One Direction partners with CCME for album launch
Demonstrating once again the power of cooperation between the radio and recording industries, contemporary act One Direction is making use of Clear Channel’s network of radio stations and its iHeart internet presence to kick off its latest release.
ABC names 2013-14 midseason premiere dates
The dates are for new series “The Assets,” “Killer Women,” “Mind Games,” and “Mixology.” In addition, the network has scheduled premiere dates for the...
Nielsen snaps up Harris Interactive
Nielsen can measure television audiences and radio audiences, and it would like to add the ability to
NFL comes through for NBC once again
NBC dominated the Sunday prime time Nielsen contest once again with hot NFL action. Meanwhile, Fox was able to convert an NFL overrun into...
Unusual SSA for Raycom in the Big Easy
Louisiana Media Company, owner of Fox WVUE-TV New Orleans, is turning over certain managerial responsibilities to television group owner Raycom via an SSA. As such things go, this deal is on the odd side.
Watchdog tells Supremes Aereo method is a dodge
In a friend of the court brief, the Media Institute supported broadcasters in their dispute with the mini-antenna method Aereo is using to co-opt broadcast programming. MI called the method “manipulative technological exploitation.”
FTC to discuss digital native advertising
The practice of sneaking advertising messages into news programs was a big inside-the-Beltway topic of discussion a few years back, and now the similar internet practices are coming under federal scrutiny. The FTC is hosting an event to look into it.
LA LPTV sold
New York Spectrum Holding Company has another deal to snap up a low power television station. This time, according to brokerage
Moody’s takes a look at E.W. Scripps
Multimedia Scripps is a company going in two directions at once. Its television properties are poised for big gains in 2014 while its newspaper...
Analysts agree: Gray hits it out of the park with Hoak
Both Moody’s Investors Service and Wells Fargo have taken a look at the $342.5M deal sending stations
New ownership coming to Tulsa twosome
A pair of AM stations based in the suburbs of Tulsa OK are being acquired by Tyler Media. An LMA is scheduled to kick off at the beginning of the new year.
Rivera radio show reined in
The nation at large will cease to have access to Cumulus Media Networks program “Geraldo” at the beginning of 2014, but the nation’s loss with be New York’s gain, as Rivera uses 77 WABC to broadcast specifically to the Big Apple.
Two different radio deals, one identical price tag
$450K WMEX-FM Edgartown MA from Vineyard Public Radio Inc. (Dennis Jackson) to Friends of MVYRadio LLC, a subsidiary of Public Radio Capital Inc. (Marc...
Four syndies surge into 10M territory
The week of 11/4/13 was a big one for the top syndicated programs - Wheel of Fortune pulled 11.5M viewers while Judge Judy, Big...
Stocks indexes rise, broadcaster go for the ride
Both the S&P 500 and the Dow-Jones Industrial Average hit record-smashing highs Friday, and most broadcast issues rode the positive surge. But radio stocks...