Fred Upton gets a helping hand
It’s not easy being a moderate these days, or even anything less than a full-throttle ideologue sometimes. For House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman...
2012 Emmy Nominations announced
On Thursday, Kerry Washington and Jimmy Kimmel announced nominees for the 64th annual
Time-shifted viewing broadcast numbers best cable’s top shows
So says a TVB analysis of ratings for the first week of the 2012/13 broadcast season: the time-shifted portion of broadcast television’s same-day Top...
DirecTV to up subscriber fees by 4.5%
Its service fees will rise by an average of 4.5% on 2/7 due to increasing programming costs
MMTC spins Mississippi AM
$5K WHJA-AM Laurel-Hattiesburg MS (Laurel MS) from MMTC Broadcasting LLC (David E. Honig) to Donald M. Pugh Jr. $2K escrow, balance in cash at...
CBC Radio 2 now allowing ads
The CBC has been given permission by the CRTC to introduce advertising on some of its radio networks, breaking a four-decade tradition of commercial-free...
WPCM adds FM signal in Burlington, NC
Alamance County, NC, home of Curtis Media Group’s WPCM Radio, which features ’60s and ’70s music, beach music and local sports on AM 920,...
Looking under the hood of Sinclair/New Age deal
The transaction between Sinclair and New Age Media will move eight stations in three Nielsen DMAs – involving a significant but not huge amount of broadcast real estate. But it ultimately involves not two but five companies.
Nielsen: Christmas Music impact on December ratings
With Christmas just one day away, holiday music has overtaken the radio airwaves. In looking at the December listening trends from Nielsen’s PPM markets,...
Cable companies urge Program Access Rules update
In a letter to FCC Chairman Wheeler filed 2/25, executives from 53 companies -- including
BIA/Kelsey details new business models around “Internet Radio Revolution”
A new report by BIA/Kelsey shows that Internet Radio is changing
MFM announces 2014-2015 officers and board members
Media Financial Management Association (MFM) and BCCA, the media industry’s credit association, announced MFM’s officers for the coming year
11 Fears That Are Holding You Back
One of the keys to success is the capacity to take bold action when necessary
At-Home Inventors Spread the Word with Broadcast Outreach
It is well known that broadcast is a great way for entrepreneurs to get the word out far and wide...
Top Ten Radio Ratings Tour
Clark Smidt starts in the Big Apple and winds up in Boston with eight stops in between