NBC, CCME partner for iHeartRadio Music Awards
The biggest names in music are taking will be in LA on 5/1 for an all new awards franchise
Yahoo! Sports Radio picks up Triple Crown
Yahoo! Sports Radio has partnered with Horse Racing Radio Network (HRRN) to carry all three Triple Crown races in 2014. HRRN will provide exclusive...
Cars, cosmetics and department stores
In last week’s Media Monitors TV Spot Ten, McDonald’s is back on top with 20,390 ads. Chevrolet made a move from #6 to #2 airing 17,549 spots, while Allegra slipped from #1 to #3 with 15,147 spots. L'Oreal leapt from #13 to #4 with 13,982 commercials and Neutrogena nudged from #9 to #5 running 13,335 spots.
KETE-FM sold in Texas
North Texas Radio Group is selling Christian Class A KETE-FM 99.7 Sulphur Springs, TX to The Way Radio Group for $170K. It includes a time brokerage deal before closing.
Ryan Seacrest to boost CCME work; may drop E!
He’s reportedly in talks with CCME for an expanded role. He currently hosts the syndicated “On Air”
Comcast, TWC in talks to sell subscribers to Charter
Comcast and Time Warner Cable have reportedly entered negotiations to sell cable assets worth
Pivotal updates CBS model ahead of Q1 earnings
Brian Wieser, Senior Research Analyst, Pivotal Research Group, announced they are updating
No tie: Justice Alito to hear Aereo case
There will be no tie in the Supreme Court battle of Aereo vs. major broadcasters in the upcoming
CBS Radio moving offices to downtown DC
CBS Radio has reached a deal to shift its regional operations from suburban Lanham, MD to Washington, DC., where it will join the National Labor Relations Board at 1015 Half St. SE.
Wheel, Jeopardy! top syndication with 10M+ viewers
For the week of March 31 - April 6, each of the top three shows in syndication were seen by over 10 million viewers. CBS Television Distribution’s Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy! ranked #1 and #2, followed closely by ABC Syndication’s Weekend Adventure.
KVSF celebrates a year of talk radio
Hutton Broadcasting announced the one-year anniversary of KVSF 101.5 “The Voice of Santa Fe” and the “Julia Goldberg Morning Show.”
Mindshare, The Weather Company partner
Mindshare North America and The Weather Company announced a non-exclusive partnership whereby The Weather Company’s WeatherFX
UK broadcasters want DAB switchover abandoned
A group of broadcasters representing 80 stations has called on the UK government to abandon plans
FCC sets auction rules vote; issues fact sheet
The FCC is planning a 5/15 vote on the ground rules for the broadcast incentive auction. Under the
Getting the incentive auction right
Few FCC policies have generated more attention than the Incentive Auction. “Groundbreaking,”