“Intelligence for Your Health w/Connie Sellecca” adds new affiliates
The TeshMedia Group announced the addition of multiple new affiliate stations for the Intelligence For Your Health with Connie Sellecca, three-hour weekend program.
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Tacher signs The Original Company
Independent rep firm The Tacher Company has aligned with The Original Company and their 14 radio stations. They include: WFIW-A/FM, WOKZ-FM (Fairfield, IL), WTAY-AM,...
OWN is revenue generator for Discovery
The Oprah Winfrey Network is making money four years after its debut, as stronger ratings and ad growth helped turn around the JV with Harpo and Discovery Communications sooner than expected. Discovery, which has invested more than $500 million in OWN, posted weaker-than-expected second-quarter results and cut its earnings forecast on 7/30, reports Yahoo News/Reuters. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said OWN, which it formed with talk-show host Oprah Winfrey, benefited from two popular new series by producer Tyler Perry, "The Have and Have Nots" and "Love Thy Neighbor."
SoCal radio up 2.6% so far in 2013
The Miller Kaplan X-Ray report for June has some good news for Southern California Radio. From a YTD comp, the reporting LA area radio...
EMF pulls in Georgia FM
$675K WNGA-FM Clermont GA from Tugart Properties LLC (Douglas M. Sutton Jr.) to Educational Media Foundation (Mike Novak). $33,750 escrow, $303,750 cash at closing,...
NBC TV helps Comcast to Q2 revenue growth
The numbers look good at Comcast Corporation, and the NBC Universal segment was a major participant
Stocks steady; Nasdaq rises on hopes for tech
Stocks finished little changed on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq on track for its best monthly performance since January 2012, as investors took a cautious...
Senate panel advances Wheeler, violence study
There are still questions about the fitness of Tom Wheeler to take the chair at the Federal Communications Commission, but nevertheless his nomination has...
NBC: “Ninja Warrior” wins slot
Monday Results: From 8-9 p.m. ET, "American Ninja Warrior" (1.5 rating, 5 share in adults 18-49, 5.2 million viewers overall) ranked #2 among ABC,...
Watchdog wants to put the brakes on Sinclair
An anachronistic rule in the way national station cap compliance is making it possible for Sinclair Broadcast Group to enter into as many big-ticket TV deals as it is, and a public watchdog thinks the FCC needs to take a close look at all of them
SBE announces national awards winners
The Society of Broadcast Engineers announces the recipients of the 2013 SBE National Awards. The awards recognize excellence and achievement by individual members, SBE...
Cumulus finds the black zone
Radio giant Cumulus posted gains in all the major metrics despite the unavoidable loss in the political category, and did particularly well
ABC was up 3% in total viewers
Building week to week in Total Viewers (+3%) and Adults 18-49 (+11%), ABC delivered its largest audience and equaled its best young adult number...
Borrell: 2013 Auto Advertising Outlook
A new study from Borrell Associates says there will be an increase in automotive ad spend, but those dollars will continue to move away...
ABC wins Monday with Bachelorette
CBS's Under the Dome was the top show of the night, but it wasn't enough to overcome two hours of The Bachelorette on ABC....