Friday, May 15, 2026

Stephen Colbert

“The Late Show” to stay in NYC

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Les Moonves, CBS Corp. CEO, announced that the Late Show with Stephen Colbert will remain
Media Matters for America

Media Matters blasts Murdoch’s pursuit of Time Warner

Last week, news broke that Rupert Murdoch -- through his 21st Century Fox -- tried to buy Time Warner

Ultra HD TVs make gains, still lack market penetration

Ultra-high-definition televisions (UHD TVs) continued to make slow and steady inroads throughout the world, but their share of the overall flat-panel TV market remained minimal by the end of May, suggesting that UHD TV pricing in the market remains too high to gain meaningful share, according to a new report.

Krista Tippett to receive National Humanities Medal from President Obama

Krista Tippett, creator and host of the public radio show “On Being,” will be honored 7/28 with the 2013

Andy Dean steps down as host of America Now

Premiere Networks announced Andy Dean has decided to step down as host of America Now on 8/8, to focus on some exciting projects in the works. Details regarding a new host for the popular News/Talk program will be announced after the Labor Day holiday.

S&P 500 closes at record on strong earnings

Gains in health care and technology sector stocks on the back of impressive profits from Biogen Idec and Apple pushed the S&P 500 to...
21st Century Fox

Time Warner buy could downgrade 21st Century Fox rating

Time Warner rejected 21st Century Fox's initial stock-and-cash offer

Pandora looks to challenge radio’s dominance in cars

Pandora Media is one of the largest Internet radio providers in the U.S. with more than 75 million active users. While the company’s active user count has increased at a robust pace historically, it is likely to slow down going forward due to growing competition from Sirius XM and emergence of free music streaming services such as Spotify, Google's Songza and Apple's Beats. A couple of months back, Pandora’s stock took a hit after

Jacobs Media releases 6th Annual Public RadioTech Survey

In Jacobs Media's PRTS6, in partnership with the Public Radio

Pre-Hearing analysis of the Barton LPTV Bill

The LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition has conducted an analysis of the House "LPTV Preservation
WideOrbit

WideOrbit acquires Admeta

WideOrbit, provider of advertising management software for media companies, has acquired Admeta, a leading provider of solutions for digital programmatic sell-side platforms

CBS Local to acquire Eventful

CBS Local Media has entered into an agreement to acquire Eventful, Inc. a leading digital media company in the events discovery, communication and personalization business, it was announced by Anton Guitano, CBS Local Media COO.
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB issues statement on LPTV and Translator Preservation Act

In response to the 7/24 scheduled hearing on the "LPTV and Translator Preservation Act of 2014" by the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton:

New SAG-AFTRA agreements go to vote

SAG-AFTRA is mailing voting informational cards to approximately 137,000 members as part of the ratification process for the recently

FCC grants LPFM license in Louisville

Performing arts venue Vault 1031 will soon take to the airwaves. The start-up theater and rehearsal space housed in the old Armored Car Company headquarters in Louisville will begin broadcasting on a low-power FM (92.5) as soon as next March.