GE Capital takes a look at Q1 ad spend
According to GE Capital’s just-released Industry Research Update for Media, overall domestic ad spend growth rates contracted in Q1, although the aggregate growth rate for consumer spending on media & entertainment continue to demonstrate improvement. Indications have been that ad spend did improve late in the quarter. From the report:
FCC grants CBI’s reply comment extension
On 4/1, the Enforcement Bureau and Office of General Counsel released a Public Notice seeking comment on whether the full Commission should make changes...
Dow hits another record close
Stocks on Friday posted a third week of gains as investors weighed better-than-expected earnings from two major banks against a profit warning from United...
NBC: “Dateline” was #1 for the night
Friday Primetime Results: “Dateline NBC” (1.2/4 in 18-49, 5.9 million viewers overall from 9-11 p.m. ET) delivered the #1 rating of the night on...
Sirott returning to WGN Radio
Bob Sirott is coming back to Tribune’s WGN-AM Chicago, with wife, Marianne Murciano, full time to host a show with a still undetermined timeslot....
Boost Mobile launches “You Earned It”
Via 180 LA, Boost Mobile debuted the first of three national TV spots in the “You Earned It” campaign. The effort aims to reverse...
Hulu auction pulled off the table
A press release announcing the decision by 21st Century Fox, NBC Universal and the Walt Disney Company, was issued 7/12 after
Big Bang explodes while Judge Judy slips
Judge Judy’s steak as the household ratings leader in the syndie ratings wars has come to an end, as Big Bang reclaimed that title...
WV Radio Corp. wants judge disqualified
West Virginia Radio Corp. wants Judge Phillip Gaujot disqualified from hearing its lawsuit over a West Virginia University sports rights contract, arguing he has...
Curtis snaps up Burlington translator
Eastern Airwaves, a subsidiary of Curtis Media Inc., recently bought an FM translator in Burlington NC, and now has a deal to acquire another.
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CBS gets top billing in Q2 results preview
Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker says that the good news as media companies get set to publish and
SCBA names scholarship winners
Southern California Broadcasters Association has announced the winners of its 2013 radio broadcasting awards, which are awarded to students who are pursuing Radio careers....
Fox-CBS post identical Thursday 18-49 numbers
Hell's Kitchen on Fox tied posted a tie with CBS's Big Brother during the second hour of Thursday prime, and the two nets tied...
EAS systems hackable, but fix is here (video)
Several models of Emergency Alert System have vulnerabilities that would allow hackers to hijack them and deliver fake messages to the public, according to a Wired.com story, but they’re working on the fix.
LPM data confirms: Live + Same Day = C3
According to the TVB, the season average data confirms a February analysis which found that Live+SD