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...
CBS locks in Lettermam
Late night icon David Letterman contends he has not had enough time to thoroughly demolish the “Late Show” and CBS President/CEO Les Moonves agrees. The two have agreed to keep the Letterman wrecking ball in operation through 2015
Flutie and Barkley featured in CDW’s latest campaign (video)
In one of the most unlikely pairings imaginable, Doug Flutie, the 5’10’’, 180-pound former Pro Bowl quarterback and Heisman Trophy winner, has teamed up with Charles Barkley, the 6’6”, 252-pound NBA Hall of Famer, in the latest extension of CDW’s “People Who Get IT” brand campaign. CDW gave us details on the buy:
Time standing still at the FCC
When reviewing a transaction over which it has regulatory authority, the FCC employs a shot clock to move things along in a timely manner. It has been frozen for the duration of the government shutdown.
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...