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Broadcast an afterthought in FCC oversight hearing
The FCC deals with a wide range of communications services, and the Senate Commerce Committee hearing of 5/16/12 touched on a number of them....
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Clear Channel scores Boston FM
Phoenix Media has announced the sale of Alternative WFNX-FM in Boston to radio giant Clear Channel – which is currently operating an underweight two-FM,...
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Emmis secures its spot on NASDAQ
After successfully keeping the head of its stock above water for the requisite number of days – with above water defined as trading at $1.00...
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Sinclair, Fox agree to affiliation terms, purchase options
Television group Sinclair has secured rights for 19 owned-or-operated Fox affiliates through the end of 2017, and has the option to purchase one of...
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NAB urges FCC to proceed with caution when defining MVPDs
The National Association of Broadcasters says it is fully supportive of competition in the...
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Rush Limbaugh now a famous Missourian
Rush was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians at the State Capitol in Jefferson City 5/14...
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Small deal underlies LIN/New Vision group sale
More details are available regarding the acquisition of the New Vision Television group by LIN Media – which includes the right to...
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Watchdogs press FCC on LPFM
An organization focusing on the media needs of Hispanics wants to make sure the full potential of LPFM in terms of diversifying control of...
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- DWTS outdraws “America’s Got Talent”
- Multifaceted inspirational outfit Light grows in Q1
- New commissioners an afterthought at FCC oversight hearing
- Broadcast an afterthought in FCC oversight hearing
- Glee wins the night for Fox
- NBC: “Talent” scores season highs
- NCIS finales wins for CBS Tuesday
- Tully clears out another Clear Channel leftover
- House panel set to take closer look at FCC/LightSquared
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WOWO staffer found in contempt over cell phone
Dave Wheaton, news director for Federated Media’s WOWO-AM Ft. Wayne, IN was found in contempt of court 5/15 after he was found using a...
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College station nailed for missing lists
Stations of all types are routinely cited for public file violations, but the problem can be particularly acute at stations licensed to colleges or...
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Emmis secures its spot on NASDAQ
After successfully keeping the head of its stock above water for the requisite number of days – with above water defined as trading at $1.00...
- Analyst sees radio revenue upswing
- Radio/BMI deal under judicial review
- What’s worse than a file fine – two of them
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Networks top must-keep TV survey
It seems the oft-predicted demise of broadcast television remains highly exaggerated. According to a survey, if television viewers were limited in the number of...
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Univision unveils 2012-13 lineup
Univision, the top-rated Spanish-language network, unveiled its 2012-13 lineup of new and returning shows 5/15 at the New Amsterdam Theatre NYC. It was hosted...
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ACA resists MVPD status for online competitors
The American Cable Association believes that conferring full MVPD status on pure-play online distributors would be disruptive and unreasonable – it called on the...
- ABC to launch 10 new programs for 2012-13
- FCC’s MASN/TWC North Carolina decision upheld
- NAB urges FCC to proceed with caution when defining MVPDs
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Multifaceted inspirational outfit Light grows in Q1
Light Media managed to grow Q4 2011 revenues by a factor of better than 50% and almost pulled off the feat again during Q1...
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New commissioners an afterthought at FCC oversight hearing
Newly-minted FCC Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai were in attendance at the Wednesday 5/16/12 Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the agency. But unless...
- Broadcast an afterthought in FCC oversight hearing
- FTC shuts down internet advertising scam
- SBS Q1 up 4% (audio)
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Free news research from Madison Avenue
Research budget get slashed this year? Well, some good news is on the way. There are huge companies out there that are more than...
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Closing the gap on discrepancies
Successful campaign management is essential to generating current and future revenue. In radio and TV, we sell time. Discrepancies are not only lost...
- Daily coupons and plugola
- Create a landmark and get recognized
- Radio Wasteland
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Pandora CEO aims at taking more radio revenue
At the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in Boston, Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy spoke again this week about their strategy to...
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CBS orders seven for 2012-13 season
Ahead of its 5/16 upfront, CBS ordered seven new offerings, including a reality show, two comedies and four dramas. The two comedies both feature...
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Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey talks acquisitions and divestitures
With this week’s deal to swap market clusters and cash with Townsquare Media, Cumulus Media is reducing its station count...
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Nick Verbitsky remembers Dick Clark (audio)
Like many of us, Nick Verbitsky grew up watching Dick Clark on television. But years later Verbitsky became Clark’s business partner in a radio...
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Car Preferences of Mature TV viewers
We now conclude our six-part series on the favorite vehicle choices of various radio and television audiences with a look at the picks of...
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Car Preferences of Middle-Aged TV viewers
Here is the fifth installment of our six part series, which breaks down the automobile preferences of various radio and television audiences. Today, we...
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Bring big data to TV buying TV audience fragmentation
May marks a time of year when advertisers, media agencies and networks crouch to their starting-block positions in anticipation of the start of TV’s...
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Dish CEO responds to network criticism of “Auto Hop”
Dish Network says it has “respect” for broadcast networks after executives at NBC and Fox criticized and questioned its rollout of Auto Hop, a...
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- Attracting OPM (Other People’s Money)
- Deal Tips: Forcing the Seller to Sell
- Political Broadcasting on Public Television
- 12-Step Program to Prep a Station for Sale
- FCC’s Motive for Demanding Copies of TV Station Public Files Confirmed
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Has Axelrod decided Obama toothpaste comes in many flavors?
The Obama re-election effort is likely dropping a heck of a lot of ad money—and soon. We are hearing...
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Pepsi debuts “Live for Now” with Nicki Minaj (video)
Pepsi has launched the brand’s first TV ad for its global campaign, “Live for Now.” The ad, “Now in the Moment,” inspires Pepsi fans...
- Merlin Media billboards may violate state law
- Barnes & Noble launches effort for NOOK Simple Touch
- Jagermeister unveils “Stronger Bond” (video)
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House panel set to take closer look at FCC/LightSquared
The FCC’s handling of the LightSquared proceeding led to the delay in seating of two new commissioners. That part of the story has ended,...
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New commissioners speak
Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai are the newest FCC commissioners, and in both cases they are honored, privileged and looking forward to working with...
- FCC at full strength
- FCC to convene LPFM/translator forum
- Legislators again want to erase CPB funding
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Abacast, SESAC partner on marketing, promotion
Abacast, provider of cloud-based streaming and ad management services to the radio industry and SESAC, the performing rights organization, announced a partnership to enable...
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Clarion includes TuneIn for Next GATE
Clarion announced a partnership with TuneIn to feature the service as part of Next GATE, a new in-vehicle intelligent controller for iPhone. This partnership...
- Nexstar goes after the kids
- TuneIn scores Major League Lacrosse
- Spotify may soon challenge Pandora in the states
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The digital lives of American moms
Moms are at the center of their family’s offline life, so it’s of little surprise that they’re also at the center of many of...
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CRE to study diary-sample improvement
The Council for Research Excellence (CRE) will conduct a three-market study encompassing various audience-measurement methods to better understand response bias in address-based audience samples. ...
- TV still tops with ad dollars, consumers’ media time
- Viewing habits from screen to screen
- Behaviors and strategies of apparel shoppers detailed
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Telemundo ups original programming by 40%
Its 2012-2013 programming lineup includes six new, original primetime novellas and more than 800 hours of original content, increasing the network’s original programming slate...
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Univision tlnovelas debuts two new shows
The soap opera format maybe all but extinct on English-language US program outlets, but it is alive and well in the Hispanic universe. And...
- New overnight programming for NBC affiliates
- Jewel tapped to play June Carter Cash
- Fox to debut celebrity dating show
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WQAM re-ups with Univ. of Miami Radio for another five
Hurricane Sports Properties (HSP) announced that Beasley’s WQAM-AM Miami will remain the University of Miami’s radio flagship partner for the next five years. WQAM...
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Radio 92.9 EarthFest on Saturday
Greater Media’s Alternative WBOS-FM Boston will hold its 19th annual Radio 92.9 EarthFest Saturday, May 19. The musical lineup will include Third Eye Blind,...
- Envision Radio Networks launches “Paranormal 60”
- “Where Are They Now” airing Finest of the Finals Week
- Compass unveils 2012 College Football schedule
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DWTS outdraws “America’s Got Talent”
“DWTS Results Show” (9:00-10:00 p.m.) Leaping over its lead-in (“Cougar Town”) at 9:00 p.m. in viewers (+291%) and young adults (+120%) opposite CBS’ season...
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Glee wins the night for Fox
The 9pm and 8pm installments of GLEE were the #1 and #2 programs of the night among Adults 18-34 and Teens. At 8pm, GLEE...
- NBC: “Talent” scores season highs
- NCIS finales wins for CBS Tuesday
- NCIS fuels CBS Tuesday victory
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SBE launches letter writing campaign at NAB
The Society of Broadcast Engineers is conducting a letter writing campaign to solicit co-sponsors for H.R. 2102, the FCC Technical Resource Enhancement Act (Tech...
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SBE releases new engineering certification
The Society of Broadcast Engineers now offers a new engineering level Certified Broadcast Networking Engineer (CBNE) networking certification. Eligible engineers may now apply to...
- WAMU’s Bluegrass Country adds second translator
- MusicMaster releases version 5.0
- Sinclair Broadcast Group gets backpack technology
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Greece worries pull down stocks again
Following a positive start, stocks closed in the red for a fourth straight session, as investors weighed strong U.S. economic data against ongoing uncertainty...
- Dow closes near 4-month low
- Stocks at three-month lows
- What’s worse than a file fine – two of them
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Tough Friday for stocks, including broadcast
Stock prices fell pretty much across the board on Friday. The negative driver was the monthly employment report from the US Department of Labor....
- Entravision redeeming some bonds
- Who’s in the board room at Cumulus Media?
- DirecTV calls some public debt
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