Disney grows but has to overcome broadcast to do so
Walt Disney Company had a lot of good things to say about its fiscal Q3 2013, but the performance of its
Telemundo Station Group in education initiative
As part of Telemundo’s signature multiplatform education initiative, “El Poder de Saber” (The Power of Knowing), Telemundo Station Group is participating in a series...
FCC grants extra time to compile Form 323
The new FCC ownership reporting requirements which entail filling out FCC Form 323 every two years involve a great deal more information than in...
NBC wins the week in 18-49
NBC has finished #1 in adults 18-49 for the primetime week of July 29-August 4, posting a 1.6 rating, the highest weeklong 18-49 average...
Hurricane Sandy ad contract under scrutiny
The "Stronger Than The Storm" TV commercials starring New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and his family are providing a near $5 million windfall of...
Fisher shareholders weigh in on Sinclair merger
To merge or not to merge, that was the question, and by an overwhelming margin, shareholders of Fisher Communications stock approved the proposal to...
Saga grows revenue but expenses grew too
Like many radio operators, Saga benefitted in Q2 2012 from a one-time music licensing credit that was not repeated this time around. As a...
ABC had best week since NBA Finals
Overall: Gaining audience for the 2nd week (+5%), ABC marked its most-watched week since the NBA Finals 6 weeks ago – since w/o 6/17/13....
Bachelorette gives Monday to ABC
CBS's Under the Dome was good during prime time's third hour, but Bachelorette fare was strong all night, giving ABC an easy Nielsen win....
EMF wheels and deals in southern Oregon
$250K KLMD-FM Medford-Ashland OR (Talent OR) from James D. McDaniel to Educational Media Foundation (Mike Novak). Cash. Buyer will assume responsibility for any bidding...
Fisher spins Idaho Falls TV
$4.5M KIDK-TV Idaho Falls ID from Fisher Broadcasting S.E. Idaho TV LLC (Colleen Brown) to VistaWest Media LLC (Lyle Leimkuhler). Buyer stepping in for...
America’s light vehicle fleet continues to age
The average age of light cars and trucks that are still on the road has increased steadily every year
Key senator skeptical of incentive auction timeline
The FCC is working toward holding incentive auctions of television spectrum sometime next year. But during an appearance on C-SPAN’s “The Communicators” series, Sen....
Stock and debt figure in Central Florida estate sale
Chris M. Spears will be the principal among a trio of buyers who are picking up a pair of AM stations bringing sports programming to the somewhat sprawling Gainesville-Ocala market. The stations are WMOP-AM and WGGG-AM.
Digital to surpass TV in time spent
Average time spent with digital media per day will surpass TV viewing time for the first time this year, according to eMarketer’s latest estimate...