“Everybody Loves Raymond” to Broadcasting Hall of Fame
The hit series "Everybody Loves Raymond" will be the 2014 television inductee into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The show will be honored...
Nexstar names Dennis A. Miller to board
Nexstar Broadcasting announced the appointment of Dennis A. Miller, 56, to its Board of Directors effective 2/1. Miller replaces Erik Brooks, Managing Partner of...
Wireless spectrum demand lower than previously projected
Here’s a blog post by Summit Ridge Group's Armand Musey regarding wireless data traffic projections
Wheel of Fortune Holding on to #1
Wheel of Fortune (CBS Television Distribution) once again held the top spot of the syndie ratings round-up for the week of January 6-12. The...
New crop of LPFM CP apps granted
The deadline for the last window was 11/15/13. That window opened 10/15/13, and since some
Grammy Awards flat; ‘The Simpsons’, ‘American Dad’ slide
CBS was number one Sunday among adults 18-49 and with total viewers. The Grammy Awards earned a 10.1 (from 8-11PM) even with the 10.1...
SiriusXM taps advisers for Liberty bid
SiriusXM announced that the Special Committee of its Board has retained Evercore Group to act as its
L’Oreal and Honda Break Top Ten
Toyota was #1 in the Media Monitors TV Spot Ten last week with 17,510 spots. McDonald’s kept #2 with 16,550 spots, while Honda made...
Liberty Global to acquire Ziggo
In October Liberty Global’s preliminary takeover bid for Dutch cable TV operator Ziggo was rejected by the Ziggo board. Liberty had
DIRECTV, DISH combine addressable ad platform
The satcasters have combined sales efforts for addressable advertising allowing statewide political
CRTC approves $16M Corus buy of two Ottawa stations
The CRTC has approved the sale of two Ottawa radio stations to Toronto-based Corus Entertainment in a deal worth almost $16 million. The stations,...
Comcast wants TWC East Coast markets
Comcast, in its talks with Charter about a possible deal to acquire parts of Time Warner Cable, would be interested in an agreement that...
Law Firm: SCOUTS question bodes well for broadcasters
Attorney Harry Cole wrote in the Fletcher Heald & Hildreth CommLawBlog that
Russ Withers passes at 77
Well-known TV and radio station owner and former NAB Radio Board Chairman Russ Withers died 1/24 at his daughter Dana’s home in Mount Vernon,...
jacapps launches mobile games for radio
jācapps, developer of mobile apps for radio, announced it would begin offering mobile game apps to radio stations