Stocks fall; S&P 500 down for third day
Stocks fell on Thursday, as a spike in oil prices and softer-than-expected economic data dented sentiment on Wall Street. As unrest in Iraq intensified,...
SBS and Raul Alarcon re-up
Spanish Broadcasting System CEO Raul Alarcon has signed a new contract that will keep him there until December 2018. According to the regulatory filing, new contract will pay him $1.75 million per year with the potential to earn an annual performance bonus of up to $750K.
Steel City Media buys Wilks KC stations
Pittsburgh-based Steel City Media is purchasing four Wilks Broadcasting stations in Kansas City--CHR KMXV-FM, Country KFKF-FM, AC KCKC-FM
Add two representatives to Local Radio Freedom Act
Two Members of the House of Representatives have joined the coalition co-sponsoring a
Sen. Rockefeller comments on Facebook’s targeted ad policy
Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee—D-WV) issued a statement after Facebook announced its plans
White paper calls for a free market approach to video reform
A host of onerous and outdated regulations on the television
Senators express concern with FCC’s JSA actions
Here’s a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler from five Democratic Senators expressing concern with
Amazon Prime Music launches
Prime Music will provide ad-free, on-demand streaming to 1M+ songs to Amazon's Prime subs. Mobile streaming is included, as is an offline download option.
Storm takes tower down for three WV stations
Kindred Communications in Huntington, WV lost a 400-foot tower Tuesday night when it was
Sirius XM’s Frear presents at Morgan Stanley Finance Conference
Sirius XM Holdings EVP and CFO David Frear spoke to investors and analysts at the Morgan Stanley Leveraged Finance conference 6/12. Courtesy of Seeking Alpha, here are some highlights from his presentation:
The rising revolution against pay-TV
A debate is raging in the halls of Congress about the future of TV. And an unholy trinity of the pay-TV
‘The 100’ finale down; ‘Growing Up Fisher’ finale hits low
FOX and NBC tied for number one Wednesday in Adults 18-49 while NBC was on top with total viewers. On NBC, Growing Up Fisher...
Fitch expects to rate Oaktree’s unsecured debt “A”
Fitch Ratings expects to assign an unsecured debt rating of 'A' to the $250 million of senior unsecured private placement notes offered by Oaktree Capital Management, an indirect subsidiary of Oaktree Capital Group, LLC. The offering is expected to close on 9/3. A portion of the net proceeds are expected to be used to effectively refinance notes maturing in June 2016, while remaining proceeds are expected to be used for working capital and general corporate purposes.
Jeff Kagan: Smartphone revolution changing other industries as well
Customers love innovation and that’s why industry after industry is starting to work with smartphones and the wireless industry. However some customers
Nielsen: TV food ads take the cake among dads
With Father’s Day around the corner, lots of people are scratching their heads trying to figure out what to get the man who has everything. Turns out, the answer might be as simple as a sandwich, because it appears food really is the key to a man’s heart: six of the top 10 ads among dads in 2014 advertised food products or restaurants.