Wednesday, June 24, 2026

ABC nips CBS for Wednesday win

Modern Family was the top show for the night, and it carried ABC to a win by the smallest of margins over CBS, which...
Consumers

Things looking good for consumers

Deloitte says that consumers got a raise during the month of September and further says that it will translate into increased spending.
Sold

Four companies partner to buy Taos FM

It’s possible that you won’t be able to toss a brick in the New Mexico resort city without ...

Wall Street feeds off Fed minutes

The September meeting of the Federal Reserve Board produced no signs of any appreciable change in policy, and that in turn appreciably changed the...
U.S. Congress

Cardenas expresses doubts about Comcast/TWC

Tony Cardenas (D-CA) is glad the comment period has been extended
Deal

Filling in the blanks on EMF buy

Weare able to provide a little more color on this deal.
Kids

Kids get their own streaming service

Two companies are partnering to create a music streaming service also aimed at kids

Broadcasters to September: Good-bye and good riddance

A recent report in USA today noted that September is notorious for being a very bad stock month, generally the worst of the year.

CW soars as NBC wins nail-biter over CBS

The margin couldn’t have been much closer in the Tuesday Nielsen competition, with the final NBC 2.3/7, CBS 2.2/7. CBS did have a sizable...
Sumner Redstone

Theaters a millstone for Redstone

Redstone’s movie theater company is having such a poor year that it’s living off dividend money
Kelley Blue Book

KBB names top ten car deals for October

Attractive leasing terms, financing and rebates are all in the mix

iHeartMedia promotes new AC/DC release

A new album is on the way from venerable rock act AC/DC
Paul Karpowicz

Karpowicz in chair as BMI reboots

Meredith Local Media Group President Paul Karpowcz takes over.
Tom Wheeler

Wheeler cites crackdown on LMAs are diversity booster

Wheeler said that making it harder for television stations to enter into local operational alliances has resulted in an increase in minority broadcast ownership
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

Deceptive ads lead to hefty restitution payments

One of the companies claimed that caffeine-infused underwear could help the wearer lose weight.