January 12, 2026
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.
January 09, 2026
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.
October 20, 2025
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.