NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB opposes transferring JSA legal challenge

NAB has submitted a filing in opposition to motions to transfer to the U.S. Court of Appeals for

Sean Hannity back in Boston on WUFC-AM

Wallis Communications, operator of WUFC 1510AM Boston, announced Sean Hannity can now be heard daily on the station, “Where Liberty Has

Emmanuel Communications to close soon on WESO-AM

Raymond Lauring’s Emmanuel Communications’ WNEB 1230AM Worcester Massachusetts, is poised to purchase Money Matters Radio

Confer Radio Talent Institute launches

The National Radio Talent System is launching the Confer Radio Talent Institute 7/7 at Bloomsburg

Nationwide’s ad spend up 14% last year

Nationwide insurance increased its advertising in 2013 by a greater percentage than all other major property and casualty insurance companies
Tablets

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
YouTube

More folks now watch YouTube than television?

YouTube is now more popular than traditional television in the US, according to a new survey of
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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 / 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.
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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...