Radio One issues bonuses
According to an 8K filing on bonuses for its executives, Radio One said the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors awarded cash bonuses to two executive officers. The bonuses payable to
Pandora loses case against BMI
U.S. District Judge Louis L. Stanton has ruled that Pandora doesn’t have a blanket license that includes the songs of publishers who
FTC fines TWC $1.9 million
The FTC announced Time Warner Cable has agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle the first case brought under the commission's risk-based
Katie Couric talker cancelled
The newswoman and ABC Domestic Television have pulled the plug on her daily talk show, “Katie,” which will not return for a third season...
Duck Dynasty cast may quit after being sidelined
A&E’s "Duck Dynasty's" Robertson family, facing a firestorm over patriarch Phil Robertson's
Revolt adds CCME’s “The Breakfast Club”
Similar to Fox Television Stations’ syndicated “Dish Nation,” Revolt is partnering with Clear Channel to bring its WWPR-FM NYC (Urban) morning
Stocks close with Dow record, S&P 500 loss
A “rangebound” stock session ended with records for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and slight losses for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Thursday. The...
Facebook is #2 US digital ad seller in 2013
US mobile ad spending is expected to near $9.6 billion in 2013 and account for a whopping 22.5% of all digital ad investments, according...
Entravision raises $1.4 million for Children’s Miracle Network
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, a charity that raises funds for 170 children’s hospitals, and Entravision
Finalists turn the key at WRKO’s Win Howie’s Jaguar contest
Howie Carr and Entercom’s WRKO-AM Boston got into the full holiday spirit 12/18 by giving 20 pre-determined qualifiers
SBS swaps frequencies in Miami
Spanish Broadcasting System’s WXDJ-FM El Zol 95.7FM, a format featuring tropical Spanish-language hits, has moved to a new signal 106.7FM (previously Tropical as WRMA-FM)...
Indie Rock “The Bridge” launches in KC
On 12/17, non-commercial 90.9 KTBG-FM launched a new Indie Rock format in Kansas City. Said Simone Lowin, Presentation Specialist at Paragon Media Strategies: “The new ‘Bridge’ represents a new breed of public radio music stations and was built from the ground up by PD Jon Hart and his team.
‘The Sing Off,’ ‘X Factor’ slip
ABC was number one in adults 18-49 and with total viewers. On NBC, The Sing-Off earned a 1.6, down two tenths from last Wednesday's...
Hulu: revenues reached $1B this year
This, according to a blog post from CEO Mike Hopkins--and that's up from $695 million last year. Hulu Plus has more than 5M subscribers, up from 3M last year. It receives programming from more than 488 content partners, providing over 86,000 TV episodes, 2,900 TV series, and 68,000 hours of video on Hulu and Hulu Plus. Viewers streamed more than 1 billion videos in each quarter. It’s no wonder its owners Disney, Fox and Comcast decided against selling the service in July.
Chicago Public Media staff to join SAG-AFTRA
Employees at Chicago Public Media (CPM) voted to join SAG-AFTRA as their union. The new bargaining unit will cover 49 public media professionals who...