Story: FCC vote could affect deal to sell two TV stations
The 3/31 FCC vote on eliminating JSAs and joint retrans negotiations is getting some local attention in Ft. Wayne, IN, where The Journal-Gazette notes could it alter a deal by Quincy Newspapers to acquire a Fort Wayne TV station and manage another.
CBS Radio, Univision refuse Pizza Patron ads
Pizza Patron is a Dallas-based chain using a new promotion that uses a popular Mexican slang word that
Clear Channel unveils Major Markets Operating Group
In the wake of CCME CEO John Hogan’s exit from the company in January, peeling of a layer
AudienceXpress signs audience data deal with Nielsen
AudienceXpress, a leading programmatic TV platform and a subsidiary of Visible World, announced a new deal with
Larry Patrick on JSAs, retrans, Wheeler, more
RBR-TVBR asked Patrick Communications Managing Partner Larry Patrick to help us and
Another Week for Wheel at #1
CBS Television Distribution’s “Wheel of Fortune” held the number one spot for the third week in a row, for the week of February 24-March 2. The weekly chart comes from the Syndicated Network Television Association (SNTA), using data from The Nielsen Company.
WQWV-FM sold in WV
Thunder Associates is buying the Country outlet in Fisher, WV from McGuire Broadcasting. The station serves the serving the Petersburg/Moorefield, WV area. It’s 310 watts @ 1,385 ft. HAAT. The price was
Pandora Rate Court decision reached
On 3/14, Judge Denise Cote issued her decision in the ASCAP rate court proceeding with Pandora, setting
LIN TV, Cox sign in time to avert blackout
Like we predicted, Cox Communications and LIN TV announced a new retransmission
S&P 500, Dow see worst weekly declines in 7 weeks
Friday's modest losses for U.S. stocks capped the worst week since late January for the S&P 500 and Dow. Worries over the looming vote...
‘Hell’s Kitchen’ returns down; ‘Scandal’ hits season low
CBS was number one Thursday with adults 18-49 and with total viewers. On FOX, the premiere of Hell's Kitchen earned a 1.9 adults 18-49...
Mediacom Broadband proposes senior notes offering
Mediacom Broadband LLC and Mediacom Broadband Corporation, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Mediacom Communications, announced they
Dish rolls out Super Joey box
It’s an add-on to the Hopper Whole-Home HD DVR platform and increases the tuner capacity of the Hopper experience. DISH's Super Joey adds two network tuners to the Hopper's three native tuners, allowing a household to record up to eight shows simultaneously. This can
Solicitor General wants say at Aereo SCOTUS case
Great news: DOJ is pushing its support of TV networks in their Supreme Court case against
Liberty Media drops proposal buy all of Sirius XM
Liberty Media Corp. dropped its proposal to acquire the rest of Sirius XM Holdings Inc