over how radio ratings are sold, seeking to overturn lower-court rulings that treat its national audience data as a monopoly product used to force broadcasters to buy local ratings they do not want. MORE
New Hot 100 Champ: Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” made Billboard history Tuesday, logging a 23rd week at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and overtaking Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” for the most weeks ever atop the chart. MORE
Heart Procedure: Lionel Richie underwent a successful heart procedure for atrial fibrillation and has canceled upcoming tour dates, though he remains scheduled for a Las Vegas residency later in October and November. MORE
Media Industry
TV Ratings: “60 Minutes” drew 6.77 million viewers Sunday for its second episode of the season, down 15% from its premiere but up 5% from the same episode a year ago, Nielsen Big Data + Panel figures released Tuesday showed. MORE
Exit Threat Worked: Fear that Paramount would follow through on a threat to leave California helped drive California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Gov. Gavin Newsom toward a settlement that cleared David Ellison’s $111 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. MORE
Aikman & ESPN: Troy Aikman has no new ESPN deal in place after Joe Buck signed a six-year, $108 million extension. MORE
U-S News
Trump At UNGA: President Donald Trump used his United Nations speech to threaten Iran and predict Cuba's collapse while emphasizing U.S. strength, and he discussed diplomatic moves in the Middle East, Ukraine, Greenland and Latin America. MORE
Access Is Privilege: WH officials said in a court filing Tuesday that President Trump had determined that CNN, MS NOW and Politico had breached standards of conduct, leading to their expulsion from the White House grounds. MORE
XI Arrives: Chinese leader Xi Jinping wanted trip to the U.S. to be categorized as a “state visit,” the highest tier of diplomatic pageantry. The designation would come with honor guards, a 21-gun salute and a formal welcome on the White House South Lawn. Xi will get his way, but reaching an agreement took weeks of work. MORE