‘2 Broke Girls’, ‘The Voice’ down; ‘Mike & Molly’ up
NBC was number one Monday among adults 18-49 while ABC won with total viewers. On NBC, The Voice earned a 3.3, down 6 percent...
Broadcasting Anew
It is always special to be in attendance at the annual National Association of Broadcasters Show, and this year was no exception.
Beckner: Questions on NAB and Aereo
Bruce Beckner, Owner at Garvey Schubert Barer, had some thoughts and questions from the WSJ article regarding broadcasters’ “Plan B” for
Emmis to ring NASDAQ closing bell
WQHT HOT 97 FM and sister stations WBLS 107.5 FM and WLIB 1190 AM New York, will celebrate
Broadcasters want a “Plan B” for Aereo
Major broadcasters are considering contingency plans in case they lose the high-stakes Supreme Court
Report: Bidding rules clearing up for spectrum auction
Federal officials plan to reserve up to a third of licenses sold in a TV airwaves auction next year for
Comcast buys all of FEARnet
Comcast has bought out its partners in the JV--Sony Pictures Entertainment and Lionsgate Entertainment—to take 100%
Don Bouloukos sets retirement
CBS Radio NYC SVP/Market Manager Don Bouloukos is retiring from the company effective June, after a career in broadcasting
NextRadio: NAB Show wrap-up
The TagStation Team has compiled a NextRadio wrap-up from the NAB Show last week and the news is good. To kick it off, last week's keynote by NAB President and CEO, Gordon Smith, had a few great shout-outs for NextRadio. He opened his thoughts with how it’s an exciting time to be in the media business and noted:
Mobile display to surpass TV display revenues
Since 2006, LCD TV has accounted for the largest share of flat panel display (FPD) revenues; however, in 2014, mobile displays will take the lead. According to the latest NPD DisplaySearch Quarterly Worldwide FPD Shipment and Forecast Report, combined FPD revenues from mobile PCs and mobile phones will comprise 42% of total global FPD revenues in 2014, for the first time surpassing LCD TV at 37%.
StreamGuys, Orban join forces
StreamGuys and Orban joined forces at NAB last week to bring an affordable turnkey streaming service to market that addresses the complete internet radio ecosystem. The service will help broadcasters cover the entire media landscape of where audiences exist today — and effectively monetize streams to accelerate ROI.
AP names WJBC-AM Station of the Year
Cumulus’ WJBC-A/FM in Bloomington, IL was named Station of the Year by the Associated Press
Alan Chartrand named Market President at CCME Boston
He’ll oversee CCME’s Boston cluster overseeing the operations and programming of Kiss 108
KTYM-AM to be sold in LA
Trans America Broadcasting’s Urban Gospel KTYM-AM 1460 (5-kW) Inglewood/LA, is being sold to Immaculate Heart Radio’s Immaculate Heart Radio Educational Broadcasting in
WILC-AM flips to Libertarian Talk in DC
Operating under Wallis Communications (ZGS Comm.), the new WILC-AM 900 is now home to