Rdio shuts down Vdio
Less than a year after launch, Rdio (in which Cumulus has a major investment state) is shutting down Vdio, a video service that sold and rented streaming movies and TV shows.
RMLC loses injunction, but good news too
The Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) has been denied an injunction in its ongoing lawsuit
Casino complex in DC approved; Radio One on board
MGM has just been awarded a contract to build a $925 million casino at the National Harbor
KTEN-TV may go dark on Cable ONE
The Lockwood Broadcasting Group’s KTEN-TV (NBC) in the Texoma area (Ardmore, Ada OK, Sherman, TX) may pull
Tribune closes Local TV acquisition
Tribune’s $2.73 billion buy of Local TV makes it the country's largest commercial TV station owners
Stocks end lower but post weekly gains
Stock indexes ended slightly lower on Friday, but posted solid weekly gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke its six-day winning streak and closed...
Treasure and Space Coast Radio buys WPHR-FM
On 12/24, Vero Beach, FL-based Treasure and Space Coast Radio announced that it had completed the acquisition of WPHR-FM
A&E brings Phil Robertson back to Duck Dynasty
Phil Robertson, the patriarch of A&E's Duck Dynasty who was placed on an indefinite hiatus from his hit reality series 12/18 after following his derogatory comments about homosexuality in a recent GQ Magazine interview, is back. The network and the Robertson family announced 12/27 that Phil will still be part of the series. Since he didn't miss any filming, his suspension will not affect the upcoming fifth season.
KEXX, KMVA merging for “Trending Radio”
Riviera Broadcasting’s Hot AC KEXX-FM My 103.9 Gilbert/Phoenix, AZ and Trumper Communications’
Online shopping week fell short
comScore reported holiday season U.S. retail e-commerce spending from desktop computers for the first 52 days of the November-December 2013 holiday season, showing that...
DrTV Channel set to launch
Doctor Television Channel (DrTV) says it has begun signing affiliates for the official multicast network launch on 1/6. DrTV (www.DRTVChannel.com) brings the latest in...
KBPI Denver’s DJ Willie B has a big heart
DJ Willie B of CCME’s Denver rocker KBPI-FM came through big time for an 89-year old grandmother in the form of an $80,000 home renovation. He recently put up a question on his Facebook page, "What would you do if money were no object." He got the usual responses (800 or so): get a new car, go on a vacation... but one listener, Stacy Salazar, responded that she would buy her Grandma new carpeting because the 90-year-old took care of her and her younger siblings after her single mother was murdered: "Replace the carpets for my 90-year-old Grammy and fixing all the little things around her house. Just a small thank you for not giving us kids up to foster care when our parents died," she wrote.
Four more co-sponsors for Local Radio Freedom Act
A bipartisan group of four Members of the House of Representatives have signed on as co-sponsors
Errol Lewis: What killed the liberal radio star?
The former WWRL-AM NY morning driver and current NY1 cable net political anchor has penned
Time Warner Cable, Viacom sign new distribution deal
The multi-year, multiplatform deal includes expansive TV Everywhere rights and new availability of