Aereo

Aereo sets Baltimore launch date

The company announced it will be available to residents in the Baltimore metro area on 12/16. Consumers
IAB / Interactive Advertising Bureau

IAB releases Native Advertising playbook

Native advertising—sponsored content in the form of digital ads that closely resemble
FCC

WDKA-TV gets forfeiture for late filing

The FCC issued a $1,500 forfeiture to WDKA Acquisition Corporation, licensee of WDKA-TV Paducah, KY (MyTV), for failure to file a broadcast license renewal...

Stocks end mostly lower; Dow on 4-day loss streak

Stocks finished mostly lower on Wednesday after a choppy session, with the S&P 500 and Dow both stretching their losing streaks to four sessions....

Moody’s assigns B1 rating to Ion Media credit

Moody's Investors Service assigned a B1 rating to the proposed first lien credit facility of ION Media Networks. ION plans to use proceeds of...
Entercom

New talent for The New HOT 103.7

Entercom Seattle welcomes Candy & Potter to anchor the morning show for The New HOT 103.7 (KHTP). As well as Kristin The Island Girl for middays. The announcement is a homecoming for Candy & Potter, as both members of this duo were raised in the Seattle area and began their radio careers there.

“Trophy Wife,” “Mindy Project” down last night

On NBC, The Biggest Loser matched last week's 2.0 adults 18-49 rating. The Voice garnered a 3.3, up three tenths from last week's 3.0...
Gavel

NY AG settles with Pediasure

New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says his office has reached a settlement with Abbott Laboratories for conducting a misleading campaign for its Pediasure...

ACA asks FCC to block Sinclair retrans “collusion”

The American Cable Association says it wants the Commission to stop Sinclair Broadcasting from colluding in the negotiation of retransmission consent with a “sidecar” license holder that’s separate from Sinclair in name. ACA’s fear, of course is that the practice will can drive up prices to MVPD providers.

Sun Broadcast Group adds Jelli ad platform

Sun Broadcast Group CEO Jason Bailey says the company is investing in the deployment of Jelli's cloud-based ad platform across its network that will...

Localized news radio app readies

It’s a Pandora-like hyperlocal approach to traffic with “musical interludes” from
Charter Communications

Charter CEO plays down TWC buy

While Charter Communications last month was working on submitting formal a bid for Time Warner Cable before 2014, “trying to devise a deal structure...
U.S. Congress

Committee set to review Telecom policy

Communications Subcommittee Chair Greg Walden and Commerce Committee Chair Fred Upton have

Dow, S&P 500 fall for third day

Stocks ended lower Tuesday, with the S&P and Dow falling for a third consecutive session on uncertainty over when the Federal Reserve will begin...
Envision Radio Networks

The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits adds 15

Envision Radio Networks says the latest group of affiliates that will be counting down to Christmas with The 100 Greatest Christmas Hits of All...