Side deals of the Gannett/Belo merger
$101,779,739 KTVK-TV/KASW-TV Phoenix AZ; KMOV-TV St. Louis MO; KGW-TV Portland OR; WHAS-TV Louisville KY; and KMSB-TV Tucson AZ from subsidiaries of Belo Corporation (Dunia...
House panel tees up FCC again
The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology is convening Thursday 7/11/13 to take up the topic “Improving the FCC Process.” The hearing will basically put...
Clyburn details early results of CALM Act
In response to a letter from Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Acting FCC Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn detailed the early returns...
Winchester FM sale includes improvement potential
Alex Media is getting a nice price for its WTCF-FM Wardensville WV, which serves the Winchester VA market. And if its ideas for certain improvements are acted on by buyer Timber Ridge Ministries, it can make even more.
TV is still Americans’ main news source
According to a new Gallup report, television is the main place Americans say they turn to for news about current events (55%), leading the Internet, at 21%. 9% say newspapers or other print publications are their main news source, followed by radio, at 6%.
Arbitron revises Fresno data; three stations affected
In a letter to clients, Arbitron says six Spring 2013 Phase 2 Fresno metro diaries were returned from a media-affiliated household. Arbitron says it...
Obamacare ads launching in Ohio, Virginia (video)
The initial rollout of $700,000 in TV and online ads begin 7/9 in Virginia and Ohio. The buy, which includes both pro- and anti-Obamacare...
McGavren Guild parent buys Local Focus
Genesis Media Holdings, which O&Os McGavren Guild Media, has acquired Local Focus from Kay
Found a job, and someone bought some stock
There was a round of fireworks on Wall Street in the wake of a better-than-projected jobs report for the month of June, and broadcasters...
Judge Judy, Big Bang dominate syndie ratings
Not only did Judge Judy win the household ratings contest, she also shoved Wheel out of the way to grab 2nd in total viewers....
UK taking aim at payday lenders
The companies in the UK that offer high-interest short-term loans to consumers have attracted the attention of authorities seeking to hem them in, and...
Tribune/Local deal inspires jeers, fears
One watchdog looks at the $2.725B acquisition of Local TV by Tribune and sees an increase in harmful
Radio pros seek to cultivate radio talent
Introducing the National Radio Talent System and its adjunct Radio Talent Institutes, both of which are being formed to give professional radio the farm...
Rep. seeks to redirect federal ad budgets toward radio
Hank Johnson (D-GA) is going to bat for the radio industry as a whole, saying that the paltry percentage of
Market flattens ahead of holiday
Brokers on Wall Street got early and/or extended recess, calling it a day at 1PM eastern 7/3, and according to reports, put aside most...