Nielsen releases latest Audio Today report
The April 2014 Audio Today report reveals that the national radio listening audience has hit an
NBC Sports Radio tops 400 affiliates
NBC Sports Radio, a JV between WestwoodOne and NBC Sports Group, is celebrating a major milestone as the network announces it has passed the 400 station mark.
Stocks close higher; Dow gains 87 points
Stocks finished Monday's roller-coaster session generally higher. Heavy selling of Internet and biotech stocks dragged markets down in late morning, only to recover by...
Media General announces secondary public offering
Media General announced 4/28 that certain of its stockholders intend to offer for sale 9,000,000 shares of the company’s voting common stock in a registered underwritten secondary public offering. The selling stockholders also expect to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,350,000 shares of voting common stock from the selling stockholders.
AdLarge signs MRN
AdLarge Media has entered into an exclusive agreement with the Motor Racing Network (MRN) for national advertising sales representation of MRN’s NASCAR racing on radio and digital audio platforms.
Notes from NextRadio listeners
The endless winter of 2014 is finally fading, and with the thaw comes the sprouts and shoots of a promising Spring for TagStation and NextRadio. The release of both the HTC One (M8) and the Samsung Galaxy S5 has created an impressive uptick in new listeners and furthered the adoption of NextRadio even faster than we could have hoped. Our presence at the NAB Show in Vegas has generated new TagStation partnerships, and listeners across the country (and in other countries!) are inundating us with feedback for NextRadio and FM in their smartphones.
Walden announces hearing FCC Chair Tom Wheeler
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), will have a hearing to conduct oversight of the FCC on
WPHA-CD Philadelphia fined $89K
It’s a pretty quick way to put a broadcaster out of business, but the FCC says the case involves a “television broadcast station licensee’s repeated and egregious disregard for several Commission rules, most significant of which was its refusal, on two separate occasions, to comply with its obligation to allow FCC agents to inspect its facilities.”
Hill Holliday signs Rentrak for ratings currency
Rentrak announced a new national television ratings contract with Hill Holliday, the nation's 14th largest ad agency. Hill Holliday will utilize
Media General Q1 up 16%
Media General’s Q1 revenue increased 16% to $144 million, compared to combined net operating revenue of $124 million in the first
Hearst TV’s Kathleen Keefe to retire
Kathleen Keefe, Hearst Television Vice President, Sales, is retiring at the end of the year, concluding
Aereo streaming NYC stations outside of DMA
A TV broadcaster in NY State tells us he was able to view all of the NYC channels Aereo streams on his
‘Once Upon a Time,’ ‘Bob’s Burgers’ rise; ‘Resurrection’, ‘Revenge’ hit lows
ABC was number one Sunday with adults 18-49 while CBS was on top with total viewers. On ABC, Once Upon A Time earned a...
Eight named to serve on NAB Radio Board
NAB Radio Board Chairman Don Benson named eight appointees to the NAB Radio Board, with the
Hollywood studios may beat piracy in China streaming deal
Hollywood film studios have pretty much failed to overcome piracy in China, missing out on hundreds of millions in sales as pirates sell copies of brand new films on DVD or online. Some of the bigger studios are now working with Tencent, one of China’s largest internet groups, on a Netflix-style streaming service that aims to beat piracy by delivering new films to homes across China just two weeks after their US release in theaters.