Comcast keeps Houston Sports Network bankrupt
Comcast has won a bid to keep Houston Regional Sports Network in bankruptcy (as of 9/27/13) over the objections of Major League Baseball's Astros, whose games are carried on the channel. The ruling prevents the Astros from terminating its media rights agreement with the MSO.
Envision debuts Sun City Cafe, Sun City Cafe Saturday Night
Sun City Café is a three-hour weekly show that features mass-appeal, 100% Hall of Fame Classic Rock 'n Roll and Comedy Flashbacks from legends...
Wheel of Fortune holding #1 spot with 12M+ viewers
Wheel of Fortune (CBS Television Distribution) continues its #1 streak at the top spot of the syndie ratings round-up, averaging more than 12 million...
Mike Missanelli suspended at The Fanatic
Mike Missanelli, who hosts middays of 97.5 The Fanatic (WPEN-FM) in Philadelphia was suspended on
Radio Express to market for Premiere overseas
Premiere has entered into an agreement with Tom Rounds’ Radio Express, marketer and supplier of
KDIS-FM gets gear stolen in Little Rock
On 1/29, someone broke in to Disney’s KDIS-FM Little Rock, AR, currently silent, and stole an
Time Warner posts record Q4; HBO strong
The company’s quarterly revenues were $8.6 billion in the quarter, up 5% from growth at Warner Bros
Stocks gain back some lost ground
Stocks bounced back Tuesday, a day after suffering a steep drop Monday. The Dow finished up more than 70 points. The S&P 500 and...
Gannett’s Q4 broadcasting revenues down 15.7%
Operating revenues for the company totaled $1.37 billion in the quarter, 6.0% lower than Q4 2012
KSIQ-FM sale closes
Cherry Creek Radio’s sale of 96.1 KSIQ-FM (now KYDO) Campo/San Diego to Educational Media Foundation has closed 2/4. KSIQ/KYDO now airs EMF’s Air1 Christian format operates at 25.0kW @ 102 HAAT. In the $1M deal...
Beasley taps team of digital specialists
Beasley Broadcast Group says Eddie Thorpe, Adam Meltzer and Carolyn Cope joined the company as
RTDNA names Region 8 Director
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) announced the appointment of Christy Moreno to its board of directors, representing Region 8, which includes Kentucky,...
Harmelin Media launches Blue Diamond campaign
Philadelphia-based Harmelin Media says it’s a multimedia campaign effort for Blue Diamond Snack Nuts in support of their partnership with the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA). With the assistance of Harmelin Media, Blue Diamond has been named...
Live365 partners with AdsWizz
On the heels of announcing an ad sales representation agreement with AdLarge Media, Live365, an online radio network offering broadcast services and curated radio programming, has also inked a deal with AdsWizz, provider of ad solutions for the digital radio and audio industries, to better target and monetize its audience.
‘The Following’ hits low; ‘Almost Human’ down
ABC and CBS tied for number one Monday among adults 18-49 while ABC was on top with total viewers. On CBS, How I Met...