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USC has signed a five-year deal with L.A.'s KABC-AM, which becomes the "new radio home for its football and men's basketball games" (L.A. TIMES, 5/3).

Dish Network said it lost 259,000 net TV subscribers in Q1 amid "recent carriage disputes with HBO and Univision." A 7,000 gain at streaming service Sling TV, down 91,000 from the year-ago period, "couldn't make up for a bigger decline of 266,000 in traditional satellite TV subscribers" (HOLLYWOODREPORTER.com, 5/3).

Last night's Bruins-Blue Jackets Stanley Cup Playoffs game in Columbus drew 19,431, the "largest crowd for a #CBJ game" at Nationwide Arena in franchise history. The Bruins won to even the series 2-2 (TWITTER.com, 5/2).

Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. President & CEO Butch Spyridon confirmed that the city's agreement to host the NASCAR Cup Awards is through '20. The event is moving from Las Vegas to Nashville this December (NBCSPORTS.com, 5/2).

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