Stocks climb; S&P 500 hits record high
Stocks ended mostly higher on Thursday, lifting the S&P 500 to a record finish, as Wall Street turned from the latest fiscal drama on...
AccuWeather, SBGI to offer Spanish weather reports
Sun Broadcast Group Inc. has entered into a sales and syndication agreement with AccuWeather to provide a branded weather reporting service to Spanish language...
“South Park” misses deadline
Perhaps battery backup or a generator might be a good idea: The long-running Comedy Central icon missed its first air date ever 10/16. On...
FCC open for business, guidance to come
But its October Open Meeting is out of business – after a forced two weeks-plus vacation, FCC staffers aren’t going to be able to get the session together. It was originally scheduled for 10/22/13. And guidance is forthcoming if you missed a filing deadline due to the shutdown.
Texas FM moves in estate sale
$75K KNNK-FM Dimmitt TX from Alva Lee Peeler, Executrix to High Plains Radio Network Inc. (Monty L. Spearman, Gentry Todd Spearman). Sold on behalf...
Cruz blocks attempt to confirm FCC nominees
After approving the continuing resolution and the raising of the debt ceiling, the Senate confirmed
TV linked to heart problems
Hey, maybe somebody should do a study of the adverse health repercussions of the excessive study of the effect of TV on the human organism! There sits the intrepid researcher, sedentarily watching the sedentary subject for hours on end. Has to take a toll, right?
Stephens files 2nd half of two-part Tulsa transaction
Stephens Family LP sold some fringe FM stations to the south and east of Tulsa back in April, and now we know why – the deal coincided with an LMA-to-buy a pair of strong Tulsa-area FMs from Shamrock Communications.
Dan Patrick partners with PodcastOne
PodcastOne, a division of Norm Pattiz’s Courtside Entertainment Group, provides on-demand programing. Patrick’s podcast is now available on demand via PodcastOne and is exclusively...
Michael Savage hosts national call on new time
On 10/17 at Noon ET, Cumulus COO John Dickey and Dennis Green SVP/Affiliate Sales/Broadcast Ops
Three way tie for Wednesday ratings honors
Fox, ABC and CBS were all in a crowd on top of the Nielsen 18-49 chart, with Fox doing best among the 18-34 audience...
Dave Ramsey, GLR Networks team for new show
GLR Networks and Dave Ramsey’s The Lampo Group are joining to syndicate a new Hispanic personal finance program, “The Andres Gutierrez Show”. It’s formatted...
Report: Programmatic buying to triple by 2017
According to Magna Global research, programmatic buying of digital media inventory will reach $7.4 billion this year in the US, of which $3.9 billion will be transacted through Real-Time Bidding (RTB), and another $3.5 billion will be transacted through other programmatic/automated platforms (including social media). Programmatic buying is the automation of the buying and selling of desktop display, video and mobile ads using real-time-bidding.
Booker wins Lautenberg Senate seat
A special election to complete the term of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) was won by Newark Mayor Corey Booker (D-NJ). Republican candidate Steve Lonegan could not overcome Booker’s name recognition, a Democrat-leaning state electorate and a campaign cash deficit.
Gray poised for long-term growth
Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker believes that the latest debt offering from Gray Television figures to dampen results in the near future, but a number of factors are lining up to boost revenues going forward, not the least of which will be the elections of 2014.