Houston CATV hit with big fine for retrans violation
Six Houston TX television stations were carried on cable systems owned and operated by TV Max
NAB/RAB will seek to strengthen radio/label partnership
The radio and recording industries have always had a symbiotic relationship, although it has clearly frayed around the edges in recent years. In view...
$47.4 million awarded against Henry Luken
A $47.4 million civil verdict in Little Rock, AR on 6/21 has sent the former CEO of Equity Media
NYSBA “Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting” presented
The New York State Broadcasters Association recognized outstanding achievement among New York’s radio and television stations at Monday night’s 47th “Awards for Excellence in...
Mikey, Mottla return for “Rock All Night”
Legendary major market talent Mikey Esparza and 20-year major market Rock programmer and talent Russ Mottla will return to radio next month as co-hosts...
NBC hits 5-month highs
NBC has delivered five-month highs in both adults 18-49 and total viewers, averaging a 1.9 rating, 6 share in 18-49 and 6.7 million viewers...
Fox scored 8 of Top 20
FOX highlights last week included strong deliveries by MASTERCHEF and HELL’S KITCHEN, as well as night-winning encore performances by the network’s ANIMATION DOMINATION favorites....
NBC skates to a Monday night win
The final game of the NHL playoffs proved to be a winner for NBC. CBS grabbed 2nd with its premiere of Under the Dome,...
Sam Huff retires from Redskins radio
Red Zebra Radio’s WTEM-AM DC, the flagship station for the Washington Redskins radio broadcast, announced that Sam Huff will retire after 38 years in...
KC noncom FM going from college to TV station
$1.65M KTBG-FM Kansas City MO (Warrensburg MO) from University of Central Missouri (Charles M. Ambrose) to Public Television 19 Inc. (Kliff Kuehl). $50K escrow,...
Massachusetts Senate special attracting national cash
When John Kerry (D-MA) left the Senate to become the Secretary of State, it opened up the seat for a special election, and as...
PTC takes on Fox’s indecency stance
Fox Broadcasting has argued that the direction of society and technology dictate that the FCC get
Pandora continues to build dashboard presence
According to internet audio leader Pandora, it now has a presence in more than 100 car models, and it
Social Media can influence repeat viewing
Social media shows influence on regular viewers of television shows but has little impact on drawing new or infrequent viewers to a show, according...
US ad spend was flat in Q1
Total ad spend in Q1 declined 0.1% from a year ago and finished the period at $30.2 billion, according Kantar Media. Local Radio was down 1.0%; National Spot Radio was up 5.7% and Network Radio was down -15.2%. Television turned in mixed performances. Cable TV spend rose 5.2%, aided by an increase in the volume of ad time and by stronger demand from restaurants and auto manufacturers. Spanish Language TV spending increased 13.5%, its seventh consecutive quarter of double digit growth – a strong result although lower than 15% annual growth rate seen in 2012. The Spanish Language segment continues to be driven by gains among national broadcast networks.