Nielsen Granted Stay Pending Appeal in Cumulus Anti-Trust Suit and Separately Files Countersuit Against Cumulus
Nielsen wins a round in its defense against Cumulus Media’s anti-trust claims as the Second Circuit Court of Appeals grants the stay pending appeal that it had sought as well as that Court granting its motion to seal
its opposition. Regarding the stay pending appeal, this give Nielsen the ability to do its business as usual while the claim makes its way through the courts. Nielsen also filed an Answer and Counterclaim with the United States District Court for Southern New York. It that filing it rejects all of Cumulus claims against it and then makes counterclaims. Nielsen claims “Cumulus has engaged in 
an illicit pressure campaign to extract favorable contract terms from Nielsen and undermine Nielsen’s position in the radio ratings market. While Cumulus was stringing Nielsen along during negotiations for a new services agreement to begin in 2026, behind the scenes, Cumulus intentionally and in bad faith breached multiple provisions of its existing contract with Nielsen by secretly handing over Nielsen’s crown jewels—itsproprietary and confidential radio ratings data—to Nielsen’s direct competitor.” Other claims Nielsen is making include that Cumulus negotiated in bad faith by refusing to engage with or counter Nielsen’s offers during the negotiation period and that Cumulus “retained counsel and launched a lawfare campaign, threatening antitrust litigation unless Nielsen capitulated to its demands, even though Nielsen has no obligation to renew its contract with Cumulus.” Nielsen also says Cumulus “supplied Nielsen’s confidential and proprietary information” to competitor Eastlan Ratings. Nielsen is asking that Cumulus’ suit be thrown out and that it receives from Cumulus attorneys’ fees and damages as determined by the court.
Judge Kenneth M. Karas concluded Townsquare failed to establish monetary damages on most of the contracts and ordered Townsquare a partial award of about $115,000 but ruled in favor of Regency on most of the deals. Townsquare requested reconsideration, and in 2023 Judge Karas concluded that he had overlooked evidence on 10 advertising contracts. After holding a bench trial last June, Karas on December 12, 2025, ordered Regency “to pay $114,936 that remained unsatisfied from his 2022 partial decision for Townsquare; $694,328 on the contracts he reconsidered, and $344,833 in interest, for a total of $1,154,097.” 
“Eric from Dominion saying he was going to make sure President Trump lost the 2020 election.” That was picked up and broadcast by OAN network and further repeated by the Trump campaign and Trump attorneys Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell. Coomer also sued MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and won a $2.3 million judgement. Courthouse News also reports that Coomer is also suing Salem personality Eric Metaxas who recently filed with the court to settle and is awaiting approval from the court. Interestingly, Corporon – a practicing attorney – is representing Gateway Pundit owner James Hoft who is also being sued by Coomer for defamation. That case is scheduled to go to trial in April of 2026. 
business as CEO upon successful acquisition.” While both parties were doing due diligence on the CMG deal, Warshaw learned that an Audacy majority stake holder was willing to sell its stake in the company. Warshaw says he steered SFM and Del Nin to the deal that made SFM a majority stake holder of the new Audacy in early 2024. Warshaw alleges he was promised he’d be the next CEO of Audacy or that he would get 5% of SFM’s profits from the Audacy acquisition. After that though, Warshaw says Del Nin balked and denied there was ever an agreement, calling any such claims “fabricated.” Now, Soros and Del Nin filed both a Motion to Dismiss saying the “Court lacks personal jurisdiction over Mr. Del Nin under Connecticut’s long-arm statute”; and a Motion to Revise that asks Warshaw to revise his complaint with specific details about his contracts – written or verbal – that he claims were breached, and more. In the Motion to Revise, Soros and Del Nin imply that Warshaw doesn’t have the contractual proof necessary to support his claim. 
Tuesday (8/8), Cumulus filed suit against the duo on August 4 claiming they are in violation of several clauses in their contracts with the company. McDowell and Kemp left Cumulus last month after they were unable to come to terms on a renewal to remain with “The Ticket.” The sticking point was their desire to explore digital initiatives outside of their work with Cumulus. They have since launched a podcast via Patreon that Cumulus says violates their six-month non-compete. The company also alleges the two have violated the non-solicitation and non-disparagement clauses of their contract and additionally alleges they have “commandeered” company-owned social media accounts, threatened to release “conversations Defendants illicitly recorded” with company executives. Cumulus is seeking “emergency injunctive relief” plus attorneys’ fees and costs. McDowell told listeners to the podcast released on Sunday (8/6), “We’re working with certain advisors. We’ve been advised that we are doing nothing wrong, so don’t stop, for now. So right now, we are putting this out there, and what’s in store for tomorrow? I don’t know.” 
come to terms on a renewal to remain with “The Ticket.” The sticking point was their desire to explore digital initiatives outside of their work with Cumulus. They have since launched a podcast via Patreon that Cumulus says violates their six-month non-compete. The company also alleges the two have violated the non-solicitation and non-disparagement clauses of their contract. It alleges the duo have “commandeered” company-owned social media accounts, threatened to release “conversations Defendants illicitly recorded” with company executives. Cumulus is seeking “emergency injunctive relief” plus attorneys’ fees and costs.