US ranks 31st in internet speed
Say what? According to a recent study by Ookla Speedtest, the U.S. ranks a shocking 31st in the world in terms of average download speeds. The leaders in the world are Hong Kong at 72.49 Mbps and Singapore on 58.84 Mbps. And America? Averaging speeds of 20.77 Mbps, it falls behind countries like Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Uruguay,
Mark LaNeve joins Entercom board
Entercom Communications announced Mark LaNeve has joined its Board effective immediately. LaNeve has served since 2012 as COO of WPP’s Global Team Ford, an agency that serves as the marketing and advertising partner to Ford and Lincoln businesses globally. Previously, he served as Chief Marketing Officer at Allstate, where he...
S&P 500 ends at record
Stocks finished Thursday generally higher, with the S&P 500 index closing at a record level for the 50th time in the past 12 months....
Newsmax’s Chris Ruddy readying new network
Christopher Ruddy, CEO of Newsmax Media, is planning to launch NewsmaxTV in June, a 24-hour cable news channel that will be, he says, a kinder, gentler Fox. “Our goal is to be a little more boomer-oriented, more information-based rather than being vituperative and polarizing,” he told Bloomberg Businessweek.
Walden releases first draft of STELA reauthorization
House Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) released
Good news: FCC may relax cross-ownership rules
A senior FCC official told reporters 3/6 that FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler will propose keeping current radio ownership limits in place, but he’s also planning to propose eliminating the radio-newspaper and radio-TV and cross-ownership ban
Savage dominates in January
WestwoodOne has put together a chart showing ratings highlights for "The Savage Nation" in top markets during the show's first month in its new timeslot. He’s beating Hannity in five major markets, 25-54:
Wheeler makes his move; NAB, others respond
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal will ask the commissioners to vote 3/31 on a proposal that
ACA praises Wheeler plan to stop retrans “collusion”
The American Cable Association commended FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler for circulating his order that takes a stand against collusive retransmission consent negotiations by separately owned TV stations and “calls upon the full Commission to adopt the proposals so that MVPDs, including independent cable operators, are spared from this practice in upcoming negotiations.”
‘Modern Family’, ‘Criminal Minds’ up; ‘CSI’ down
FOX was number one Wednesday in adults 18-49 and with total viewers. On CBS, Criminal Minds garnered a 2.6 up 18% from last week's...
Comcast completes FreeWheel buy
Comcast has finished deal to buy FreeWheel, the Web video ad-serving company. Comcast will end up paying $360 million for the seven-year-old startup. If you throw in employee retention bonuses and other comp, the number could hit $375 million, noted Recode.net.
KKLF-AM sale closes
Gerald Benavides has closed on the purchase of Comedy KKLF-AM 1700 Richardson, TX in the Dallas/Fort Worth market. The Seller is
Comcast begins airing medical marijuana ads (video)
Comcast has begun airing a commercial for MarijuanaDoctors.com that
Salem research details Christian listening
Salem Communications has released research data it commissioned in the largest research project ever done on the habits and patterns of Christian Teaching and Talk listeners across the country. Nielsen conducted the study of 350 Salem Teach and Talk listeners across both PPM and diary markets with Edison Research. Salem's study talked to the listeners of Christian formatted talk stations owned by Salem and other companies, to determine who they are, why they listen, and how they listen:
DirecTV now in talks with Disney, too
DirecTV is in talks with Disney/ABC to license the rights to offer Disney's broadcast and cable channels as