One in four would listen “a lot more” if their smartphones had FM tuner
Great news from Edison Research: Having an FM tuner in their cell
Dow ekes out gains, closes at record
Stocks picked up steam in late trading on Tuesday and finished marginally higher. The Dow eked out its 10th record close this year. The...
Time Warner in talks to buy stake in Vice Media
Time Warner is said to be in talks to buy a major stake in Vice Media, the global youth media company
WFNX-FM, WWBZ-AM launch new formats
On 5/28, Northeast Broadcasting’s WFNX-FM and WWBZ-AM Athol, MA simulcast split from AAA WXRV-FM “The River” Boston and began stunting
Internet traffic expected to triple by 2018
Faster broadband speeds, more users and more video viewing are expected to nearly triple the world’s Internet traffic in five years, a new report projects
Escape, Grit announce first programming agreement
The country's first-ever female-centric and male-centric over-the-air broadcast television networks
Nashville Music Minute reaches 50 affiliates
Sun Broadcast Group says that its Country music update, Nashville Music Minute, has added its 50th affiliate. Coffee County Broadcasters’
STELA moves to Senate; comments abound
The Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act (STELA) was formally introduced 6/10 by
‘Whose Line Is It Anyway’ up; ’24: Live Another Day’ down
FOX was number one Monday among adults 18-49 and with total viewers. 24: Live Another Day notched a 1.6, down 11 percent from last...
FCC freezing LPTV, translator displacement applications
RBR-TVBR sources heard from the FCC video division 6/10 that on 6/11 they are issuing a "freeze" on
House Judiciary Committee music licensing hearings begin
On 6/10, the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held the first of two
Brian Thomas interviewed on WNSH success in NYC
The NY Daily News’ David Hinckley interviewed Thomas, Corporate PD and PD of Cumulus 94.7 Nash FM
PPM Day 1 Update
The Nielsen May PPM is the closest time comparison to the most important April / May Arbitron of the past. Back in the day, that one page in the book, Mon-Sun 6a-Mid AQH, gave us the total demo snap shot of every station in the market. Here's the latest, broader results from today's Nielsen subscribers:
S&P 500, Dow close at record levels
Stocks ended Monday with modest gains with the benchmark S&P 500 and Dow Jones closing at record levels. In a day devoid of economic...
Independent cable companies claim unfair programming rate hikes
Stopthecap.com’s Phillip Dampier writes that subscribers of more