Craig Ferguson Game Show to launch
FremantleMedia North America and Debmar-Mercury, Lionsgate’s television distribution and syndication company, will offer “Celebrity Name Game,” a fast-paced game show where celebrities team with...
Fox wins Sunday with 1-2 sports punch
Fox had a huge NFL overrun and good viewer support for its baseball World Series broadcasting, getting it ahead of usual Sunday Fall winner...
Trustee transition for SLC FMs
N/A KAUU-FM, KUDE-FM & KDWY-FM Salt Lake City UT (Manti, Nephi UT, Diamondville WY). 100% of SLC Divestiture Trust I from W. Lawrence Patrick,...
Sinclair/New Age sidecar deals
$4.184M WTLH-TV Tallahassee FL (Bainbridge GA) from New Age Media of Tallahassee LLC (John Parente) to Tallahassee (WTLH-TV) Licensee Inc., a subsidiary of Cunningham...
Deloitte sees cause for holiday cheer
The researchers at Deloitte are seeing an uptick in general consumer confidence, and their
Tom Brokaw launches on CCME stations
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment says "An American Story," a new exclusive nationally syndicated show featuring television journalist and author Tom Brokaw, will feature...
Dyle Mobile TV kicks off in 12 markets
A dozen television groups are collaborating on a project to bring local television to the mobile devices of consumers in 12 DMAs – and have embarked on a promotional campaign that will run well into January 2014.
Price is in for Digity/NextMedia deal
We’ve known for some time about the deal sending the assets of the NextMedia radio group to Dean
Liberty Global selling Chellomedia
Liberty Global will sell its international content division Chellomedia to AMC Networks for $1 billion. The networks being sold include:
Volkswagen has the funniest ad so far this year
Ace Metrix, television and video advertising analytics provider, has listed the leading contenders for funniest ads of 2013. Volkswagen’s “Choose Wisely” ad topped the...
Sirius FM-6 successfully launched (video)
International Launch Services (ILS) successfully launched the Sirius FM-6 satellite, built by SSL, into orbit on its Proton Breeze M vehicle. It launched from...
DirecTV, TWC, Charter looking at Aereo knockoffs
The three MVPDs, emboldened by Aereo’s nearly nationwide rollout, are considering retransmitting free
Nielsen to incorporate mobile viewing into TV ratings
Something both Nielsen, the networks and media agencies have been working on and championing
Wheel, Judge Judy win syndie contest
The top-viewed syndie offering for the week of 10/7/13 was Wheel of Fortune, and Judge Judy won the ratings battle by a wide margin....
Stocks up for another week; S&P closes at record
Stocks finished another week of gains with the S&P at record highs after earnings from Microsoft and Amazon.com included better-than-expected revenue. The Dow rose...