Entravision Q1 up 7%
Net revenue increased to $52.7 million for the quarter, from $49.1 million for the Q1 2013, an increase of $3.6 million. Of the overall increase, $2.8 million was generated by the television segment and was primarily attributable to increases in local ad revenue and retransmission consent revenue. The remaining $0.8 million of the overall increase was from the radio segment and was attributable to an increase in national ad revenue.
Bill Fanning on “Radio Retrans” bill
On 5/7, we reported House Energy and Commerce Committee Vice Chair Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Scripps Networks Interactive Q1 saw 8.3% boost
Revenues for the quarter increased 8.3% to $644 million from the prior-year period. Results reflect strong
Liberty Interactive/QVC Q1 up 1%
Liberty Interactive grew QVC US revenue by 1% and adjusted OIBDA by 3% in Q1. QVC's revenue
DISH Q1 up 6%
DISH Network reported Q1 revenue totaling $3.59 billion for the quarter, compared to $3.38 billion for Q1 2013—up 6%. Net income
ACA: Comcast-TWC-Charter deal threatens consumers, competition
ACA CEO Matthew Polka told a House panel 5/8 that Comcast’s merger with Time Warner Cable and parallel transactions with Charter Communications will result in significant competitive harm to independent cable operators and their customers and should be blocked if conditions won’t adequately address the severe anti-consumer impact.
NPR names Jarl Mohn new President/CEO
The board of directors of NPR has selected Jarl Mohn to become its next president and chief executive officer
EMF buying KURK from Wilks
EMF Broadcasting (Educational Media Foundation) has agreed to purchase Classic Rock KURK-FM 92.9 Reno, NV from Wilks
Liberty Media’s SiriusXM Q1 up 11%
Liberty Media's revenue increased $222 million to $1,011 million in Q1. Adjusted OIBDA increased by
Entercom reports flat Q1
Entercom Communications’ Q1 revenues were flat at $78.2 million. Station Expenses were also flat at $57.8 million. Station Operating
NJBA details 67th Convention in Atlantic City
“New Jersey Broadcasters: Challenge and Triumph!”--That’s the theme for this year’s New Jersey Broadcasters Annual Conference, and it speaks to the
Nasdaq falls for third straight day
Stocks ended a volatile session on Thursday with modest losses, driven by renewed selloffs in previously high-flying names. At session highs, the Dow Jones...
70% of digital users access Internet across multiple devices
Millennial Media released “Cross-Screen Consumer Behavior Decoded,” a report that explores how demographics, content, and time of day influence
CBS Q1: Radio, cable up; TV down on Super Bowl
CBS Corp. saw an overall down Q1, with revenues at $3.86 billion, vs. $4.04 billion in Q1 2013, which included more than $280 million from CBS’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLVII. However, the company scored record profits of $468 million in the quarter, vs. $443 million in Q1 2013. Net earnings for the quarter were $.78 per diluted share, compared with $.73 per diluted share, for Q1 2013.
XAPPmedia names Lisa Namerow SVP
DC-based XAPPmedia, provider of the first interactive audio advertising service, announced the addition of Lisa Namerow as senior vice president of business