Horizon Media scores Burger King
BK moving its domestic planning and buying assignment from Starcom to Horizon Media after a review. The incumbent was Publicis Groupe's Starcom, which picked up the chain's business in 2011 without a review. It's believed that Starcom still has BK’s European business—for now.
Shareholders mull TWC takeover
Time Warner Cable shareholders may give incoming CEO Rob Marcus thumbs up to reject a
WINS-AM NYC vet Stan Brooks passes
Brooks, at 86, never retired from the station. He’d been behind the mic for 50 years at the heritage
Denali Media buys CBS, NBC affiliates in Alaska
Denali Media Holdings, a subsidiary of cable MSO General Communication, is buying
Stocks extend record run with higher finish
Stock indexes extended their record run, with the S&P 500 and the Dow closing at all-time highs while the Nasdaq Composite COMP +1.08% ended...
WTMR-AM gets EAS violation notice
The Beasley Broadcast Group Religious station in Camden, NJ (WTMR License Limited Partnership) got a Notice of Violation for not
Christmas is for Children radiothon raises $1 million
Children’s Medical Center announced its 2013 Christmas is for Children radiothon raised more than $1 million for the nation’s fifth-largest, not-for-profit pediatric hospital. The...
‘Sunday Night Football’ wins quiet night
NBC was number one among adults 18-49 and with total viewers in Sunday prime. Sunday Night Football, (Bears-Eagles) scored a preliminary 5.5 up 12...
NAB beefs up offering with CCW, SATCON buys
The National Association of Broadcasters has purchased the assets of the Content and Communications World (CCW) and Satellite Communications Conference
Walmart on top, Target pulls back
With all the news focus on Target last week, Walmart continue to crank out the ads with 28,007; making them #1 again. Coming in...
Cumulus completes refinancing deal
Cumulus Media has entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, consisting of a $2.025 billion term loan maturing in
WNTD Chicago selling to Starboard Network
Green Bay, WI-based Catholic broadcaster Starboard Network is buying Follett Family Trust’s Religious “Relevant Radio 950” WNTD-AM Chicago for $14.4 million.
Nexstar named to NASDAQ Global Select Market
Effective 1/2, listing of the company's common stock will be transferred to the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the highest of the three market tiers...
Meredith gets stations from Gannett-Sander spinoff deal
After the Commission’s Media Bureau approved Gannett’s $1.5 billion acquisition of Belo (12/20) after
“Duck Dynasty” family: A&E set Robertson up for fall
According to a NY Post story, “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson has long been known for his anti-gay statements and the now-infamous GQ interview where he made some negative comments about gays and how homosexuality is a sin is nothing short of A&E throwing him under the bus.