Big tech firms weighed on Wall Street
Stock traders weren't thrilled with earnings reports from IBM and Intel, so stock prices fell on Wednesday. The folks at Dow Jones Indexes tell...
Senate Commerce tees up future of video hearing
It has come to the attention of Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) that America’s video viewing habits are in flux and that more and more...
Planned Verizon spectrum sale raises questions
Telecom giant Verizon holds 700 MHz spectrum in the A, B and C blocks. If its proposed acquisition
Shaw’s signs with Red Sox Radio Network, WEEI
Entercom Communications and Shaw’s Supermarkets are continuing their relationship with WEEI Sports Radio and the Red Sox Radio Network with the launch of the...
Dick Clark dead at 82
He was known as "The World's Oldest Teenager" from his many years of hosting "American Bandstand." And Dick Clark
WIL’s “Team Breadhead” join Komen Race for the Cure
The annual Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure takes place on Saturday 6/23 in Downtown St. Louis, and Hubbard Broadcasting’s 92.3 WIL’s “Team...
Cartoon Network to begin multi-platform streaming
Cartoon Network announced that it will soon begin streaming its on-air content live across multiple platforms. Streaming will include online at CartoonNetwork.com, plus digital...
BET unveils new programming at Upfront
During its annual Upfront presentation to the advertising community, BET Networks is revealing new programming, including scripted programs and original movies for both BET...
Bryan Broadcasting adds Kurten FM to Texas cluster
$750K KKLB-FM Bryan-College Station TX (Kurten TX) from Southwest Radio Broadcasting Ltd. (Robert Clint Crawford) to Bryan Broadcasting Corporation (William R. Hicks, Ben D....
NAB tells the FCC that it’s time for some dereg
According to the latest filing from the National Association of Broadcasters in regards to the 2010 Quadrennial Review, the only thing that has changed...
House Democrats already booking Fall TV time
Capitol Hill newser Politico is reporting that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is already gearing up for the 2012 general elections and its effort...
Fined Texas AM still on the hook with a discount
KOLJ-AM Quanah TX had a run-in with Mother Nature in the summer of 2008, and it eventually led to a run-in with the FCC....
TV gives Media General an up quarter
Newspaper revenues were down, as were digital media revenues, but television saved the day for Media General in Q1 and total revenues
Cumulus & Nielsen expand partnership
Cumulus Media is currently handles sales repping for Nielsen’s music monitoring service BDSradio (Broadcast Data Systems/BDS). Now the two have upped that deal to...
Bare-knuckled battle for control of SiriusXM
Back in 2009 John Malone was the white knight whom Mel Karmazin recruited to rescue SiriusXM from the brink of bankruptcy. Now the