“The Dinosaur” launches in Syracuse
After three months of stunting, the new format for Renard Communications’ WNDR-FM and translator W237AY has launched 1/20. “95.3 and 103.9 The Dinosaur” offers...
Beats Music launches with free trial
Yet another competitor for eardrums: Beats Music (the high-priced headphones company) launched
H&R Block returns to TV
Last week in the Media Monitors TV Spot Ten, Progressive stepped into #1 with 19,697 spots. McDonald’s slipped into #2 airing 19,449 ads, while...
WIP jocks exit when The Fanatic team shows up
The Philadelphia Daily News sources tell the paper that last Friday’s abrupt exit of CBS Radio’s
Verizon buys Intel Media for web TV offerings
Verizon has agreed to acquire the Intel pay-TV startup to boost its Internet-based TV services offering. Intel Media is Intel’s division dedicated to the development of Cloud TV products and services. The transaction will accelerate the availability of next-generation video services, both integrated with Verizon FiOS fiber-optic networks and delivered "over the top" to any device.
TRN dismissal hearing set for April
As you will remember, Talk Radio Network filed a Federal action against its former ad sales rep
Rocker signs to co-host Beach 927 show
Flagler County Broadcasting’s Variety Hots WBHQ-FM Palm Coast/Daytona Beach (“Beach 927”) has a new co-host in former heavy metal band member
Princess Cruises launches “Come Back New”
Via Goodby, Silverstein and Partners, Princess Cruises is launching a $20 million ad campaign--the company's most extensive ever--and marks
AccuWeather to launch weather network
Just days after the Weather Channel was dropped by DirecTV, AccuWeather has announced plans to launch its own 24/7 weather TV channel. The AccuWeather...
Townsquare, Just Jared strike content deal
Townsquare Media Group and Just Jared Inc. have entered into an exclusive partnership. Just Jared (JustJared.com), will partner with
“App neutrality should be part of the net neutrality discussion”
As the dust tries to settle on the recent US Court of Appeals ruling in favor of defeating the FCC’s net neutrality rules, Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Landmark Theatres, Magnolia Pictures, chairman of AXS TV and founder of Broadcast.com/AudioNet (which was sold to Yahoo! for $5.8 billion in ‘99), penned a blog via BlogMaverick warning that companies should be looking at the future of “app neutrality” as well.
Cleveland sports talker scheduled for jury trial
Good Karma Broadcasting’s WKNR-AM ESPN Radio host Tony Rizzo, accused of domestic violence in connection with an incident at his home in December, is...
‘Revenge,’ ‘Betrayal’ Down
FOX was number one Sunday among adults 18-49 and with total viewers with the 49ers/Seahawks game. On CBS, 60 Minutes garnered a 1.3, down...
Residents give static over proposed CBS tower
The proposed AM tower would be built next to the existing AM tower near the Moorestown-Cinnaminson, NJ border: The AM tower for 50-kW WPHT-AM—located in an open field—was built roughly 60 years ago (before most of the surrounding homes) and a number of Cinnaminson residents say it’s been a source of disturbances ever since. Now they’re concerned a proposed second tower will create even more problems.
Nielsen finalizes/ups offer for Harris Interactive
Nielsen can measure television audiences and radio audiences, and it would like to add the ability to obtain insights into the customers that media serves. So last November, it announced an agreement to acquire noted research firm Harris Interactive. Now, Nielsen Holdings, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Prime Acquisition Corp., and Harris Interactive announced that the offer price for all outstanding shares of common stock of Harris Interactive has been increased from $2.00 to $2.04 per share pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement announced on 11/25/13.