WW1 names Jim Jones Senior Director/News Affiliate Sales
Westwood One announced Jim Jones has been named Senior Director, News Affiliate Sales. In his new position, Jones will be overseeing affiliate sales for Westwood One’s News vertical. He will be based in Washington, DC, and will report to Dennis Green, Senior Vice President, Affiliate Sales for Westwood One.
Clip Interactive expands deal with Salem
Clip Interactive announced the expansion of their partnership with Salem Communications to create custom mobile apps for 15 stations in five markets around the country, including Portland, Seattle, Minneapolis, San Antonio and Atlanta.
TV TEM in Brazil expands OTA DTV network with GatesAir
GatesAir, a global leader in over-the-air broadcast solutions for television and radio, is expanding TV TEM’s ISDB-Tb digital television network to cover
Viacom fiscal Q3 down 7% on film; below consensus
Revenues were $3.42 billion, a decrease of 7%, with declines in Filmed Entertainment partially
Time Warner revenues up 3% in Q2
Revenues increased 3% to $6.8 billion in the Q2 due to growth at Home Box Office and Turner
‘CMA Music Festival,’ ‘America’s Got Talent’ down
ABC was the number one network Tuesday in adults 18-49 while NBC was on top with total viewers. On ABC, CMA Music Festival: Country’s...
Sinclair Q2 up 45%; beats estimates
Sinclair Broadcast Group’s Q2 net broadcast revenues increased 44.7% to $404.2 million, versus $279.3
ACA urges members to tell customers “Truth about retrans consent”
The American Cable Association (ACA) is asking members to run
Disney fiscal Q3 up 8%; delivers record EPS
Revenues in the quarter were $12.5 billion, up 8% from fiscal Q3 2013 of $11.6 billion. These numbers are
Cumulus Q2 up 21% on Westwood One buy
Cumulus’ Q2 net revenues increased $57.9 million, or 21.4%, to $328.2 million, compared to $270.3
Stocks fall; Dow in triple-digit loss
Stocks closed sharply lower on Tuesday following reports that Russia is building up its military presence on the border with Ukraine. Ebola fears didn’t...
21st Century Fox withdraws bid for Time Warner
MarketWatch reports 21st Century Fox shares surged almost 10% in after-hours trade Tuesday and
Facebook blocking video ads placed by TV stations for clients?
A TV station/TV production firm owner tells RBR-TVBR that
AMC Networks may buy stake in BBC America
AMC Networks is in talks to acquire almost 50% of BBC America, BBC Worldwide's U.S. channel. The partnership would let BBC America use AMC's ad sales and distribution network
Study confirms TV ad awareness eroded by 2nd screen use
Second screen usage distracts viewers from TV advertising according to a study from TNS Infratest commissioned by wywy. Among viewers who used a second screen device while watching TV, the TV ad awareness dropped 58% compared to TV-only viewers participating in the study.