Analyst sees only positives in Nexstar/Grant deal
The $87.5M deal under which Nexstar proposes to acquire seven Grant Company television stations
Martha’s Vineyard noncom changing hands
Public Radio Capital often brokers deals for noncommercial broadcast facilities, but in the case of WMEX-FM Edgartown MA, it’s the buyer.
S&P 500, Dow rally to close at record levels
Stocks rallied into the close on Wednesday, resulting in record finishes for the S&P 500 and Dow industrials. The S&P 500 jumped 14.31 points,...
State broadcasters protest Camp ad deduction proposal
50 state broadcast organizations have written to House leaders urging them to refrain from any changes in
Senators go to bat for LPTV
A strongly bipartisan group of US Senators has written to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler urging protection for citizens of rural America by protecting LPTV stations and TV translators ahead of the upcoming incentive auctions.
Manuel Martinez tapped to run Telemundo stations
NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations announced Manuel Martinez has been named President, Telemundo Stations. Since 2012 he has been President GM of WTVJ-TV Miami, an...
Contemporary Christian station coming to St. Louis
Minn-Iowa Christian Broadcasting’s "Joy FM" (KLJY-FM 99.1) plans to launch a new Christian station early next year. Sandi Brown, KJLY GM, tells St. Louis...
Hulu to partner with MVPDs for content
According to CNet and The Wall Street Journal, the video streaming service may be in talks with to MVPD providers including Comcast, Time Warner...
NBC nips CBS for Tuesday win
The Voice gave NBC the edge 18-34 and a tiny edge 18-49 over CBS, which had far more total viewers in coming in #2...
RTDNF names First Amendment Award winners
The Radio Television Digital News Foundation says the awards will be presented at a ceremony in Washington, DC on Wednesday, 3/12. Here are the...
Unleashing cross-platform: The tip of the spear
I recently spoke at Advertising Week for a presentation titled “Unleashing Cross-Platform: The Tip of the Spear in Planning, Executing and Measuring Multi-Screen Platform...
Jimmy Kimmel segment causes controversy for ABC
“Jimmy Kimmel Live,” Disney’s ABC late-night show, aired a segment 10/16 where a little blond-haired boy told Kimmel that the U.S. should fix its financial problems by killing all the people in China. Kimmel followed up on the comment by asking the other children on the panel, “Should we allow the Chinese to live?” Now the Chinese government, its citizens and Chinese-Americans are upset and have demanded apologies from Kimmel and ABC, which they did get. But was it enough of an apology?
Changing of the legal guard at CBS
It has been almost 40 years since Louis J. Briskman started cashing payroll checks from CBS Corporation. In fact, at the time, the company name on the checks was Westinghouse Electric Corporation. He’s now set to retire, and a replacement has already been named.
Senators double down on ending sports blackouts
Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) say the FCC’s willingness to take aim at
Report: Rockefeller bill will enable Aereo
There were information gaps in announcement from Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) concerning