AdLarge’s ROI Network makes waves
AdLarge’s ROI Network has shaken up the network ranking from Nielsen Audio’s RADAR 118 in a recently released external special tab. A newcomer to...
NBC football down but dominant
The NFL San Francisco-Houston matchup on NBC wasn't as hot as previous pairings but was still good enough to give the night to the...
ABC tune-in spots top the week again
On the Media Monitors TV SPOT TEN for last week, ABC TV Network took #1 again with 22,051 spots. Univision was steady at #2...
UK may shutter analog radio by 2018
Analog radio across the pond may be history by the first half of 2018, the head of Britain’s commercial radio trade body said, as she called on the Government to set out a clear timetable for the industry’s digital switchover. Digital radio listening must reach 50% of all listening, if the government can proceed with the switchover process.
Details on L&L-YMF SC deal
$13M WARQ-FM/WOIC-AM, WJXT-FM, WMFX-FM & WWDM-FM Columbia SC (Columbia, Orangeburg, St. Andrews, Sumter SC) from YMF Media LLC (Charles Warfield et al) to L&L...
DOJ asks for more info on Sinclair/Allbritton
The Department of Justice has been reviewing Sinclair’s proposed acquisition of the Allbritton television group, and according to Sinclair, it has asked for more information related to the deal.
Financial pros want Washington to get to work
The continuous battle and “political theater” over the debt ceiling is seen by members of the Association for Financial Professionals as damaging to business, and warn that the failure to raise the debt ceiling and trigger a default will not be good.
Moody’s sees Bonten as risky yet positive
The leverage being carried by television group Bonten Media Group is higher than Moody’s Investor
Fired TV anchor free to pursue in-market radio gig
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a court held that former KMOV-TV news anchor Larry Connors was fired for cause and upheld a non-compete preventing him from working for a competitive television outlet. However, the door was left open for a move to local radio.
Jim Winston discusses “The NABOB Network”
During the Q&A session after the Global Agency Panel session at the NABOB
CNBC suffers lowest quarterly ratings in 20 years
Fox News, MSNBC and CNN were all able to claim ratings victories in Q3, but not CNBC. The network hit a 20-year ratings low...
CBS expands streaming app to more platforms
More than half a year after CBS Interactive released its full-episode streaming app for iOS, the network has added Android and Windows 8 platforms....
WestwoodOne re-ups with John Tesh
WestwoodOne has signed a three-year contract extension with Intelligence For Your Life Radio host John Tesh. Tesh is self-syndicated via Tesh Media. WestwoodOne is...
Big shake-up in syndie ratings
Perennial syndicated favorite Big Bang Theory fell to third in both the total viewer and household ratings categories. Wheel of Fortune snuck past Judge...
Stocks end higher Friday, but mostly down for week
Stocks stepped higher Friday but closed mostly lower for the week, as investors stayed sensitive to news about the government shutdown. The S&P rose...