Comcast taps strategy chief for merger-making
Comcast has named a new head of corporate development and strategy in Alexander Evans amid
Nielsen ranks top audio formats of 2013 by demo
As the year draws to a close, Nielsen has compiled the top 10 rankers of formats in US radio by Persons 6+, 18-34 and 25-54. This year, Nielsen says Country grow among younger listeners and set all-time highs for audience shares across the 48 Nielsen PPM markets; Pop CHR mature by increasing its listening share in the 25-54 demo; News/Talk and Sports made a big rebound during the fall; and both Urban and Hot AC had banner years—among their best ever. Classic Rock continues its downward trend:
Cumulus completes WestwoodOne (Dial Global) buy
Cumulus Media says it has completed the previously announced acquisition of WestwoodOne, formerly
Stocks drop for third day
Stocks closed lower on Thursday after a choppy trade as investors weighed a mixed batch of economic data and how it would affect the...
hardDrive presents two holiday shows
United Stations Radio Networks says its weekly rock program, hardDrive with Lou Brutus, will offer radio stations two different holiday special editions of the...
SRN News offering “2013: Year in Review”
Once again this year, SRN News has produced a One-Hour Special anchored by SRN's Capitol Hill correspondent Wally Hindes that looks back at the...
“Booker, Alex and Sara Morning Show” debuting in Austin
Entercom Austin announced show debuts 1/6 on Mix 94.7. Booker comes to Austin’s Mix 94.7 with over 17 years radio experience. Serving as an...
Beasley readies 14th “Christmas Across the Lands”
Randy Sherwyn, PD for Beasley Broadcast’s Sunny 106.3 WJPT-FM and 106.3 HD2 Solid Gold 106, in Southwest Florida, will host the 14th annual “Christmas...
CRN radio campaign helped NJ Aldi opening
The effort combined sweepstakes, local station personalities and live event to attract the Hispanic audience: Aldi, a grocery retailer with more than 1,200 stores...
PwC: Digital to be 87% of E&M growth
PricewaterhouseCoopers’ new report, “Game Changer: A New Kind of Value Chain,” finds that with digital content projected to account for 87%
Meredith’s Stephen Lacy looking for TV properties
Meredith plans to aggressively grow its 13-station local TV station group through acquisitions that could eventually lead to a spin-off
Aereo CEO: We won’t oppose Supreme Court petition
Aereo released a statement from its Founder and CEO Chet Kanojia regarding the company’s brief filed 12/12 in the Supreme Court, which addresses the...
LRFA support nears 200 co-sponsors
Three Members of the House of Representatives from Florida have signed on as co-sponsors of a resolution that opposes "any new performance fee, tax,...
“Modern Family” rises; “CSI” down
CBS was number one in adults 18-49 and with total viewers. CSI garnered a 1.8 adults 18-49 rating down 14 percent from a 2.0...
NAB runs retransmission ad
In the wake of a recent American Cable Association filing which asks the FCC to stop Sinclair Broadcasting from “colluding” in the negotiation of...