Nielsen wins new stay over Cumulus with $50K-a-day at stake

For the second time this year, a federal appeals court has paused a court order requiring Nielsen to sell its Nationwide ratings product to Cumulus Media on terms and at a price set by a judge, now backed by a $50,000-a-day fine for noncompliance.

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals on September 16 granted Nielsen’s motion for a stay pending appeal, pausing a district court order that had directed the ratings company to offer its Nationwide radio ratings product to Cumulus Media on price and duration terms set by the court.

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