L&L names Phil Becker VP/Programming
L&L Broadcasting announced Phil Becker has been named VP of Programming for the company
Apple reaches deal to acquire Beats for $3 billion
Apple has agreed to acquire Beats Music and Beats Electronics for $3 billion. The deal is the largest
Nielsen expands sample size in local TV markets
Nielsen announced a significant and broad expansion to its ongoing sample improvement plan that
Midwest Communications buys South Central Radio properties
An application is being filed with the FCC by Midwest Communications of Wausau, WI and South Central
Waywire Networks names new content partners
Waywire Networks announced the addition of 100 new branded channels to its network of branded and curated channels. With the additions
WFNX-FM ends WXRV simulcast; stunting
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 with a broad spectrum of tunes
After sale, KDAY-FM hits record cume
KDAY 93.5 FM, SoCal’s original hip-hop and R&B station, and the most recent brand addition to Meruelo
‘America’s Got Talent’ down; ‘Celebrity Wife Swap’ up
NBC was the number one network Tuesday in adults 18-49 and with total viewers. On NBC, the season premiere of America’s Got Talent earned...
Hispanics well ahead of the pack in mobile video
Hispanics over-index in a number of mobile media usage and consumption, including watching
NABOB, NNPA continue fight for anti-tobacco ads
On 1/13, Target Market News broke a story that DOJ and the largest tobacco companies had negotiated
Media execs fill AP’s Top-10 paid CEO list
Propelled by a soaring stock market, the median pay package for a CEO rose above eight figures for the
AT&T sues San Francisco over U-verse utility box placement
AT&T has filed a suit against San Francisco over its protest to its proposed placement of utility
The state of talk radio: Reality radio…evolving or devolving?
The state of talk radio is thriving in spite of striving to define or redefine itself. So what is talk radio? Talk shows (hosts) that are broadcast on radio stations? Or, rather, a hybrid that includes all forms and platforms of broadcast and digital: radio stations, internet, streaming, mobile apps, podcasting and social media?
Gray announces senior secured debt refinancing
Gray Television has commenced a senior secured debt refinancing, expected to consist of a $500 million term loan and a $50 million revolving credit facility. The proceeds from this new senior secured credit facility will be used primarily to complete pending acquisitions and refinance amounts outstanding under its existing senior secured credit facility.
ANA concerned about transparency in media buys
The Association of National Advertisers and Forrester Research released a white paper based on a February survey of more than 150 US marketers that found 46% are concerned about transparency of media buys. 42% said they’ve gotten more concerned in the past year. The survey found only 28% of marketers understood programmatic well enough to use it, while another 10% felt they understood it but still wouldn't