Comcast loses dispute with Bloomberg over channel placement
Comcast must now carry Bloomberg business news channel near other news channels on cable systems in the 35 largest U.S. media markets, the FCC...
Mel Gibson testing pay-Per-View model on DirecTV
Mel Gibson is bypassing theaters and releasing his latest movie on pay-TV--pre-DVD release as well. “Get the Gringo,” which stars actor as a career...
Cox Digital Solutions unveils new mobile division
Cox Digital, a CoxReps company, has launched a mobile arm -- CDS Mobile -- which will connect national brands to local audiences among local...
YouTube unveils new channels, partners
The first digital newfront season concludes 5/2, and ahead of its presentation, Google’s YouTube announced details of its newfront ahead of the actual event, dubbed...
Red Robin debuting Red’s Tavern Double Burger via TV
The Red’s Tavern Double is part of the casual dining chain’s fresh new menu. Accompanying are three Tavern Styles -- Cantina Jack Style, Pig...
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
Attracting OPM (Other People’s Money)
By John R. Brooks and Erwin G. Krasnow, Esq.
There has been a string of encouraging news lately for the beleaguered broadcast business, and not...
Car Preferences of Younger TV viewers
We have already presented the car choices of radio fans, breaking down the relationship between programming and automobile preference for 16 formats in three...
Daily coupons and plugola
Broadcasters learned that Cumulus has planned a major deployment of
The ins and outs of wheeling and dealing by Emmis in NYC
Exclusive RBR-TVBR analysis
You no doubt know that Emmis Communications has announced multiple transactions related to the format and broadcast signal of WRKS-FM New York....
Radio Wasteland
Perhaps what each station truly needs is a
Ex-WTWO employee held in shooting incident
Farmersburg, IN State Police arrested a western Indiana man who they say fired gunshots at Nexstar’s WTWO-TV Ft. Wayne (NBC) where he was formerly...
Cumulus to flip WYAY-FM to all-News (audio)
Cumulus will debut Atlanta’s first all-news station (on AM or FM) in mid-May, on 106.7 WYAY-FM
Hulu, Fox moving to streaming authentication model
As part of the TV Everywhere initiative, Hulu is reportedly looking to change its free streaming model to one where viewers will have to...
Gas prices affecting new car purchases
With prices up at the pump, new car shoppers are increasingly cautious about the fuel efficiency of vehicles under consideration. Also, consumers are not...