FXX gets cable rights to “The Simpsons”
21st Century Fox’s new FXX network has scored both cable and online streaming rights to reruns of Fox’s "The Simpsons" in what is billed as one of the most expensive syndication deals in television history, FXX said. The animated show is the longest running comedy series yet and so far only been syndicated on local broadcast affiliates.
Shanon Murphy returns home after brain surgery
“Psycho Shanon,” part of the YEA Networks- syndicated Kidd Kraddick in the Morning Radio show from KISS-FM (KHKS-FM Dallas), is home from the hospital...
Nielsen to lay off a total of 333 in Columbia, MD
While it’s obvious they are not waiting until January to lay off many former Arbitron workers in
Media General, DISH strike retransmission deal
After going dark on DISH in October in a dispute that went so far that the FCC was called in to mediate
Wheel of Fortune coasts to syndie weekly win
Although Judge Judy dueled Wheel of Fortune to a 7.2 tie in terms of household ratings, Her Honor was about 1.4M shy of Wheel’s...
Dow, S&P 500 rise for 6th consecutive week
Stocks stepped higher on Friday, handing another record close to the S&P 500 and the Dow, as investors continued to find encouragement from Janet...
Ron Ruth passes
Leah Kamon, SVP, Marketing & Communications Radio Advertising Bureau said that Ron Ruth, former EVP/Stations with the RAB, has passed 11/16: “It is with...
CANNY Inc. expands Idaho Falls/Pocatello DMA offering
Dan Viles, CANNY Inc. GM, tells us they feel that with streaming and the huge number of networks available that even smaller rural cable...
Glenn Ordway joins Sirius XM
Glenn Ordway, who was let go by Entercom’s WEEI in February after a 27-year run, has debuted on Sirius XM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio...
Alec Baldwin suspended by MSNBC
Alec Baldwin’s MSNBC show “Up Late With Alec Baldwin” has been suspended for eight days
TRN bringing back Doyle, Humphries?
We’ve heard TRN is sending an email to affiliates claiming Jerry Doyle and Rusty Humphries are coming back next week, after weeks of best-of’s...
Moonves willing to negotiate with Dish on Auto Hop
Deadline.com says CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves is taking Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen seriously
NAB, MMTC signal support for foreign investment
Well of course MMTC is in favor of the FCC’s proposal to consider broadcast transactions that would involve foreign ownership in excess of 25% -- it has been pushing for just such a move for years. NAB also weighed in to support the measure.
Done deal in Houston
New York Broadband LLC proposed to acquire KQHO-LD Houston in a deal filed with the FCC 8/5/13. According to brokerage Kalil and Co., the...
SBS increases revenue, treads water on profits
Special event income helped fuel impressive growth in the amount of money Spanish Broadcasting System brought in Q3, but the expenses associated with the events also put the squeeze on the company’s margin.