Legends 100.3 FM

“Legends 100.3” coming to West Palm Beach

Dick Robinson (host of American Standards by the Sea) is launching a new standards FM in Palm Beach County,
CBS

“The Crazy Ones,” “The Millers,” “Mom” top the season

In a season with the most new fall comedies since 2003-2004,  CBS is leading the pack with four of the top five comedies in...
Nielsen

Nielsen launches cross-platform ratings in UK

Advertisers and agencies in the UK can now discover the best media mix for their TV-plus-online ad

Upstate stations headed for Titan

$2.75M WELM-AM/WLVY-FM, WEHH-AM, WOKN-FM Southport & WABH-AM/WVIN-FM Elmira-Corning NY (Elmira, Elmira-Horseheads, Southport, Bath NY) from Pembrook Pines Mass Media N.A. Corporation (Robert Pfunter) to...
Gray Television

Gray ups offering

The value of senior notes being sold by Gray Television was pegged at $300M when announced a few days back. But the toner was barely dry on that announcement when the company significantly increased the amount
Radio

It’s more than what comes out of a radio

A British analyst says that the music heard on the radio isn’t necessarily the reason the industry is
NBC

NBC nips CBS for Tuesday night ratings win

The Voice was the strongest program of the night, and it had enough oomph to hold CBS and its NCIS double-header to 2nd place....
TV Scout

Broadcast TV unveils “TV Scout” multicast channel

Here's a new multicast network offering bringing local programming info to over-the-air viewers: TV Scout (www.BTVScout.com) is a non-interactive program grid offering up to...

Latinas turn to digital for purchase decisions

As consumers, U.S. Latinas are readily using digital platforms to steer their decision-making—both online and off—according to a recent report by Nielsen. Eight out...
Shopping

Another optimistic sign for 2013 holiday season

Yet another metric is out there that points to a modestly improved holiday shopping season. This one comes from CareerBuilder, and along with Harris Interactive, it is reporting that a greater number of retailers are going to be bringing in additional staffers to handle demand.
News

Local TV tops for video news

Almost three-fourths of America checks in with their local television news program at least once a month, putting it ahead of the network programs and far ahead of cable. But according to the PewResearch Journalism Project, cable news fans spend the most time watching.
Comcast

Comcast invests in SundaySky

SundaySky, a personalized video ad delivery provider whose Smart Video service is customized and updated for each viewer, has raised $20 million in new...
U.S. Congress

Steep odds for Watt royalty bill

There may have been a lot of noise about the Free Market Royalty Act, introduced 9/30/13 by Mel Watt (D-NC), but it will take a lot more than noise for the bill to become a law.

WMMS’ “Rover” pleads not guilty

Shane French, host of “Rover's Morning Glory” at the heritage Cleveland rocker pleaded not guilty 10/16 to more than a dozen felony and misdemeanor...

Stocks drop on diminished hope for debt deal

Stocks declined, halting a four-session winning run by the Dow and the S&P 500, as hopes for averting a government default diminished. The Dow...