Another slip in consumer confidence
According to the Conference Board, consumers lost their faith in the economy modestly during
WGA backs broadcast in retransmission debate
The Writers Guild of America West said that Congress was right to protect local broadcast by supporting retransmission consent, and said that growing consolidation in the MVPD industry and ever-increasing competition make it as important now as it ever was.
Inside the Sinclair Portland Maine Max-out
The ties between Sinclair’s CBS WGME-TV Portland ME and Max Broadcast Group’s Fox WPFO-TV
ACA echoes Rockefeller in call for SSA review
The practice of combining certain operational facets of local television stations via JSAs and SSAs
Prometheus looks at the next steps for LPFM
Activist public interest organization Prometheus Radio Project has been the driving force behind the expansion of the LPFM service in the US, and now that the filing window for new applicants is closed, it is looking at what comes next.
Bakersfield AM heading to Hispanic non-profit
The movement of commercial stations into the hands of non-commercial operators has been one of the deal-making motifs of the last several years, and although the flow seems to have slowed of late, we have another one to report: KLHC-AM Bakersfield CA.
EMF does cash/swap deal in Colorado
$450K KIQN-FM & KRYE-FM Pueblo CO (Pueblo, Rye CO) from United States CP LLC (W. Philip Robinson) to Educational Media Foundation (Mike Novak). Swap...
Access.1 spins Atlantic City TV
$6M WMGM-TV (Wildwood NJ) from Access.1 New Jersey License Company LLC, a subsidiary of Access.1 Communications Corporation (Chesley Maddox-Dorsey) to LocusPoint WMGM Licensee LLC,...
Stocks continue their high wire act
Consumer confidence is said to be on the wane, but stock traders are trading away and bidding up prices nevertheless. Radio and television stocks...
Hudson Institute looks at retransmission consent
The battle over MVPDs paying a fair price for broadcast content has been a hot topic in Washington for some time, and now it’s...
Michael Savage gets a sponsor
Cumulus Media Networks program “The Savage Nation” already has a12-year relationship with Swiss America Trading Corporation, and now its going to have an enhanced relationship for the next 12 months.
Rockefeller wants FCC to apply brakes on TV deals
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has already asked the GAO for a
Pandora backs down from royalty equalizing bill
The Internet Radio Fairness Act was seen by Pandora as a bill that would put internet royalty rates on par with those paid by satellite and cable audio platforms, but it was seen by musicians as a massive pay cut. According to reports, Pandora has thrown in the towel.
Fox Sports Regional Networks ups Krolik to President
Fox Sports promoted Fox Sports Regional Networks EVP Jeff Krolik to president of its regional networks unit, overseeing 22 regional sports networks including Prime...
NBC owns Monday once again
It was another wire-to-wire Monday victory for NBC, kicked off by The Voice and finished by The Blacklist. CBS and ABC tied for 2nd...