FCC tables proposal to relax media ownership rules
The FCC has withdrawn a proposal to relax the ban on owning multiple media outlets in the same market. More than a year ago,...
Kantar: US ad spend down in Q3
Total ad spend in Q3 declined 1.9% from a year ago and finished the period at $34.0 billion, according to new Kantar Media data....
Apple to iAd: Focus on iTunes Radio
Apple has reportedly shifted its iAd sales team's focus toward bringing in advertisers for its iTunes Radio
Must-carry denied in Key West
Steven Broeckaert, Senior Deputy Chief, Policy Division, Media Bureau, has denied a complaint filed 9/20 by Bellizzi Broadcasting Network
ACA: Sinclair blackout in Toledo shows broken retrans model
American Cable Association CEO Matthew Polka issued a statement on Sinclair Broadcast Group’s
Stocks jump as S&P 500 halts 4-day losing streak
Stocks closed higher on Monday, with the S&P up 11.22 points, or 0.6%, to 1,786.54, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 129.21 points,...
FCC publishes mutually exclusive LPFM filings
And there are quite a few: Via a Public Notice, the Media Bureau has identified by group all of the mutually exclusive (MX) applications filed in the recent LPFM window. Effective 12/16, applicants may also electronically file certain amendments using the Commission’s Consolidated Database System (CDBS). The Bureau says it will provide expedited processing for all amendments, settlement requests and time-share agreements filed during the next 60 days to resolve technical conflicts. Here is how the filings are organized and processed:
MiTu Network signs with Univision’s digital properties
The leading multi-channel network exclusively dedicated to Latino content, has closed a short-form content syndication deal
NAB, NRB against Next Generation Television Marketplace Act
The Video CHOICE Act and Next Generation Television Marketplace Act, which seek to re-write/modernize much
TargetSpot, Radionomy merge
NYC-based TargetSpot and Brussels-based Radionomy are merging in a deal that will mean the world’s largest digital audio advertising network. Radionomy, a major online radio platform for producers and broadcasters worldwide has combined with TargetSpot’s targeting and ad-serving business in the US that will add a digital audio market platform in Europe and give Radionomy a leg up in the US market. The two companies had already been working together here in the states.
DOJ: Lose KMOV-TV in Gannett-Belo buy
The Department of Justice announced it will require Gannett, Belo and Sander Media
‘Family Guy’ rises; ‘Survivor’ finale hits low
FOX was number one among adults 18-49, but NBC led with total viewers. On FOX, Family Guy notched a 3.0, up three tenths from...
NBC/Toledo goes dark on Buckeye Cable
WNWO-TV the NBC affiliate for Toledo, Ohio area, ordered Buckeye Cable System (Block Communications Inc.)
Nielsen ranks Top 10’s of 2013: Digital
Looking at consumers’ online activity in 2013, digital media had another banner year in 2013, and some of this year’s trends may provide some...
No date set for digital radio in U.K.
No date has been set for when national radio stations will stop broadcasting on FM as too few people currently listen on digital devices, the UK Government has confirmed with Yahoo News. Culture Minister Ed Vaizey said 35.6% of radio listening is currently done via digital devices (DAB radio and the internet). An official switchover can take place when this figure hits 50% and when existing FM coverage has been replicated on DAB networks.