Networks kick off upfront advertising season
The upfront advertising market began 6/4 with Fox, NBC, CBS and CW negotiating and striking deals for
2014 Radio Mercury Awards winners chosen in NYC
Winners for the 2014 Radio Mercury Awards were announced 6/4 at the 23rd annual awards reception
Twitter looking at online music providers
Twitter has considered buying online music services including Spotify and Soundcloud and Spotify in recent
Turner Networks may tap Kevin Reilly
Kevin Reilly, the departing head of entertainment at Fox Broadcasting, is among the executives Time Warner
How the DOJ review impacts Pandora
Seeking Alpha reports Pandora Media has been repeatedly challenged over its royalty fee agreements by organizations such as Ascap and BMI. The DOJ
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