Saturday, August 23, 2025

FTC / Federal Trade Commission

FTC wants search engine ads labeled

The Federal Trade Commission has sent an advisory to search engine providers reminding them that if one of the results produced from a search is a...

Voltair Updates Divulged

25-Seven Systems VP/Founder Geoff Steadman gave an update on Voltair 2.0.
Online Video

Americans viewed 8.3 billion video ads in March

comScore’s Video Metrix service showed that 181 million U.S. Internet users watched nearly 37 billion online content videos in March, while video ads topped...

Stocks fall; S&P 500 down for third day

Stocks fell on Thursday, as a spike in oil prices and softer-than-expected economic data dented sentiment on Wall Street. As unrest in Iraq intensified,...
Kids & Junk Food

TV and junk food go together

A Science Daily story on a study by the University of Houston notes that watching a lot of television can lead to eating a lot of junk. The producer of the report is aware that this is not the first time the issue has been examined.
Nielsen

Latino populations growing fastest “Where we aren’t looking”

The Latino population in the U.S. is growing—and in places many people might not be looking. While historically Hispanic-designated market areas (DMAs) like Miami...
SBG / Sinclair Broadcast Group

Sinclair and DISH headed for blackout

Satellite MVPD DISH Network is locked once again into a retransmission consent battle with a television group. This time it’s Sinclair Broadcast Group, and...
CBS Radio

KILT-AM manager fired for controversial blog

CBS Sports Radio 610 in Houston tells KOTV-TV Tulsa that a Digital Content Manager has been fired following a blog post about an Oklahoma...

Jack Myers: Legacy Media Will Lure Back Lost Dollars

Noted media ecologist Jack Myers has good news for radio and television broadcasters
Gavel

Padden Enthused Over Auction Border Coordination

Preston Padden praised the FCC’s deal with Mexico over border issues related to the broadcast incentive
Julius Genachowski

Genachowski commits to 2013 NAB Show

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will participate in a session with broadcasters at the big convention in Las Vegas. The 4/10/13 session will be moderated...

Stocks Bounce Back

U.S. stocks bounced back Tuesday following sharp declines after the Brexit vote. Radio and Television followed suit with both showing gains. The RBR Radio Index...

Stocks Decline to End a Down Week

U.S. Stocks declined Friday to end an unfavorable week for markets around the world. Radio and Television followed suit with losses. The RBR Radio Index...
Tablets

OTT Sees Healthy Gains In Broadband Homes

Services such as Netflix and Hulu are increasingly common in households with broadband access, Parks Associates finds.
OWN / Oprah Winfrey Network

Oprah’s OWN Network gets expanded carriage with Comcast deal

OWN will see a boost in the number of homes in which the network can be seen as a result of a new distribution...