Wednesday, May 13, 2026

DirecTV Brings Back Hearst’s Broadcast Stations

All 30 Hearst Television stations blacked out by DirecTV are now back on the DBS provider's national lineups

Media Stocks Slip As Overall Market Gains

Pandora shares fell 4.2% after The Mercury News suggested investors aren't buying speculation about possible buyers
Entercom

Entercom Closes On A Queen City Quartet

Michael J. Bergner of Bergner & Co. was the exclusive broker in the transaction, representing Beasley.
Jeff Smulyan

Emmis’ ‘Disappointing’ Fiscal Q3 A ‘Real’ Issue

A key challenge for the company involves Los Angeles, where its KPWR-FM "Power 106" is "due for a bounce-back"

Viacom Creates Global Entertainment COO Role

One individual will now oversee the operations and strategy for 7 domestic networks and VIMN

CES 2017: iHeart Makes Plus, All Access Options Official

iHeartRadio Plus and iHeartRadio All Access powered by Napster were officially launched out of beta at CES 2017

How Did Emmis Fare In Its Fiscal Q3?

Emmis' overall fiscal Q3 '17 operating income rose to $23.8M, from $11.6M in Q3 2016, thanks to the sale of Texas Monthly
Jessica Rosenworcel

Rosenworcel Return? Obama Reappoints Commissioner

Could the move be political theater, or could the just-departed FCC Commissioner be headed back, creating a 2-2 situation?

Here’s A Great Case Study On Radio’s Sales Power

Nielsen matched the PPM panel with credit/debit card spending data, to compare purchases of those exposed to the radio campaign

What Are Two Salem Execs Now Earning?

Salem has shared details over the new employment deals it has reached with two top execs
FCC

FRN Requirement Upheld

Why? That's exactly what Republican FCC Commissioners Ajit Pai and Michael O'Rielly would like to know
Nexstar Broadcasting Group

Nexstar Nets Big Distribution Deal As Hearst Fights

Nexstar has guaranteed that its stations will reach some 10 million cable TV subscribers while Hearst battles DirecTV

A Trio Of Deals In The Mountaineer State

A big WV broadcast company is buying a big FM from another local broadcast entity. But, that's contingent on two other deals.
Entercom

Entercom’s Miami Stations Set For Trendy New Digs

some 104 people will relocate from studios and offices on a busy industrial stretch of U.S. 441 near Hard Rock Stadium
Tribune Broadcasting

How Special Is That Tribune Media Special Dividend?

The dividend is payable on Feb. 3, 2017 to stockholders and warrant holders of record at the close of business on Jan. 13