Walmart, Macy’s, JCPenney, Sears end 2013 in Spot Ten
Walmart led the way in the Media Monitors TV Spot Ten with 25,766 spots. Coming in #2 was Univision with 23,978 ads, while ABC TV Network landed at #3 airing 23,918 spots. Nissan finished at #4 with 23,419 spots and Macy’s edged up to #5 running 20,480 spots.
L&L flipping news-talker to ESPN in Columbia
L&L Broadcasting, which owns 35 stations nationally including five in the South Carolina Midlands, will switch WOIC-AM from its current news talk format to...
‘Kennedy Center Honors’ hits all-time low
NBC was number one Sunday among adults 18-49 and with total viewers. NBC Sunday Night Football scored a preliminary 8.1, way up from last...
Applebee’s wants customers in new TV spots
With two new dishes, Applebee’s restaurants is turning to social media to find its most over-the-top fans to appear in a TV commercial and tell the story of its “Unbelievably Great Tasting & Under 550 Calories Menu.” An Applebee's spokesperson tells RBR-TVBR about the TV buy:
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...