Liberty Media moving to become Liberty Broadband
John Malone's Liberty Media Corp has started the process of spinning off its cable assets through a stock
Anne Kensington-Lott joins McGavren Guild
McGavren Guild Media, part of Genesis Media Holdings, announced Anne Kensington-Lott has joined the company as vice president, Hispanic platform.
95.7 KJR FM’s Bob Rivers retires
After 33 years of doing morning radio, CCME-owned 95.7 KJR-FM's Bob Rivers announced his decision to step away and discontinue The Bob Rivers Morning Show. Leading up to his final show on Friday, 8/8, the iconic Seattle personality will host nine farewell shows to say goodbye to listeners, advertisers and co-workers.
Mexico’s Grupo ACIR joins iHeartRadio
Adding to its previous deal with Grupo Radio Centro for quick access to Mexico radio stations, CCME
Dealer Associations continue push
Last week on the Media Monitors TV Spot Ten, McDonald’s remained at #1 airing 20,161 spots nationwide. Coming in #2 was the Ford Dealer Association, up from #4, running 15,078 commercials, while Progressive progressed from #7 up to #3 with 14,931 spots.
Nielsen: Viggle improves TV ad effectiveness
Viggle, the entertainment marketing and rewards platform, has released findings from its “Brand Effect Study” showing that exposure to TV ads seen on both television and the Viggle app resulted in higher brand recall.
Crawford closes on KNSN-AM
Crawford Broadcasting, Co. has closed on their purchase of KNSN-AM, 1240 kHz, San Diego, CA owned by Multicultural Broadcasting for
CCME names Maynard SVP/Programming
CCME announced Maynard will join the company as SVP of Programming, effective immediately
California Congressmen want FCC to mediate Dodgers TV dispute
Eight LA area Congressional representatives have signed a
NV broadcasters to honor the late Jim Rogers
The Nevada Broadcasters Association, which will dedicate its 19th Annual Hall of Fame Scholarship Gala to honoring the memory of longtime broadcaster
Fox Sports pulls ads on Entercom over Kirk Minihane
Entercom WEEI Boston sports radio host Kirk Minihane has been suspended without pay for a week
Stocks fall; Dow weekly loss biggest in 6 weeks
The Dow dropped below 17,000 on Friday on disappointing earnings, leaving it with its biggest weekly decline in six weeks. Big declines consumer discretionary...
NAB: Exclusivity rules foster investment in localism
FCC rules that enable broadcast TV stations to enforce the right to air network and syndicated television
Beasley Q2 revenues down 3.6%; Income up 28%
Beasley Broadcast Group’s Q2 net revenue dropped 3.6% to $25.9 million, with net income up
Luis Jimenez will return, says producer
The very popular Univision host disappeared from the air at WXNY-FM NYC last week, though the