Charter offers to buy Time Warner
From a Seeking Alpha bulletin: “Following weeks of reports and speculation, Charter (CHTR) has offered to buy
Curtis Media buys Laurinburg NC FM translator
Eastern Airwaves, LLC, an affiliate of Curtis Media, Inc. has agreed to purchase FM Translator Station W226BP (93.1) Laurinburg, NC (halfway between Charlotte and...
NAB blasts CCA filing on UHF Discount
Here’s a blog post by NAB Executive Vice President of Strategic Planning Rick Kaplan in response to a filing
Cardinals, Mike Shannon re-up in multiyear deal
The Cardinals and longtime radio broadcaster Mike Shannon have agreed to a multiyear contract that will keep him in the booth well beyond his...
“Car Care tor the Clueless: Daily Edition” adds affiliates
Ft. Myers, Florida-based Pam Oakes is a national authority on autos, and several radio stations have decided to air one minute segments giving their...
Discovery, Scripps end talks on merger discussions
They’ve abandoned talks for a merger last week, the Wall Street Journal reported. The discussions did not go beyond the early, exploratory stage and...
‘The Golden Globe Awards’ even with last year
CBS was number one among adults 18-49 and with total viewers Sunday. On NBC, the Golden Globes special earned a 2.8 adults 18-49 rating....
Weekend Adventure holds top spot for another week
Weekend Adventure (ABC Syndication) nabbed the top spot for the second week in a row in the syndie ratings round-up for the week of...
Broadway Media buys Simmons Salt Lake City
Broadway Media (Dell Loy Hansen) will acquire Simmons Media’s Adult Hits KYMV-FM, Rhythmic CHR KUUU-FM, Country KEGA-FM, Alternative KXRK-FM and CHR KUDD-FM in Salt...
Litany of licenses: granted and dismissed
Here’s a list of the FCC’s latest licenses, construction permits and transfers of control—granted and dismissed
EU probes film studios, pay TV licensing deals
The European Commission announced 1/13 it is opening an antitrust probe into aspects of licensing agreements between several major U.S. film studios and the...
GEICO, Ford Pillsbury get major gains in TV spots
In the Media Monitors TV Spot Ten for last week, McDonald’s leapt into #1 airing 23,858 spots. Progressive also moved up from #5 to...
Nielsen Catalina Solutions releases TV Volumetric Ratings
Nielsen Catalina Solutions (NCS), which helps consumer packaged goods (CPG) advertisers improve their return on ad spend by linking what consumers watch with what...
Weather Channel fights back against DirecTV
The current contract between DirecTV and the Weather Channel expired at the end of last year
John Hogan, CCME CEO, retires
Clear Channel Media + Entertainment announced both the retirement (1/13) of Chairman and CEO