Lotus scores Sacramento FM
$2.23M KMJE-FM Sacramento CA (Placerville CA) from Results Radio of Sacramento LLC (Jack W. Fritz II) to Lotus Communications Corporation (Howard Kalmenson). $223K escrow,...
Report: “Radio isn’t as good as it used to be”
New research from Mark Kassof & Co. reveals that 53% of 18-64 radio listeners in the U.S. agree with
Cumulus-DG buy under investigation
Here's a release from a NYC law firm looking for unhappy shareholders in the DG-Cumulus deal. The firm accuses DG's Board of potential breaches of fiduciary duties and claims that the deal with Cumulus may be “detrimental to the interests of Dial Global shareholders.”
Dow, S&P 500 extend losing streak with late drop
The S&P 500 and the Dow industrials extended a losing streak to four sessions after giving up modest gains in late trade. The S&P...
Ally Bank launches multimedia campaign
Ally Bank, the direct banking subsidiary of Ally Financial, launched a new campaign via Grey New York, which includes broadcast, print and online.
The effort...
“Baseball Blunders of the Fall Classic Week” coming
Beginning 10/21, Where Are They Now with Ahmad Rashad is offering “Baseball Blunders of the Fall Classic Week,” a free week of daily 60-second...
Aereo adds four
The antenna-based broadcast streaming provider announced its nationwide expansion has added four new cities
NBC was number one in 18-49, total viewers
On NBC, The Voice season 5 premiere earned a 4.9 adults 18-49 rating, up from last fall's 4.2 and last spring's 4.8 adults 18-49...
Senators send letter to FCC on international spectrum coordination
Here’s a letter from a bipartisan group of 19 Senators sent to the FCC requesting information about the Commission's international coordination efforts with Canada...
CRE adds ESPN, Palisades Media to membership
The Council for Research Excellence (CRE), a diverse group of senior-level research professionals from throughout the media and advertising industries dedicated to advancing the...
Mobile seeking exemption from political disclaimers
Revolution Messaging would like to be able to place political advertisements on mobile phones, but runs into the problem of their very small screen...
August retail great YOY, tepid MOM
According to the National Retail Federation, there was an increase in retail activity during the month of August 2013 compared to results for July,...
The downside of a Class A duopoly
On one level, it’s great to be able to offer two program streams over the television airspace – it enables two completely different program...
Linkin Park and Steve Aoki plan for radio airplay
A collaboration between Linkin Park and Steve Aoki was unveiled last month in a concert held in Japan, and ever since, the creators have...
IAB: 142% increase in mobile ad budgets
Brand marketer mobile budgets surged 142% between 2011 and 2013, according to Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) analysis of figures