S&P closes at record 16th time for 2014
Stocks ended Wednesday with modest gains that sent the benchmark S&P to a record level for the 16th time this year. Investors appeared to...
Cubs leave WGN after 90 years
CBS Radio’s WBBM-A/FM Chicago is going to be the Cubs' new flagship, the team is set to announce. The Cubs have signed a long-term deal to carry the team’s games beginning next season, sources told The Chicago Tribune. Terms were not disclosed, but sources said it also involves promotion with other CBS Radio stations in The Windy City.
Wade Linder joins Cumulus Chicago
Cumulus Chicago announces that Wade Linder has been named Operations Manager of WLUP and WKQX and Program Director of WLUP. He
A discussion about ratings compression
There has been a perception that Arbitron’s (now Nielsen) transition to PPM in the country’s largest markets has resulted in ratings compression. It is a hard idea to refute when you look at an AQH rating ranker and find multiple stations tied with a 0.5 (for example), and often only 0.1 or 0.2 of a rating point can separate a dozen radio stations in a given market. If you accept the notion that perception is reality, then all of these stations are tied, and on a cost per point basis there is no difference.
Do pay-TV’s misaligned priorities leave little desire for change?
Washington policymakers are currently deciding the future of
Maverick Media sale to Mid-West closes
Maverick Media (Gary Rozynek, CEO) has closed on the sale of WNTA-AM, WXRX-FM, WRTB-FM
WLEV-FM Allentown adds Tommy Jordan
Cumulus Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton announced Tommy Jordan has been named host of AC WLEV’s morning show. Jordan moves to
US mobile entertainment audience jumps 28% in past year
Vdopia, provider of mobile video advertising, reports that smartphone advertising is having a significant impact on the way that consumers interact
‘America’s Got Talent,’ ‘The Night Shift’ Dip; ‘Celebrity Wife Swap’ rises
NBC was the number one network Tuesday in adults 18-49 and with total viewers. America’s Got Talent earned a 2.8, down two tenths from...
DC Circuit Court of Appeals to hear NAB JSA challenge
We just got word that the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has been selected by ping pong ball lottery in the
AT&T sells $2 billion in debt
AT&T Inc. sold $2 billion in debt 6/3, receiving good demand from investors for its first bond sale since announcing its planned $49 billion acquisition of DirecTV. AT&T offered 30-year bonds to yield 1.40 percentage points more than comparable U.S. Treasurys, for a yield of around 4.8%.
AT&T 8K: DirecTV synergies will be $1.6 billion by 3 years
While AT&T has yet to submit the deal proposal to the FCC, a recent 8-K filing with the SEC says it
Pandora announces May audience metrics
Listener hours for Pandora during the month of May 2014 were 1.73 billion, an increase of 28% from
Seeking Alpha: SiriusXM growth statistics analyzed
Seeking Alpha’s Crunching Numbers notes that SiriusXM recently held its annual meeting. During that
PwC releases Entertainment & Media Outlook for 2014-2018
As the entertainment & media (E&M) industry continues its digital shift, advertising growth is outpacing