Friday, May 15, 2026

‘Extant’, ‘Motive’ down; ‘Big Brother’, ‘Taxi Brooklyn’ Rise

NBC was number one in Adults 18-49 and with total viewers. America’s Got Talent garnered a 2.3, down 4 percent from Tuesday’s 2.4 adults...

More Top 100 Nielsen Audio numbers: Attention called to radio’s clout & value

Radio is a persistent business - there's a new opportunity every

ATBA testifies before House Subcommittee on behalf of LPTV, translators

Louis Libin, executive director of the Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (ATBA) testified before the
Townsquare Media Group

Townsquare goes public; prices IPO at $11 a share

Four years after Townsquare was formed with a buyout of Regent Communications, radio’s
John Malone

Malone: Time Warner unlikely to get other bids

Liberty Chief John Malone says 21st Century Fox has long been eyeing a takeover bid for Time Warner and

T-Mobile, Sprint to jointly bid for spectrum in upcoming auction

The Telcom Industry has been going through secular changes, as companies are facing drops in their

Gray to buy two from SJL Holdings

Gray Television has agreed to acquire WJRT-TV and WTVG-TV from affiliates of SJL Holdings

NRF revises annual economic forecast up

The National Retail Federation lowered its retail sales forecast for 2014 because of slow growth recorded during the first half of the year, but said sales are expected to grow significantly faster over the next five months. NRF forecasted in January that retail sales would grow 4.1% in 2014 over 2013, but the revision lowers the forecast to 3.6%.
IAB / Interactive Advertising Bureau

In-feed sponsored content success rely on brand familiarity, trust, more

A new comprehensive study of U.S. online news users by the Interactive Advertising Bureau and Edelman Berland shows that relevancy (90%) is the top factor in sparking interest in in-feed sponsored content, yet it also clearly demonstrates that the public’s feelings about the advertiser itself determines the success of this type of native advertising.

SHOUTcast monetizing streams via TargetSpot

Just months after joining Radionomy, SHOUTcast is launching a new service which includes audience

Nevada Broadcasters to host 19th annual Hall of Fame Scholarship Gala

The Nevada Broadcasters Association will host its 19th annual Hall of Fame Scholarship Gala, honoring

Viacom declares quarterly cash dividend

Viacom announced that its Board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.33 per share on both its Class A and Class B common stock.

Liberty adjusts conversion rate convertible senior notes

Liberty Media announced an adjustment to the conversion rate of its 1.375% Cash Convertible Senior Notes due 2023. The new conversion rate is 15.7760 shares of LMCA per $1,000 principal amount of Cash Convertible Notes, up from the initial conversion rate of 5.5882 shares of LMCA.
Netflix

Verizon, Level 3 blame each other on Netflix problems

Netflix, ISPs and the “transit providers" that interconnect with them—such as Level 3—are

TNS: Streaming video on the rise, fueling new viewing habits

With an array of online options for viewing media — not to mention the increasing amount of original