May 26, 2023
CBS, Cox and Fox have agreed to pay a total of $48 million to end claims in Illinois federal court that they participated in a scheme among major U.S. broadcasters to artificially inflate television advertising prices.
March 09, 2023
An Illinois federal court appointed a retired D.C. Superior Court judge as special master in an ongoing nationwide spat between ad purchasers and major U.S. broadcasters over claims that the prices of TV ads were artificially inflated.
February 10, 2023
In a procedural blow to major U.S. broadcasters, a federal judge in Illinois ordered the defendants cannot compel more discovery from ad buyers accusing them of rigging the prices of TV ads.
December 13, 2022
Ad buyers accusing broadcast giants of rigging the prices of TV ads told an Illinois federal judge Monday there are "systemic production deficiencies" and they are still waiting for some documents, while the media companies claim none of the discovery so far provides evidence of a conspiracy.
August 30, 2022
An Illinois federal court dismissed ShareBuilders Inc. from multidistrict litigation accusing broadcasting giants of fixing TV ad prices, citing a lack of evidence that the sales data the company provides facilitated the alleged conspiracy.
August 29, 2022
Broadcasters accused of TV ad price-fixing have asked an Illinois federal judge to reject a request by advertisers for their antitrust compliance policy information, arguing the documents are privileged communications with their attorneys and that the request is just an effort to heap further expense on the defendants.
August 10, 2022
Media data and analytics firm the Nielsen Co. told an Illinois federal court Tuesday that it should be able to withhold ratings data from ad buyers in multidistrict litigation accusing broadcasters of TV ad price-fixing, claiming that it can't be required to give away confidential, proprietary information in a case the company isn't directly involved in.
July 21, 2022
Ad buyers asked an Illinois federal judge Wednesday to force Nielsen to share ratings data crucial to their multidistrict litigation, which they said has already been provided to broadcasters accused of TV ad price-fixing.
April 18, 2022
ShareBuilders Inc. has urged an Illinois federal judge to dismiss it from multidistrict litigation accusing broadcast giants of rigging the prices of TV ads, arguing the ad buyers' third amended complaint merely shows how broadcasters may have used its platform to share information.
August 06, 2021
CBS has reached a settlement that will secure its exit from multidistrict litigation accusing the TV industry of working together to fix advertising prices, according to documents recently filed in an Illinois federal court.