Marquee buys Salisbury television outlet
$9M WMDT-TV & WEVD-LP Salisbury-Ocean City MD (Salisbury MD, Dover DE) from Delmarva Broadcast Service LLC (Berl M. Brechner) to Marquee Broadcasting Inc. (Patricia...
New York going after Trump for false advertising
New York Attorney General A. G. Schneiderman alleges that Donald Trump advertised that enrollees in Trump University would learn the techniques he himself used...
PTC attacks MTV Awards
Parents Television Council is no fan of MTV, and certainly was not happy about the most recent broadcast of the MTV Video Music Awards, which it argues included adults-only material and should not have been rated as acceptable for viewing by 14-year-olds.
Klements making the scene in Abilene
A pair of FMs serving the Abilene TX market is going to Community Broadcast Partners, headed by David and Richard Klement, in a deal structured to give them a chance to run the stations before making the bulk of the payments for them. The seller is Doud Media Group.
ESPN said to be key factor in Nielsen-Arbitron buy
The fate of Nielsen’s proposed $1.26 billion purchase of Arbitron likely lies
Time Warner offering free antennas for CBS blackout
Time Warner Cable is offering free antennas to any subscribers who want to watch CBS programming over the air, as the blackout between the...
Dial Global switch to Westwood One date set
Rumors are rampant that Cumulus may be buying Dial Global, and that announcement
Buy revealed on Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos campaign
Taco Bell’s Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos campaign will be supported by television, in-store POP, and radio advertising led by Deutsch L.A., as well as digital and social media, supported by Digitas. All media broke break 8/25. Now we know the buy, thanks to Taco Bell’s Deb Bell: “The national TV spot for Fiery Doritos Locos Tacos will run on-air starting this Sunday, 8/25 and we will have a very strong presence in Baseball, College Football, as well as other primetime cable and broadcast networks. The Fiery DLT TV spot will be seen during this Sunday’s MTV VMAs. We will also support Fiery DLT with Hispanic TV and radio.”
ABC Family greenlights three
ABC Family will produce three new comedy pilots, “Mystery Girls,” “Work Mom” and “Young & Hungry,” it was announced by Michael Riley, President, ABC...
Stocks end up; Nasdaq gains 1.5% for week
Stocks ended higher Friday, shaking off early losses after a disappointing existing home sales report, as some investors took the data as a factor...
FTC busts scareware scammer
A company that used what amounted to an ad disguised as a warning of imminent danger to the victim’s mobile device has been stopped...
DOJ asks for more info from Gannett/Belo
The proposed $2.2B acquisition of Belo Corporation television stations by Gannet has drawn a second request for information from the Department of Justice. The...
RE/MAX signs The Leo Burnett Group
The real estate giant has selected The Leo Burnett Group to create its 2014 national campaign. The account will be managed by a Chicago-based,...
Envision Radio Networks launches new format
Envision Radio Networks introduced The Finest Radio, the new 24/7 format from legendary Los Angeles programmer Mike Marino. With success on KHHT/Los Angeles, KJHM/Denver...
Greater Media’s WCTC-AM gets new lineup
Greater Media New Jersey announces talker 1450 WCTC-AM New Brunswick, NJ will launch an exciting new lineup beginning on 8/26. PD and On Air...