Cumulus asks judge to force Nielsen to comply with ratings injunction

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Less than two weeks after winning a major appellate victory, Cumulus Media is back in federal court accusing Nielsen of delaying compliance with a federal court injunction, telling a judge the ratings company has spent two weeks stalling rather than offering a court-compliant price for its Nationwide ratings product. The wrangling comes against the backdrop of new legal maneuvers by Nielsen, which has filed a motion seeking a rehearing by the full Second Circuit for a rehearing.

In a motion filed in a New York court, Cumulus asks District Judge Jeannette Vargas to enforce the injunction she issued earlier this year. The order bars Nielsen from charging a “commercially unreasonable rate” for its Nationwide report as a complete, standalone product and identifies a presumptively reasonable rate as one no higher than the highest annual 2026 price Nielsen charges another broadcaster for Nationwide.

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