Wednesday, May 20, 2026

FCC

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...
Sirius XM

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

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

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...
U.S. Supreme Court

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

WestwoodOne details Super Bowl XLVIII coverage

The network will feature a full schedule of Game Day programming leading up to kickoff. Super Bowl XLVIII airs live

Save Our Water launches radio campaign

Save Our Water, a statewide water conservation education program in California, launched a four-week
21st Century Fox

21st Century Fox getting majority stake in YES Network

21st Century Fox announced an agreement to acquire a majority stake in the Yankees Entertainment and Sports Network
Dish Network

Court of Appeals upholds Hopper, AutoHop ruling

On 1/24, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously denied