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
LBI Media sees gains in 2012 after an up year in 2011
Revenue gains by its television segment more than counterbalanced a decline for radio
Entercom scores Inner City’s San Francisco FM
A deal is in place that will send Urban KBLX-FM from troubled Inner City Broadcasting and into the open arms of the local Entercom...
Q2 begins with an up day on Wall Street
The Institute for Supply Management issued a factory activity report for February which was stronger than economists had expected and that helped keep stock...
DirecTV tries to draw FCC into Tribune retrans dispute
After Tribune Broadcasting stations in 19 markets were removed from its local-to-local satellite service over
CBS TV stations announce plans for WLNY-TV
CBS Television Stations announced the closing of its acquisition of independent, full-power WLNY-TV NYC (Channels 10/55) from Local Media TV Holdings LLC and initial...
Newcastle Brown Ale launches first TV effort
The new national campaign, “No Bollocks,” marks the first time Newcastle has invested in national TV ads, created by the brand’s new AOR Droga5....
Senator Arlen Specter fires up on Jason Lewis Show
Former PA Senator Arlen Specter threw a bit of a temper tantrum during a live interview on Genesis Communications Radio Network’s Conservative talker The...
NAB announces election winners
The votes have been counted and the results are now available: New members will be joining the National Association of Broadcasters’ Radio Board and...
FCC deletes unwanted FM allotments
If you are an FM allotment sitting in the FCC’s allotment shelter, and no qualified bidder comes to rescue you after a certain amount...
Emmis shareholders approve preferred trust for employees
The outcome was never in doubt, since CEO Jeff Smulyan controls 64% of the voting power, but a
Chesterman flips KSJZ-FM
Chesterman Communications of Jamestown, ND and Radio Consulting Services announced the launch of a “MIX 93.3,” effective 4/2, following a brief stunt. The station...