PAC mounts radio rescue mission in PA guv race
A conservative organization is using radio to come to the aid of Pennsylvania Republican
KCRW commentator Diana Nyad tries Cuba swim again
Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, 62, a sports journalist and regular commentator on KCRW-FM LA, continues her pursuit of a record swim from Havana, Cuba...
Record Q1 results for CBS Corporation
Revenues were up 12% to $3.92 billion in Q1 for CBS Corporation, with Executive Chairman Sumner
UK broadcasters launch “NO!” to battle DAB switch
Numerous UK radio broadcasters have launched a campaign opposing that country’s digital switchover. The move, unlike here in the US with HD Radio, would force analog FM broadcasters to all migrate to DAB. Ed Vaizey, the Communications minister, is expected to set a timetable for the switchover that may include a firm switchover date at the Go Digital Conference 12/16.
McGavren Guild loses two top execs
RBR-TVBR sources tell us that the radio rep company lost two executives in the past few days: CFO/COO Barry Fischer
President Obama enlists “Harold & Kumar” in web ad (video)
The spot urges supporters to watch the Democratic National Convention's livestream coverage online Thursday. Actor Kal Penn, who plays Kumar in the stoner comedy...
Chernock, Laird, Symson Are Honorees
NAB's engineering honorees will receive their awards at the spring show.
Digital music sales continue slide
Digital album sales, something that both Apple and Amazon have worked very hard to develop, were essentially flat at 117.6 million units. Was 2013 a turning point in digital sales, or just a pause in digital’s continued growth? Q1 sales suggest the former. The latest data from Harker Research shows digital downloads continuing to slide, if anything a downward trend that appears to be accelerating over last year’s pace:
‘Taxi Brooklyn,’ ‘Motive’ rise; ‘Extant’ flat
NBC and CBS tied for number one in Adults 18-49 but NBC won with total viewers. On NBC, Taxi Brooklyn earned a 1.1, up...
Million viewer lead for Big Bang
For the week of 8/19/13, Big Bang Theory approached 10M total viewers and enjoyed better than a 1M lead on #2 Wheel of Fortune....
The pros and cons of direct licensing deals
Recent rights holder initiatives, such as moves by music publishing companies to license directly with digital platforms and radio broadcasters, are changing traditional models based upon collective rights management. But what are the consequences? How do they impact other smaller composers and rights holders? What do digital services like Pandora make of these new business propositions? Where does the trend leave collective management organizations?
Breckenridge, CO translators may go dark over failing power line
Many of the FM and all of over-the-air TV stations available in Summit County/Breckenridge/Silverthorne, CO are in jeopardy, says The Summit Daily News. An...
Obama discusses Wheeler appointment
The next stop for Tom Wheeler is the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation where Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and colleagues will get a...
Cumulus completes WestwoodOne (Dial Global) buy
Cumulus Media says it has completed the previously announced acquisition of WestwoodOne, formerly
A closer look at the Nexstar/CCA deal
There are a lot of moving parts in the deal that at its core is sending 19 stations in 10 markets from Communications Corporation...