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...
Foreign investment on November FCC agenda
Obtaining capital for broadcast investment has long been a major hurdle for those wishing to enter the broadcasting business, and it is hoped that...
Logical radio deal in Colorado
$750K KSTC-AM/KNNG-FM & KNEC-FM Sterling CO (Sterling, Yuma CO) from Arnold Broadcasting Company Inc. (William Arnold) to Media Logic LLC (Wayne Johnson, Rickard Lindsey,...
Details on New Age/Sinclair deal
$90M WOLF-TV, WQMY-TV & WSWB-TV Wilkes Barre-Scranton PA (Hazleton, Williamsport, Scranton PA); WTLF-TV & WTLH-TV Tallahassee FL (Tallahassee FL, Bainbridge GA); and WNBW-DT, WGFL-TV...
RM marks up its Palm Springs radio investment
Todd and Margaret Marker and their RM Broadcasting LLC already have three FMs in the Palm Springs market, and now they have a deal to acquire a fourth.
Media stocks expected to outperform
It’s been rough going for the media during the past five years, according to stock watchdog EY, but the
Is FCC putting the auction cart ahead of the treaty horse?
A group of key legislators has fired off a letter to Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn asking about incentive auctions. They note with concern that the FCC may initiate the auctions prior to having applicable treaties in place with Canada and Mexico.
Radio One says ex-WTLC DJ violated payola policy
Radio One’s Indianapolis R&B station WTLC-FM has accused fired disc jockey Krishna Henderson-Hutchinson of violating its policy on payola and adding songs to the playlist based on a personal relationship. Henderson-Hutchinson, who was known on-air as “First Lady Khris Raye,” was let go 12/12. She then filed a lawsuit in Marion Superior Court in June, alleging breach of contract and seeking at least two months of back pay.
Steve Dahl declines Radio Hall Of Fame induction
The Chicago radio legend (WCKG, WDAI, WLUP, WMVP and WLS) has decided to skip his induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame, reports...
Hannity donates $25K to fired Obamacare operator (video)
Fox News host and Premiere Networks talker Sean Hannity called the Affordable Care Act hotline during his show 10/23 and spoke with operator Earline...
World Series continues to fuel Fox
CBS's Big Bang actually outdrew baseball's big event, but it was the only show that did as Fox took the night. CBS was #2,...
Bob Pittman sees good things for radio
“Radio is the last mass-reach, real-time medium. We've never been more important to the consumer or the advertiser,” Clear Channel CEO Bob Pittman told...