On-demand streaming audio up 50% in 1H
During the first half of the year, digital album sales were down 11.6%, while purchases of individual tracks
Connecticut Broadcasters Association awards scholarship funds
The Connecticut Broadcasters Association has selected an incoming Middlesex Community College student
More folks now watch YouTube than television?
YouTube is now more popular than traditional television in the US, according to a new survey of
Mexico Senate committees approve telecom, broadcaster reform bill
Mexico’s Senate has voted in favor of a series of measures meant to
Russia to ban ads on subscription cable networks
Russia’s Duma has passed a bill banning advertising on pay cable channels in an attempt to prop up
SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP announce tentative deal
SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have
Empire Broadcasting launches new Mix 106.1 FM
The Empire Broadcasting Corp. has launched a brand-new station in the Albany, NY market, due largely to the efforts of company COO Neerav Patel. Patel, who has the distinction of being named to the Albany Business Review’s “40 Under 40” list in 2013, has been shepherding the company through a time in which it has rebranded itself and is doubling up efforts to take over traditional and online airwaves.
Two Pennsylvania LPFMs get licensed
A group hoping to start a local, independent radio station via two adjacent channel simulcasts in north and west of Pittsburgh has received its FCC license.
SiriusXM fires Anthony Cumia
The co-host of Sirius XM’s “Opie and Anthony” show was fired 7/3 after making "racially charged and hate-filled remarks on social media,"
Dow, S&P set new records in strong week for stocks
The S&P and Dow closed at record levels in a holiday-shortened week, fueled by a jobs report that was far stronger than expected but...
‘So You Think You Can Dance’ dips; ‘Big Brother’ slides
NBC and FOX tied for number one Wednesday in Adults 18-49, but NBC won with total viewers. On CBS, Big Brother garnered a 1.8,...
Simmons Media Salt Lake City sale closes
Media Venture Partners announced that Simmons-SLC, LLC has closed (7/3) on its sale to Broadway
comScore reports May Smartphone Subscriber Market Share
comScore has released data from comScore MobiLens and Mobile Metrix, reporting key trends in the U.S. smartphone industry for May 2014
Lack of interest: CW cancels “Famous In 12”
The TV series which debuted 6/3 was designed to make a family famous is off the air because viewers
The Nielsen Catalina Study: What it is and isn’t
The recent Nielsen Catalina study that quantified Radio’s impact on sales is a long overdue much