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
Business Rockstars signs with CRN Digital Talk Radio
Business Rockstars Radio, featuring “Rockstar” CEO’s, entrepreneurs, and start-ups targeting the 30 million “Wantrepreneurs” in the US, announced a new affiliation with CRN Digital Talk Radio, an integrated audio platform combining television, radio and social media.
S&P closes at record high
Stocks ended sharply higher Tuesday, with the S&P closing at a record level. Investors bid up prices after mildly positive manufacturing data and better-than-expected...
Imagine launches LandmarkOSI Cloud
Imagine Communications, provider of enterprise software and networking solutions serving the global media and entertainment markets, announced
WQAM welcomes Marc Hochman to afternoons
Beasley Broadcast Miami welcomes market vet Marc Hochman as the afternoon driver on Sports Radio 560 WQAM. “The Marc Hochman Show
Gordon Smith testimony from STELA hearings
NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith testified 4/1 at a Senate Subcommittee on Communications
Work continues to restore WUPE-FM signal
Two towers collapsed atop Florida Mountain in North Adams, MA from a storm last weekend took Gamma Broadcasting’s Classic Hits WUPE-FM Pittsfield, MA and translator W266AW for University of Massachusetts’ WFCR-FM Amherst, MA off the air. The collapse also knocked out police, fire, municipal and cell phone signals. Now, three cell phone providers and two broadcasters are scrambling to restore service.
Infinite Dial: Radio’s quiet competitor is YouTube
Over a third of Americans age 12+ used YouTube to watch music videos or listen to music in the last week
Curtis Media closes on another translator CP
Eastern Airwaves, LLC, an affiliate of Curtis Media, has closed on the purchase of the CP for translator
TVfreedom.org: Keep lifeline basic tier
As the Senate Communications, Technology and the Internet Subcommittee hearing on the
‘How I Met Your Mother’ finale hits high; ‘The Voice’ down
NBC was number one Monday among adults 18-49 and with total viewers. The Voice tied its season low with a 3.4 down 8% from...
Cable One drops 15 Viacom channels
On its website, Cable One says it was forced to remove 15 Viacom-owned channels 3/31 after the two
Apex buying WHHL-FM
Apex Broadcasting of Charleston, SC has agreed to buy WHHL-FM 104.9 in the Hilton Head Island area for $682,500. The seller is Low Country Radio LLC