TRANSACTIONS TODAY: Silent Pair Sold In Palm Springs
Two dormant AMs are picked up by a local broadcaster; Christian noncomm gets AM-FM Wisconsin pair
Flip This Stick: Oregon Owner Turns $23K Profit
Less than three months after a $7K translator purchase, the new owner is spinning it for a big gain
Chevy Drives To Head Of The Pack
In last week’s Media Monitors TV Spot Ten, the Chevrolet Dealer Association moved into #1 with 20,136 spots
GEICO Takes Back Top Spot
In the Media Monitors Radio Spot Ten last week, GEICO moved back into #1 with 46,473 spots
Public File Flaws Punish TV Noncomm
A consent decree allows the FCC to move ahead with a TV station's license renewal, once it pays $2,000 to the U.S. Treasury
Saga Questioned For Big Dividend Yields
CapitalCube says Saga's average dividend quality score of 50 "points to some weakness in the sustainability of its robust payout ratio"
AT&T Buys Time Warner In $108.7B Deal
A joint webcast on Monday (Oct. 24) at 8:30 am ET will discuss AT&T's Q3 results and the TWX deal
Alamo City Radio Icon Ricci Ware Dies
Ricci Ware is the father of Trey Ware -- a San Antonio radio icon in his own right in mornings at KTSA.
Local TV Programmatic Webinar Set For Wednesday
BIA/Kelsey on Wednesday is hosting a no-cost webinar focused on programmatic’s coming to local TV.
Apex Picks Up A Premiere FM
With the purchase, Apex Broadcasting now has a dozen total FM stations across three markets in the South.
NBCUniversal Set For Weekend ‘Hackathon’
Hackathon tech partners include Google’s API.AI, IVA and WIREWAX interactive video technology
Nielsen Sets Quarterly Dividend At 31 Cents
The dividend is payable on Dec. 6 to shareholders of record at the closing bell on Nov. 22
Alabama Pirate Penalized For Faux FMs
RBR + TVBR OBSERVATION: Boo-yah! It's aggressive action like this from the Atlanta office that needs to come elsewhere
Multiple SVOD Viewer Population Now 16%
Some 49% of the viewing population subscribes to at least one of 16 subscription-based OTT services, GfK research shows
Broker: Forward Auction Halted For Oversupply
The sudden stop to the second stage of the FCC's Forward Auction on Wednesday came as no surprise to one broker