NBC to bring live spots to late night
NBC plans to test live commercials on its late-night television shows, similar to those
Sinclair scores stellar Q4
It was a very busy quarter for SBGI, but the company did very well and beat estimates: Net broadcast revenues increased 33.2% to
Emmis buys WBLS-FM, WLIB-AM NYC
Emmis Communications has reached an agreement with YMF Media to purchase heritage Urban AC WBLS-FM and
Stocks rally; Dow boosted
Stocks extended their four-day winning streak and ended Tuesday with solid gains as Federal Chairwoman Janet Yellen pledged to keep interest rates low and...
Sony/ATV renews with BMI
Sony/ATV Music Publishing has agreed to return licensing and royalty distribution authority to Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) for all categories of public performance uses. Consistent with a recent Federal Court ruling, the new agreement will leave current licenses and the flow of royalties to songwriters and publishers from hundreds of thousands of licensees undisturbed.
Aereo’s Supreme Court showdown date set
They’re officially on the docket: The Supreme Court issued an order 1/10 granting cert
Community service keeps broadcasters relevant
There was a time not so long ago when broadcasters enjoyed an exclusive franchise. Cable television was less a competitor and more a collaborator. The early cable TV systems merely relayed the signals of stations to areas with weak reception. Original programming for cable was non-existent with the exception of the “weather channel” where a camera scanned wind, temperature and barometric pressure readings to an instrumental music accompaniment. Fast forward to 2014:
CNN Radio en Espanol adds 456 global affiliates
Stardome Radio Networks has cleared 456 new affiliates via its syndicated partnership with CNN en Español
‘Almost Human’, ‘The Bachelor’ fall to lows
NBC was number one Monday among adults 18-49 and with total viewers. Night five of coverage of the Winter Olympics earned a 6.4 adults...
FilmOn now “teleports” broadcast TV
FilmOn, the VOD and broadcast TV streaming provider (similar to Aereo) from Greek billionaire Alki David, is adding a new service that lets viewers remotely watch local TV broadcasts.
CBS expands licensing deal with Hulu
CBS has expanded its licensing deal with Hulu to bring more content to the service. The new licensing deal brings more than 5,300 episodes of CBS shows to the Hulu Plus streaming service. The agreement covers both recent and classic shows.
Ubiquity to expand offering with ZUUS buy
The Pandora of music videos? Irvine, CA-based Ubiquity Broadcasting Corp. has entered into a non-binding deal to acquire ZUUS Media, a next generation media company operating the ZUUS multi-platform music video network. ZUUS is a music service offering 150 curated digital music video channels based on genre, decade and “mood” across mobile, tablet, web, Facebook, and connected TV platforms.
Local Radio Freedom Act gets more support
The Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA), which opposes imposition of a new performance royalty on AM and FM radio stations, has added a bipartisan coalition of five Members of the House of Representatives as co-sponsors. The LRFA is now currently co-sponsored by 193 Members of the House and 12 Senators.
FCC Chair Wheeler addresses Communications Act, net neutrality
On 2/10, FCC Chief Tom Wheeler spoke at a telecommunications
Entercom Q4 down; optimism for Q1
It was another tough quarter for Entercom, but not as bad as in Q3, when revenue fell 4% from