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:
KLTW-FM becomes “95.7 MY FM”
Horizon Broadcasting Group rebranded KLTW-FM Bend, OR from Continuous LITE Rock LITE 95.7 to “95.7 MY FM – Bend’s Best Variety”, effective at 12:01 am on June 23, 2014. KLTW-FM remains an AC station focused on serving the affluent 35-54 female demo.
Cox Media Group launches X107.1 FM Atlanta
Only days after launching X107.3 in Orlando, CMG Atlanta has launched X107.1 FM, Atlanta’s New
Rentrak signs CBS stations in LA
Rentrak, a leader in measuring movies and TV everywhere, has expanded its partnership with
Seeking Alpha: Handicapping the Aereo SCOTUS case
Seeking Alpha reports a decision by the Supreme Court in the case pitting Aereo against major broadcasters
Private memorial held for Casey Kasem
Casey Kasem’s family and close friends held a small private memorial 6/21 for Kasem. They heard his