Cable rights battle shines light on content costs
MVPDs, like any other business sector, want to keep a lid on expenses, which has led to some hardball between them and broadcasters. But it is a practice of cable-only program suppliers that is likely hurting MVPDs more than broadcast expense, as the battle between Cable ONE and Turner illustrates.
Ramsey: Fear not the spot
From time immemorial broadcasters have sought the perfect balance between the content that brings in an audience and the advertising that brings in revenue. Radio thinker Mark Ramsey advises not to worry so much about spotloads, but about what is surrounding the spots.
Lazer raises $850K for local children’s hospitals
Lazer Broadcasting Corp.’s Spanish language stations in California and Reno, Nevada completed a 42-hour fundraising Radiothon recently benefiting local children’s hospitals with a record-setting...
CBS edges ABC for Thursday win
Big Bang got CBS off to a good start but ABC finished strong during the evenings second two hours with CBS enjoying a narrow...
Ads coming to Instagram
After commenting this year it would experiment with ads on its photo and video sharing app, Instagram announced 10/3 it will begin to offer...
CEO confidence picks up despite uncertainties
The prospects for economic improvement are increasing, say the execs occupying America’s
Sinclair closes Titanic deal
Prior to the government shutdown the FCC granted a deal sending the licenses of four television stations and the rights to provide services to two others from Titan to Sinclair, a deal which has now made it to the finish line.
Sajak sells Westminster AM station
$325K WTTR-AM Westminster MD from Sajak Broadcasting Corporation (Pat Sajak) to Hilltop Communications LLC (Jeffrey Laird, William J. Laird Jr.). $10K escrow, $60K cash...
ATVA makes the case for the value of broadcast
Satellite service Dish and TV group Media General are locked in a retransmission dispute, but MVPD
Recording company watchdog misunderstands FM chip
A blog post from musicFIRST made a genuinely funny remark about the FM chip, saying adding old radio
WMMS’ Shane French facing charges
Shane French, host of "Rover's Morning Glory" on the CCME Cleveland Rocker is facing more than a dozen felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from...
ESPN to drop International X Games
ESPN said in a company-wide memo 10/3 it will end the international versions of its X Games extreme sports competitions because it could not...
NABOB: Radio CEO/Group Head Panel
Top execs talked about radio’s connection with the consumer and the state of Urban radio today
NABOB: Global Media Agency Panel Session
The current state of advertising as it pertains to African-American-owned media was a major topic at the recent NABOB forum in Washington. Holding forth on the topic were industry leaders from Group M, Horizon Media, Lowe Campbell Ewald and Optimedia.
Shutdown tamps down Wall Street results
A third day of reduced federal government activity took a toll on stock trading, but results in the broadcast sector were kind of mixed....