98.7 AMP Radio launching Buck and Coop in mornings
CBS Radio’s 98.7 AMP Radio Detroit announced afternoon driver Buck “Buck Head” Wise will move to mornings 4/9. Sean “Coop” Tabler will join him...
GroupM launches “GroupM Next”
GroupM Next is a new innovation unit to support the ongoing efforts of its four agencies Maxus, MEC, MediaCom and Mindshare. The focus is...
Gannett ratings reworked by Moody’s
Moody’s Investors Service as lowered its credit ratings on Gannett Company’s guaranteed senior unsecured note and credit facility ratings to Ba1 from Baa3. In...
College TV station going to management group
WXEL-TV in West Palm Beach FL is going to a new licensee formed by the station’s executives in what is being called a merger....
Democrats mix media in effort to regain House
A trio of Democratic organizations – the Democrat’s House committee, an issue organization and a union – are running an advertising campaign keyed to...
Deep discount given to FCC fine recipient
There are two ways to get money knocked off of an FCC fine. One is the admirable recognition of the Commission given to a...
Newcastle Brown Ale TV buy detailed
The new national campaign, “No Bollocks,” marks the first time Newcastle has invested in national TV ads, created via AOR Droga5. The campaign launched...
David Letterman and Craig Ferguson staying put through 2014
There’ll be no changes anytime soon in the late night lineup at CBS. The Eye Network announced that it has agreed on contract extensions...
Jim Rome heading to CBS Sports Network
The successful sports TV personality has taken his game to CBS, where his new daily sports show, "Rome," debuts on the CBS Sports Network...
Jeff Haley out at RAB as Erica Farber takes over
Less than five months after joining the Radio Advertising Bureau as its #2 executive, Erica Farber is taking over the top spot as President...
SBS launches Z92 “Zalsa y Mas”
Spanish Broadcasting System has blown up Clasica 92.3 FM for the more updated Z92 “Zalsa y Más!” (WCMQ-FM) in Miami. The Z is blended...
The brittle bones of media planning
Why Reach isn’t Reach any more: My kid’s favorites are Dinosaurs. They run right past the sea anemones, which barely leave a smudge, straight...
BSkyB Chairman James Murdoch to step down
News Corp. Deputy COO James Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of U.K. pay-TV giant
Barnstable: Biggest deal so far this year
The recently announced $23 Million purchase (pending) of four Barnstable radio stations on Long Island, by privately held Connoisseur, represents the largest sale so...
Who needs ratings to sell radio? (audio)
Not Alan Beck. The Market Manager for Saga Communications in Champaign-Urbana, IL says the