Vote

Political pro extols the value of radio

A Democratic politico trying to re-elect a governor in a state trending Republican and abandoned by the
Clear Channel

CCME taps Nancy Abramson as Director/Digital Affiliates

Clear Channel Media and Entertainment says radio vet Nancy Abramson has joined the company in the newly-created role of Director, Digital Affiliates for National...
Twitter

Twitter valuation estimated at $20 billion, post-IPO

Twitter's IPO documents suggest a valuation of $12.8 billion for the social media service, underscoring the seven-year rise of the still-unprofitable company that has...
Aereo

KUTV, KSTU sue Aereo; want injunction

Add more broadcasters to the list of entities suing Internet-TV streamer Aereo: Sinclair’s KUTV-TV (CBS)
Aereo

Aereo must submit to depositions

Broadcasters will get two hours to question antenna-based broadcast streaming provider Aereo on the patents it holds, despite the company’s objections, New York magistrate...

Stocks drop as debt-ceiling deadline looms

Stocks declined on Monday, with the S&P 500 index closing at a four-week low, as a stalemate on Capitol Hill over preventing a government...
ESPN Radio

540 ESPN Milwaukee’s Steve Haywood back on-air

Steve Haywood, a 46-year-old Milwaukee native and is back on Good Karma Broadcasting’s ESPN Milwaukee radio. He hasn’t been on the radio in nearly...
Out of Business

Federal agency website shutdowns questioned

The FCC and FTC may be closed for business, but there are existing documents that are still of great interest to many that regularly conduct business with either or both. Some are suggesting the website withdrawals has been done to maximize the pain of the overall government shutdown and are otherwise unnecessary.
Sold

Palm Springs TV pair sold

Journal Broadcast Corporation is pruning its television portfolio, and the beneficiary will be OTA Broadcasting, which will be buying a pair of stations in the Palm Springs CA DMA. Kalil represented the seller and Media Venture Partners represented the buyer.
AD Large Media

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...
NFL / National Football League

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...
Broadcast Tower

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 / Department of Justice

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.