ESPN Upstate adds Mark Sturgis
Entercom announced a new addition to its ever-growing ESPN Upstate (Greenville-Spartanburg, SC) lineup. Starting 4/28, Mark Sturgis is moving from a two-hour show on WCCP-FM Clemson, SC to a 3-hour 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. show on ESPN Upstate. With this announcement, ESPN Upstate is now live and local for six hours straight, beginning with “In The Huddle” with Greg McKinney weekdays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
‘Parks & Recreation,’ ‘Reign’ rise; ‘Black Box’ starts slow
CBS was number one Thursday with adults 18-49 and with total viewers. On CBS, The Big Bang Theory earned a season low 4.3, down...
Marketron, Jelli CEOs on programmatic buying
RBR-TVBR spoke with Marketron CEO Jeff Haley and Jelli CEO Mike Dougherty on their recent
Al Franken condemns proposed net neutrality rules
Minnesota Senator Al Franken is not pleased with the new proposal to regulate internet traffic put forward by the FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler. Franken calls it “deeply troubling” and “misguided.”
Ensuring a fair and competitive incentive auction
Next year the FCC will conduct the first-ever “Incentive Auction,” which will harness market forces to
Meredith Q3 TV station revenue up 14%
Meredith reported fiscal Q3 2014 revenues of $98 million in its Local Media Group, up 14% from
Starboard Media Foundation to buy WNSW-AM
Starboard Media Foundation has agreed to purchase WNSW-AM 1430 kHz New York, for $10.1M from
Netflix makes deals with TiVo, MSOs for set-top box integration
Netflix's streaming video subscription service will be integrated into TiVo set-top boxes for customers of
Mike Francesa videos pulled from YouTube
CBS has ordered Twitter user @WFANAudio to remove dozens of Francesa clips from his popular
Stocks end higher; Apple sees best gain in 2 years
Stocks finished Thursday's volatile session generally higher. The main indexes dipped in and out of negative territory on worries over military escalation near Ukrainian...
Pandora Q1 loss narrows, revenue up 69%
Pandora Media's Q1 loss narrowed on a jump in advertising and subscription revenue that
Tribune Broadcasting names Katherine Green SVP/News
Tribune Broadcasting announced the appointment of Katherine Green to Senior Vice President of News
‘American Idol’, ‘Modern Family’ rise; ‘Arrow’ matches low
FOX was number one Wednesday in Adults 18-49 and with total viewers. On FOX American Idol earned a 2.1, up two tenths from last...
SiriusXM Q1 was up 11%
SiriusXM’s Q1 showed revenue of $998 million, up 11% from first quarter 2013 revenue of $897 million. EPS was $0.02 in both the first quarter of 2014 and 2013. Net income of $94 million, adjusted for a non-recurring item associated with accounting for the Liberty Media stock repurchase agreement and purchase price accounting adjustments from the Sirius and XM merger, net of taxes, resulted in an adjusted net income of $121 million, a 46% increase over $83 million in last year's Q1.
Taco Bell tests Chipotle competitor: “U.S. Taco Co.”
Taco Bell is launching a fast-casual concept in Huntington Beach CA and another SoCal location: U.S. Taco Co. Taco Bell CEO Greg Creed told AdAge the idea started to take shape about a year ago, after the company did some routine consumer-segmentation research. The company found "a number of segments that provide growth for Taco Bell." One of those segments is made up of consumers who are willing to spend a little more for higher-quality ingredients and better atmosphere beyond what the traditional fast-food chain offers.