Comcast, Charter pact for Time Warner Cable
Charter Communications has now agreed in principle to sell Time Warner Cable's New York
James Crystal stations miss payroll
James Crystal Radio Group employees at News-Talker WFTL-AM and sports Talk WMEN-640 AM in South Florida have not been paid since Jan. 1, according to a Miami Herald story:
Stocks close lower in choppy session
Stocks closed lower on Monday in choppy trade as worries over emerging-markets currencies unsettled investors. Upbeat earnings and forecast from Caterpillar helped lift the...
WBIG named DC home for Ravens
CCME’s Classic Rock WBIG-FM has been named the official Washington, D.C. broadcast home of the two-time Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens. Beginning this year,...
Radio One issuing $335 million in senior notes
Radio One announced it intends to offer $335 million in aggregate principal amount of senior subordinated notes due 2020 in a private offering. The...
“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