QVC breaks affiliate contract; are contracts worth the bother?
A northeast corridor market affiliate was treated rather shabbily by the QVC network. RBR-TVBR was told that the station had a signed contract with QVC and has been carrying their multicast signal since mid-April. QVC complained about the lack of orders. However QVC seems to not understand how low Summer HUT levels are, let alone what a HUT is, the affiliate told us. He then says QVC went behind facilities back and signed a master contract with ION Media for the local Albany ION TV station (WYPX-TV), which is licensed to Amsterdam, NY. So QVC has gone from 3,200 feet and great penetration to a full power at the dial’s end on a short stick in a deep valley, west of the market’s center.
NPR’s Knell on the way out
Gary E. Knell took over National Public Radio in the aftermath of the highly controversial Juan Williams firing and succeeded in reducing the organization’s...
Young adults receptive to newer program options
Conventional wisdom has it that late millennials are far more receptive to non-tradition sources of television programming than their elders. The Diffusion Group noted...
The price of profits pressure pushes Pandora
As Pandora struggles to produce profits for its stockholders, I see three clear, growing impediments to their progress:
--Lower listening levels and much lower growth...
Fox passes the competition Sunday
This night will soon belong to NBC, when the NFL regular season begins, but last night it was Fox with the football, and the...
MAGNA GLOBAL partners with Adap.tv
As part of its stated commitment to deliver 50% automation to its buying process by 2016, MAGNA GLOBAL, the investment unit of IPG Mediabrands,...
Al Jazeera America not getting many ad buys
Al Jazeera America, debuting 8/20, will compete with CNN, Fox News and MSNBC for news eyes, but it won't launch with many advertisers, says a NY Post story. The network is having a tough time persuading Madison Avenue to buy airtime on a channel perceived as anti-American.
Cumulus flips Portland FM to EMF
$6.8M KXPC-FM Portland OR (Aloha OR) from Cumulus Broadcasting LLC (Lewis Dickey) to Educational Media Foundation (Mike Novak). $340K escrow, $5.46M cash at closing,...
CP translates to growth for Curtis FM buy
The 33 Watts allocated to W267AM Mocksville NC puts its footprint well to the southwest of Winston-Salem, but a CP for a new city of license and a 7.5x power increase will change all that. And a deal will change the owner to Curtis Media.
CFOs say economy is looking up
According to a new survey, America’s corporate financial gurus are optimistic about the immediate
Fox on the prowl for stations in NFL territory
The bond between Fox Television Network and the NFL is strong, particularly on the NFC side, with
Vandals knock Modesto AM off air
Vandals targeted Pappas Radio’s Oldies KMPH-AM Modesto, CA last week, disrupting transmission and causing hundreds of dollars in damage. David Jackson, PD KMPH Radio,...
Price revealed for Omaha AM deal
We knew that Ted Tucker’s Cochise Broadcasting is selling KOMJ-AM Omaha to Victor Michael’s Kona Coast Radio. And now we know the price.
The station...
New ownership for Austin pair
A team of investors have formed a company called Genuine Austin Radio LP and have struck a deal with Richard Oppenheimer’s Reo Radio Group to acquire KLGO-AM and KOKE-FM, which serve the Austin TX area.
MRC approves PPM in eight new markets
Arbitron announced that the Media Rating Council (MRC) has accredited the radio AQH monthly