Mid-West Family flips two in Rockford, IL
Mid-West Family Broadcasting purchased the assets of Maverick Media in 2013. They include WRTB-FM and W263BJ. In Rockford, Midwest owns WRTB, Rock WXRX-FM, AC...
Stocks slip Friday, mostly lower for the week
Stocks edged down on Friday and finished mostly lower for the week, as the S&P ended a two-week winning streak that's left it just...
Wheeler tones down FCC “News Police” study
The proposed FCC study of how media organizations gather news has incited a powerful backlash from
ATBA files extensions request for LPTV stations
The Advanced Television Broadcasting Alliance (ATBA) recently filed Comments with
Buckeye amends Sinclair complaint
Since 12/19, more than 100,000 Buckeye Cablevision subscribers have endured Sinclair’s blackout of WWNO-TV (NBC) in Toledo, OH. So, on 2/18 Buckeye filed a bad faith complaint at the FCC. Buckeye says it isn’t asking for the Commission to dictate an outcome or even mandate that Sinclair accept a ratings-based approach. They just want them to force Sinclair to get back to the negotiating table; stop demanding that they carry those future cable networks; and consider the competitive marketplace in the talks. Buckeye amended its complaint 2/21 to note that Sinclair has made a:
Olympics Down, ‘American Idol’ hits low
NBC was number one Thursday with adults 18-49 and with total viewers. Day 15 coverage of the Winter Olympics earned a 4.9 adults 18-49...
New room for FM stations in India
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) wants to lower minimum channel spacing from 800KHz to 400KHz to allow for more FM stations. The move is part of TRAI’s recommendations on the migration of FM radio operators from phase II to phase III in that country...
PrecisionDemand awarded patent for TV ad targeting
PrecisionDemand, provider of data-driven TV ad targeting, has been awarded a patent for its proprietary automated
CRS 2014: Finding hits before they’re hits
The panel, “Cracking the Code: Using Data to Discover the Hits,” revealed new research on predicting a hit song 2/20 at the Nashville Convention Center. The data was collected by MusicMetric, the world’s largest music data analytics firm, providing data on online consumer behavior for the entertainment industry, and by Stone Door Media Lab, headed by industry vet Jeff Green.
What the Utah Court ruling against Aereo means
Here’s an analysis by Stifel Nicolaus analysts David Kaut and Christopher King regarding the preliminary
ABC argues appeal on Dish decision
Attorneys for ABC Inc. urged the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals 2/20 to reverse a lower judge and
Garrick Utley passes at 74
The NBC, ABC and CNN News icon died of prostate cancer 2/20 at his home in New York. He passed “with the same grace and dignity he showed throughout his life and career,” said Utley’s sister-in-law, Chicago journalist Carol Marin.
Stocks end higher on Markit PMI, deal boost
Stocks closed higher on Thursday, shaking off early losses that came amid downbeat reports from the Philly Fed, China and Europe. Traders found encouragement...
Jam’n 107.5 returns to Portland
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment Portland has returned of JAM'N 107.5 (KXJM-FM) at noon 2/20. JAM'N 107.5, Jams from Today & Back in the Day, replaces the previous Hip-Hop format.
The latest on WEYW’s FCC must carry complaint
The fight goes for reconsideration of the FCC’s 12/16/13 ruling denying must carry for WEYW-LP Key West, FL. Rick Bellizzi, CEO of Bellizzi Broadcasting sent a filing for reconsideration in on 1/15. Now there has been another filing, a previous lawsuit surfacing from another local broadcaster vs. Comcast and another filing from another LP in Key West, supporting Bellizzi. Bellizzi shared them with RBR-TVBR.