S&P 500 scores another record close
Stocks ended a choppy session moderately higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 closing at a record. Market reaction to a pair of better-than-expected...
FTC clears last Nielsen-Arbitron buy hurdle
Following a public comment period, the FTC has determined that Nielsen’s $1.26 billion buy of Arbitron
iHeartRadio on Amazon Fire TV
iHeartRadio announced it will be available out of the box on Amazon Fire TV, a service to watch movies, listen to music, and play games at home. iHeartRadio was also one of the first apps available and optimized on Amazon's line of Kindle Fire tablets.
ACA files in favor of Aereo
The American Cable Association has filed an amicus brief with The Supreme Court in favor of Aereo, which is defending a copyright
FCC approves sale of KOTA-TV
The Commission has approved the sale of KOTA-TV Rapid City, SD from Duhamel Broadcasting Enterprises to Schurz Communications. The sale
Pandora: Better algorithms = more listening
Pandora has refined its Genome Music Project algorithms significantly over the years it has been in
The Tacher Company signs WSM-AM
Independent representation firm The Tacher Company, Inc. has aligned with heritage Ryman Hospitality
‘The Mindy Project’ returns down; ‘About a Boy’ up
CBS was the number one network in adults 18-49 and with total viewers. On NBC, About A Boy scored a 2.1 up 5 percent...
MediaBridge shepherds two M&A deals
MediaBridge Capital Advisors has served as the exclusive investment banking advisor on two international acquisitions that closed in March. Reflecting a
WayFM Louisville move-in completed
Way Media’s WayFM Christian AC network has finished up the move of WAYI-FM 93.9 Sellersburg, IN to WAYG-FM 104.3 Charlestown, IN and 105.9 WAYK Valley Station, KY.
KCSC 90.1 FM now KUCO
100-kW Classical KCSC 90.1 FM has new call letters--KUCO--to better reflect the partnership between the radio station and the University of Central Oklahoma, its licensee. KCSC was named for Central State College, the university’s name when the station was created in 1966.
News Corp scores a dismissal of US hacking suit
US federal judge Judge Paul Gardephe has dismissed a shareholder lawsuit in Delaware
Glenn Beck sued for defamation
Glenn Beck, who airs on his “TheBlaze” network and is syndicated across the country via Premeire Networks, is in a bit of a pickle. Less than one week had passed since the Boston Marathon bombings, he made a few comments on air about Abdulrahman Alharbi, a 20-year-old Saudi Arabian student at the New England School of English. He’d been injured at the marathon, later questioned by police and ultimately cleared of wrongdoing.
ACA releases white paper on small market operators
American Cable Association CEO Matthew Polka unveiled a white paper containing key economic metrics on the value that the independent cable community provides communities across the US dependent on broadband-enabled voice, video and data services to thrive in the digital economy.
Blackout avoided: NCTC, Viacom sign carriage deal
While the 3/31 deadline passed for the 890 members of the National Cable Television Cooperative