BIA/Kelsey: 2014 US mobile local ad revenues hit $4.5 billion
U.S. mobile local ad revenues will reach $4.5 billion in 2014, up from $2.9 billion in 2013, according to BIA/Kelsey. In its Annual U.S. Local Media Forecast (2013-2018), the firm projects mobile local ad revenues to more than triple over the next five years, reaching $15.7 billion in 2018.
Stocks rally after Fed minutes
Stocks rallied Wednesday to end with best gains in more than a month after the minutes of the latest Federal Open Market Committee meeting...
Longtime Cajun shows canceled
Local Houma, LA radio man Bobby “Da Cajun” Richard hopes to soon host his well-known “Swamp Pop Saturday” and “Cajun-French
‘The Voice,’ ‘About a Boy’ hit lows; ‘Chicago Fire’ returns flat
NBC was the number one network Wednesday in adults 18-49, but CBS won with total viewers. On NBC, The Voice notched a season low...
Shila Nathan named afternoon driver at US99.5
CBS Radio Chicago and WUSN (US99.5) announced Shila Nathan has been named afternoon drive personality. Nathan’s program will be broadcast
FCC upholds ruling against Comcast on service fees
The FCC denied an appeal by Comcast, which argued that its practice of charging customers separately for a DTA (digital terminal adapter), or converter box that allows subscribers with older TVs to receive digital channels, which the company said would be provided at no charge, is not subject to rate regulation, because it is a service fee.
Political advertising files to be posted on FCC site
The FCC issued a notice reminding all TV broadcasters that as of 7/1, they will be required to post their political
Highlights from Wells Fargo Broadcast Investor Forum
Marci Ryvicker, Senior Analyst, Wells Fargo Securities, says they liked what they heard at their Wells Fargo Broadcast Investor Forum. They spent
Russia takes Voice of America radio off air
Russia has pulled the Voice of America radio station from the airwaves in Moscow, a senior
NRSC adopts updated guideline on RDS usage
The National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) has adopted an updated Usage Guideline that focuses on recommendations for broadcasters and receiver manufacturers in the use of the Radio Data System (RDS) data broadcasting technology.
The Weather Channel returns to DIRECTV
The Weather Channel will return to DIRECTV (channel 362) 4/10 as both companies have settled on a new
DISH, Hearst reach retrans. deal
DISH Network announced 4/9 that it has reached an agreement for carriage of Hearst’s television
Litany of licenses: granted and dismissed
Here’s a list of the FCC’s latest licenses, construction permits and transfers of control—granted and dismissed—for TV, AM and FM. This list is current as of 4/9/14 and includes all of the revised Hoak Media and Mission TV station deals to Gray Television:
NAB Show attendance surpasses 98,000
According to NAB’s preliminary figures for the 2014 Show, total registered attendance was
Wells Fargo flips on TV stock ratings
On 3/17, Marci Ryvicker, Wells Fargo Securities Senior Analyst, announced a Television stock sector