Cumulus Media New Holdings Inc. v. The Nielsen Company (US) LLC

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Case overview

Case Number:

1:25-cv-08581

Court:

New York Southern

Nature of Suit:

Anti-Trust

Judge:

Jeannette A. Vargas

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  1. March 11, 2026

    Cumulus Ch. 11 Came Amid Antitrust Suit, Audience Shifts

    As radio giant Cumulus was looking into restructuring options that ultimately led it to Chapter 11 last week, it was also kicking off litigation against audience analytics giant Nielsen, a longtime vendor.

  2. March 05, 2026

    Nielsen Urges 2nd Circ. To Nix Data-Tying Order

    Ratings provider Nielsen has told the Second Circuit that a lower court injunction blocking it from conditioning access to its nationwide radio ratings data on the purchase of local market data intruded on its private price negotiations with radio giant Cumulus Media.

  3. January 22, 2026

    2nd Circ. Stays Nielsen's National-Local Data Tying Block

    The Second Circuit temporarily paused a New York federal judge's order blocking Nielsen from tying access to its nationwide radio ratings data to the purchase of local market data.

  4. January 12, 2026

    Nielsen Gets 4-Day Pause On National-Local Data Tying Block

    Nielsen has just four days to seek Second Circuit intervention before an order goes into effect blocking it from conditioning full access to its nationwide radio data on also buying local data, after a New York federal judge refused Monday to pause that mandate beyond a brief administrative stay.

  5. January 09, 2026

    Nielsen's 'Coercive' National-Local Data Tying Blocked

    A New York federal judge preliminarily blocked Nielsen from conditioning full access to its nationwide radio data on also buying local data because that policy is more than just discounted bundling, according to a ruling unsealed Thursday.

  6. October 20, 2025

    Radio Co. Challenges Nielsen's National-Local Data 'Tying'

    Cumulus Media sued Nielsen in New York federal court last week, as the local and national radio network owner seeks temporary and lasting blocks on a new ratings data policy Cumulus says entrenches Nielsen's monopolies by conditioning comprehensive nationwide data on subscriptions to the data for local geographies.