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...
New TV execs join CRE
The Council for Research Excellence (CRE) has approved as members Judy Vogel, VP/Research at Gannett; Michael Nathanson, Senior Research Analyst at MoffettNathanson, LLC; and...
Networks embrace Comcast’s “SEEit” service
J T. Ramsay, Chief Blogger at Comcast, caught up with Sam Schwartz, Chief Business Development Officer, Comcast Cable, to discuss its new platform, “SEEiT.”
With...
Cablevision weighs in on Aereo litigation
Cablevision Systems released a white paper titled “Aereo and the Public Performance Right” that
Salem profiled after Twitchy buy
Bloomberg Businessweek has given Salem Communications some kudos after its announcement this week that it is purchasing Twitchy, a blog run by conservative pundit...
Cumulus, Rdio partnership update
Here’s the latest on the strategic partnership that Cumulus and Rdio announced earlier this year. They’ve begun rolling out the partnership with a combination...
Meruelo Media to buy KDAY-FM LA
Meruelo Media, a SoCal minority-owned media group, and the owner of Spanish language television
Stocks end sharply lower, see worst drop in month
Stocks dropped sharply on Wednesday, suffering their worst losses in more than a month, as investors digested the Washington budget deal that could give...
Ryvicker on Disney at UBS
Disney CFO Jay Rasulo spoke at the annual UBS Global and Media Communications Conference in NYC 12/10. Wells Fargo Securities Senior Analyst Marci Ryvicker noted these takeaways from his presentation:
WAAF hosts will live 60 feet up for hunger
We understand it’s cold right now in Massachusetts. Nonetheless, Entercom Boston Rocker WAAF on-air personalities Lyndon "LB" Byers and Anthony "Spaz" Parziale are officially...
Aereo working on Chromecast app
Aereo plans to launch on Chromecast, with the OTA local broadcast streaming provider curently testing an app for Google's plug in device that relays what’s on your laptop, tablet or PC onto the TV screen. Aereo CEO Chet Kanojia said at the UBS investor conference.
FCC Process Reform, Federal Spectrum Incentive Act approved
The House Energy and Commerce Committee has advanced (12/11) two pieces of legislation from the Communications and Technology Subcommittee that aim to improve FCC processes and improve federal spectrum use. The news follows Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Greg Walden’s (R-OR) announcement on Monday that bipartisan agreements had been reached on both pieces of legislation.