Univision’s Haim Saban wants new broadcast standard
Univision chairman Haim Saban urged the development of a new broadcast transmission standard
Smith to FCC: Develop a National Broadcast Plan
NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith called on federal regulators to develop a National Broadcast Plan during his keynote address at the opening session of NAB Show 2014 (see related story). Smith called on policymakers to develop a holistic regulatory approach that ensures radio and television broadcasting are not disadvantaged in the marketplace due to government bias towards other forms of media.
Gordon Smith delivers the goods at keynote
NAB CEO Gordon Smith delivered his annual State of the Industry address at the 2014 NAB Show
Eagle buys Nebraska, Colorado cable systems
Hays, KS-based Eagle Communications has acquired cable and broadband operations in 28 communities in Nebraska and one in Eastern Colorado from USA Communications. The deal follows
Jacobs Media: “Radio at the digital tipping point”
In Jacobs Media's new study of core radio listeners, the impact of digitally-delivered media continues its rise
NY Times profiles Country, NASH brand
The NY Times published a story 4/7 on Cumulus’ NASH brand, the rollout across the country and the rising
‘Once Upon a Time’ rises; ‘Believe’, ‘Revenge’ down
CBS was number one Sunday with adults 18-49 & with total viewers. On ABC, Once Upon A Time earned a 2.2, up a tenth...
Big Pharma pushes allergy products
Last week in the Media Monitors’ TV SPOT TEN, McDonald’s drove through the pack to make it into #1 with 17,418 spots. Progressive pushed up from #13 to #2 with 14,918 ads, while Allegra landed at #3 with13, 616 spots.
HD Radio now at 38 stations in Mexico
iBiquity Digital announced at the NAB show that the number of Mexican broadcasters across the country
Senate Judiciary Committee holding Comcast-TWC hearing
The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold the first public hearing on Comcast's proposed
Dish-Hearst negotiations down to the wire
Dish could lose 29 local Hearst Television stations in 29 markets if the two do not reach a new
Syncbak integrates Nielsen SDK for mobile measurement
Nielsen announced that Syncbak— the media technology company that enables users to watch live
CBS, Nielsen to demo combined local TV, radio data
Here’s a great example of how the Nielsen-Arbitron merger can benefit cross-media measurement for local broadcasters: Nielsen and CBS
KBMO, KSCR sale closes
Quest Broadcasting has closed on the sale of Adult Standards KBMO-AM and Classic Hits KSCR-FM Benson, MN to Headwaters Media for $275K. In other deals,
Stocks sell off; Nasdaq drop worst in 2 months
Stocks fell sharply, after heavy selling in momentum stocks such as biotechs and Internet companies on Friday reversed an early rally, sending the Nasdaq...