WaPo joins list of TV companies in odd-year crunch
The newly-newspaperless Washington Post still owns a television group, where the lack of political and Olympic income caused the red ink to flow freely in Q3 2013. Results for its cable division weren’t nearly as gruesome.
Another investment in NC airspace from Curtis
Donald W. Curtis and his Eastern Airwaves media group has been snapping up FM translators in North Carolina of late – and now a deal has been filed for a between-market AM station.
Arizona station owner to run for governor
Murphy Broadcasting owner Rick Murphy is no stranger to politics in his state. He was twice defeated in congressional races and rebuffed by voters...
Turner, Starcom strike brand integration deal
The deal will feature brand integrations for Starcom USA (Publicis Groupe) clients within
Stocks close lower, log October gains
Stocks closed lower Thursday, finishing out a strong October, as investors digested the possibility the Federal Reserve may taper asset purchases earlier than expected....
WEBQ radiothon saves homeless shelter
An eight-hour radiothon by Withers Broadcasting’s Country WEBQ-AM Harrisburg, IL provided the shelter with more than $40,000 in donations and pledges. It's enough to...
USA Today back on top
According to the latest Alliance for Audited Media (AAM) report, Gannett’s USA Today has returned to the number one spot in total daily circulation...
NBC: “Revolution” maintains in spite of World Series
Wednesday Primetime Results: TIME-SHIFTING: Note that last week in L+3, both “Revolution” and “SVU” added 57% to their 18-49 ratings.
Despite facing the deciding sixth...
100.3 The Sound airing “KMET Mighty Met Weekend”
Beginning 11/3, Bonneville’s KSWD-FM LA 100.3FM The Sound is presenting a “Mighty Met Weekend” featuring the legendary DJs from SoCal’s iconic progressive rocker KMET-FM.
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FTC goes after weight loss product manufacturer
Advertisements for HCG Platinum claim that the product can help users lose a pound a day and have helped the manufacturer to multiple millions of dollars in sales. But the FTC wants to see the manufacturer in court.
Blackouts fuel disgruntlement among NFL fans
Support is lining up to bring an end to the non-profit tax-exempt status of the National Football League. One question: Why should citizens pick up the taxation slack for an organization that scorns those same citizens by blacking out access to its games?
Watt FHFA nomination hit with filibuster
President Barack Obama’s nomination of Rep. Mel Watt (D-NC) to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency met with significant headwinds as Senate Republicans mustered enough votes to deny cloture and a vote on the actual confirmation. Watt has been in the trade press recently as sponsor of the Free Market Royalty Act.
Fox homers with final Series game
No other network even came close to Fox Wednesday night as the Boston Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals in the contest's 6th...
Belo saw a tough Q3 on political comps
Belo reported total revenue of $166 million in Q3, which was $10 million or 5.7% lower than Q3 2012 as the company fought tough...
Journal cruises to successful Q3
Top line revenue for multimedia Journal Communications was down a scant 0.1% during the third quarter of 2013, an impressive result given the loss of more than $11M in political and Olympics revenue. The group also overcame an eight-week retrans negotiation impasse with Time Warner Cable.