Stocks break 6-day win streak
Stocks ended Monday's session marginally lower, with the S&P and Dow pausing after six straight days of modest gains. Still, the main benchmarks were...
Two new radio stations debuting in Gainesville
Gainesville, FL listeners have some new options to tune in to. One new station went on the air in the first
Macy’s iHeartRadio Rising Star winner named
CCME and Macy's congratulate Before You Exit on winning the third Macy's iHeartRadio Rising Star Campaign. Before You Exit will now perform
Q1 US ad spend reached $34.9 billion
The Winter Olympics helped increase overall US ad spend nearly 6% in Q1. US ad revenue for the first three months of 2014 was $34.9 billion, with the Sochi games responsible for $600 million of incremental ad spend, according to Kantar Media. Sans the Olympics, US ad spend climbed 4%.
New members from TV, radio, agency sectors join CRE
The Council for Research Excellence (CRE) has approved the following as members: Joseph Abbruzo, Executive Vice President, Chief Exploration
Sandston closes on Free Lance-Star Publishing, four stations
Sandton Capital Partners closed on its $30.2 million purchase of The Free Lance-Star Publishing Co. and
107.7 The End debuts “2 Minute Promise”
Entercom’s Alternative 107.7 The End Seattle announced an unconventional move to redefine
Viacom loses bid to dismiss Cablevision suit
A federal judge rejected Viacom’s effort to dismiss Cablevision Systems antitrust lawsuit accusing it of
Automotive: Eight Out of Ten
In the Media Monitors TV Spot Ten for last week, McDonald’s continues at #1 (10th week in a row) with 23,150 spots. Up from #5 to #2 was Nissan with 18,075 ads, while Volkswagen moved from #13 to #3 airing 14,203 spots.
netBlazr takes on the cable giants
A Boston entrepreneur, Brough Turner has started a company, netBlazr, to connect businesses
SBGI to sell WHTM-TV to MEG; WTAT-TV to Cunningham
Marci Ryvicker, Wells Fargo Securities Senior Analyst, notes in a post that Sinclair Broadcast Group
‘Enlisted’ finale down; ‘Wipeout’ returns steady
NBC was number one Sunday with adults 18-49 and with total viewers. On ABC, the season premiere of Wipeout matched the 1.0 adults 18-49...
KTSF launches Nielsen-measured mobile TV app
Lincoln Broadcasting Co.’s Asian-programmed KTSF-TV and Nielsen announced that the independent
Top 40 Nielsen observations
It's final exam week for radio. The spring book is out, we're at the end of 2Q and here comes summer. Did you make honor roll or end up on double secret probation? Does your cluster have teamwork or turrets?
PPMs for LA, St. Louis, Pittsburgh
The Nielsen May PPM is a big one and today’s summary covers the delayed LA numbers, along with St. Louis and Pittsburgh. With timing better than that old April / May Arbitron, the numbers give a forecast barometer for programming & positioning, sales & strategy: