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

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Case Number:

26-2516

Court:

Appellate - 2nd Circuit

Nature of Suit:

  1. September 21, 2026

    Nielsen Faced Potential Fine Of $50K Per Day In Tying Case

    If the Second Circuit hadn't stepped in and paused a New York federal court order commanding Nielsen Co. to provide its national ratings data separate from its local offerings, the company would have racked up $50,000 a day in sanctions if it did not comply.

  2. September 17, 2026

    2nd Circ. Pauses Nielsen Order In Cumulus Tying Case

    The Second Circuit has put on hold a preliminary injunction ordering the Nielsen Co. to offer its national ratings data separate from its local offerings after the company argued that the lower court changed the terms of the injunction after the Second Circuit approved it the first time.

  3. September 16, 2026

    Nielsen Says Cumulus Order Illegally Dictates Sale Terms

    A Nielsen Co. attorney on Wednesday blasted a federal judge's order that he said dictated the terms of the company's sale of nationwide radio ratings to Cumulus Media, telling a Second Circuit panel that the new order was "completely different" from an injunction the appellate court had upheld.

  4. September 14, 2026

    Cumulus Tells 2nd Circ. Even Brief Stay Of Nielsen Order Is Bad

    Cumulus Media says it's going to be irreparably harmed if the Second Circuit doesn't lift the administrative stay it put in place stopping a preliminary injunction that Nielsen is challenging for the second time from going into effect while the appellate court looks at the matter.