Saturday, May 16, 2026

SAG - AFTRA / One Union

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.
Broadcast Tower

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
The CW Television Network

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
Bob McCurdy

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

Stocks edge up to records again

Stocks mostly inched higher Wednesday, building slightly on the prior day’s sizeable advance, as a better-than-expected report on private-sector hiring underscored the economy’s recent...
FCC

Online political file mandate now includes all TV stations

July 2 is the day the FCC rule requiring online records of who paid for political ads takes effect for

Imagine CEO Charlie Vogt scores 2014 CEO Award

Imagine Communications, a market leader of media software and video infrastructure solutions serving

Google buys Songza

Google plans to blend Songza's technology into its own music-streaming service, Google Play Music All Access, which costs

KHRK-FM adds additional signal into Arkadelphia

Noalmark Broadcasting’s rocker KHRK Hot Springs, AR “Real Rock 101.5” has added sister station