Southern Cross defends Chairman’s comment
A day after Southern Cross Media Chairman Max Moore-Wilton got heat for his "s*** happens" comment on last year's Royal Prank/suicide incident on Sydney,...
NBC edges CBS for Tuesday win
The Voice was the top-rated show on Tuesday while CBS and its NCIS offerings pulled in the most viewers, with NBC taking 18-49 honors....
Trouble at TRN with Jerry Doyle?
From Jerry Doyle's Facebook page 10/23: "Morning all. JD here. Having issues with my syndicator TRN
OneGo launching deal shopping app for radio
LA-based digital technology company OneGo, Inc. will launch a deal mobile app specifically for local radio stations and their advertisers on 2/10/14
Phone co-op snags SC FM
$375K WALI-FM Walterboro SC from Karl Hess to Premier Media LLC, a subsidiary of Palmetto Rural Telephone Cooperative Inc. (Jason J. Dandridge et al)....
Consumer financial security measure slips below par
Bankrate.com says that consumer spending is the single most important factor in building a
FCC addresses attempt to duck children’s TV fine
As we have been reporting for the past two or so years, the FCC has been paying close attention to how well Class A...
Another day, another EMF deal
We just reported on an acquisition by Educational Media Foundation on Florida’s Gulf Coast – now we have another taking place on the shores of Lake Michigan. One of the interesting elements of the Sturgeon Bay WI buy: the pricing.
iTunes Radio now at 20 million listeners
Since launching iTunes Radio some 5 weeks ago, Apple says the Pandora-like service has reached
Nielsen profit spikes on TV ratings demand
Nielsen Holdings NV reported a 28% rise in Q3 profit due to higher demand for the company's
FilmOn X says it’s not in contempt of court
On the deadline day set by a federal judge last week to explain why she shouldn’t hold FilmOn X in
Stocks jump on stimulus extension likelihood
Stocks rose sharply on Tuesday, with thinking disappointing jobs growth in September would prolong central-bank stimulus lifting the S&P 500 to another record. Hitting...
ALCS drives strong week for Fox
Last week, the MLB ALCS Games 4, 5 and 6 hit a line-drive for FOX and led the network to a second-place finish among...
FTC settles another deceptive ad case
If a company is going to claim that its wares are made in the USA, it had better be able to back up that claim – and the claim better refer not just to the finished products, but to all of the components of the finished product.
Watchdog slams TV sidecar companies
Free Press is upset not only about the wave of deal-making in the television business this year, but the method of consolidation and the FCC’s complicity in allowing it to happen. The key Free Press objection is the use of shell companies and LMAs to create otherwise illegal local station combinations.