Monday, 23 July 2007

UPDATE 2-Cumulus Media in $1.3 bln buyout, radio shares rise

(Reuters) - NEW YORK, July 23 - Radio broadcaster Cumulus
Media Inc. said on Monday it agreed to a $1.3 billion
buyout by investors led by its chief executive and Merrill
Lynch, reviving expectations of further deals in an industry
struggling with weaker advertising.




The agreement is the latest in a wave of media industry
buyouts, many of which have put leading U.S. newspaper
publishers and radio broadcasters into private hands as they
grapple with weak advertising and competing digital formats.


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