Radio Advisory Council elects new leaders
During their meeting last week in Columbia, MD the Radio Advisory Council--which previously worked with Arbitron and now Nielsen Audio--has elected Hubbard Radio/DC market...
Stocks close lower, halt 2-day winning streak
Stocks finished with moderate losses on Tuesday, ending a two-day winning streak for the Dow and S&P 500. The market felt some pressure from...
Few complaining about broadcast indecency
There are organizations out there that make a living complaining about indecent programming being broadcast over America’s airwaves, but there aren’t all that many citizens expressing any concern.
Rockefeller goes to bat for online video
The video distribution business has three mature platforms – broadcast, cable and satellite
NBC wins 6 of 6 half-hours in 18-49
Monday Results (CW carried the Dolphins-Buccaneers NFL telecast in Miami):
NBC finished #1 Monday night in adults 18-49 among the Big 4 by a 52%...
L&L’s Leary inks up to fight cancer
WUBB-FM personality Tim Leary made the battle against breast cancer intensely personal. For $10 a pop, he used tattoo ink to become a walking billboard, inking on names and logos in excess of 530, and displaying them during the running of a half-marathon in Savannah GA.
ABC #1 in non-sports
Overall: During the week of 11/4/13, ABC was #1 in the non-sports Adult 18-49 averages (tied w/CBS), outdelivering NBC by 16% and Fox by...
Programmatic buying coming to TV
Earlier this year, Interpublic Group announced that it was working to automate more of its media transactions. To this end, IPG announced that it would like to see 50% of all its media buys, not just online buys, transacted in a programmatic manner by 2016. According to IPG’s subsidiary Magna Global, there is a need to automate the buying of both national and local inventory in most media, including TV and radio inventory. We estimate the size of the media marketplace to be approximately $182 billion in 2012, including print media, consisting of newspapers, magazines and yellow pages (none of which are mentioned in IPG’s need for automation). For those not familiar with automated buying, one should think of machine to machine transactions, with computers making trading decisions within milliseconds.
Tom Leykis offers a tour, Ebay-style
The podcaster is offering a fun-filled afternoon to the highest bidder on Ebay. The winner will have Leykis pick them up for a personal...
Tribune cut 240 jobs in Q3
Tribune says it cut 240 jobs in Q3 as revenues continued to decline, according to a filing on 11/11. Tribune CEO Peter Liguori said in a statement that the results “did not meet our expectations,” despite the company’s strategic moves.
Premiere to end Randi Rhodes’ syndication
Premiere has decided to not renew her contract after a three-year run, say RBR-TVBR sources. She’s currently on around 40 affiliates and her run will end at the end of this year.
NBC on top all night long
The Voice got NBC started and the Blacklist closed the deal as NBC took the Monday Nielsen contest. After that, it was Sleepy Hollow-fueled...
Prairie Winds prevail as Armada sails out of Aberdeen
Prairie Winds Broadcasting is buying the six-station South Dakota radio group assembled by Armada Media. According to broker Kalil and Co., the buyer will continue to operate the cluster under the name Hub City Radio.
Prairie Winds Broadcasting is buying the six-station South Dakota radio group assembled by Armada Media. According to broker Kalil and Co., the buyer will continue to operate the cluster under the name Hub City Radio.
L&L picks up San Antonio cluster
$31M KJXK-FM/KTSA-AM/KZDC-AM, KHHL-FM, KLEY-FM, KSAH-AM, KSAH-FM & KTFM-FM San Antonio TX (San Antonio, Karnes City, Jourdanton, Universal City, Floresville TX) from BMP San Antonio...
Confidence gasses up ahead of holidays
One of the reliable factors to consider when assessing consumer confidence is the price at the pump. The National Association of Convenience Stores has been reporting counterintuitive results of late in the face of a falling price per gallon, but notes that the worm has finally turned. Caveat: It’s still not all that great.