iHeartRadio Music Awards hit with trademark suit
The iHeartRadio Music Awards, which aired across CCME radio stations and on NBC 5/1
American Tower Q1 up 22.6%; buys Richard Towers
American Tower’s Q1 revenue rose 22.6% to $984.1 million and total rental and management revenue
Bobby Baker to receive 2014 FCBA Excellence in Government Service Award
The Federal Communications Bar Association reports Bobby Baker
Viacom to buy UK’s Channel 5 Broadcasting
Viacom and Northern & Shell Media Group announced a deal to buy Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited
Viacom fiscal Q2 up 1%
Viacom reported fiscal Q2 2014 revenues of $3.17 billion, up 1%, reflecting higher affiliate fees and ad revenues, partially offset by
Lincoln Financial Media Q1 down 11.8%
Lincoln Financial Media revenue fell 11.8% in Q1. Revenue was $15 million for the 16-station group
FCC approves Birach CP move to Illinois
The FCC has approved Birach Broadcasting's application to relocate their CP from a new station on
May 15 Spectrum Auction won’t be delayed after all
Rumors are flying that the May 15th spectrum auction Report and Order vote will be postponed
S&P 500, Dow break three-day win streak
Stocks ended Thursday's choppy trade generally lower. The benchmark S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average broke their three-day run as investors assessed...
Martina McBride co-hosts America’s Morning Show
America’s Morning Show welcomed Martina McBride to co-host the 5/1 show and talk about her newest project, Everlasting. Also, Nashville's
Gray TV moves into North, South Dakota
Gray Television has closed transactions that add television stations in North and South Dakota
NAB lists objections to Media Bureau’s JSA Public Notice
Here’s a letter to the FCC expressing legal problems with the Media Bureau's new processing guidelines
The Current pacts with local brewer
The Current, from Minnesota Public Radio, brings listeners the best authentic new music alongside
Bruce Beckner on Wheeler’s NCTA speech
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s delivered a speech at the NCTA Cable Show on 4/30. He mostly discusses the Open Internet NPRM thought the lens of MSOs that are providing broadband service. Bruce Beckner, Owner at Garvey Schubert Barer, give RBR-TVBR an analysis of the speech and a bit of history on legal precedent behind regulating data communications:
Advocacy groups file FCC complaints on 11 TV stations
The Campaign Legal Center and the Sunlight Foundation have filed formal complaints at the FCC against