Media One, Dunkin’ Donuts hold “First Responders Salute”
In wake of recent national events and tragedies, the five radio stations of Media One Group in Jamestowen, NY have recognized all first responders...
Fox Cable completes upfront
According to Fox Cable Networks (FCN) Advertising Sales President Lou LaTorre, they have concluded this year’s upfront negotiations. Fox Cable Networks is a unit...
Aereo sets Chicago launch
Aereo’s local broadcast streaming service launches in the Chicagoland area on 9/13, continuing the company’s nationwide rollout
Ryvicker: We’re not so worried about Aereo
Marci Ryvicker, Wells Fargo Securities Senior Analyst, thinks Barry Diller’s embattled local broadcast TV streaming service doesn’t really pose that much of a threat...
Dish pulls Clearwire offer, too
What a waste of attorney fees: Only days after Dish Network pulled its offer to acquire Sprint, it announced 6/26 that it is withdrawing its tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock of mobile service provider Clearwire Corporation, including any shares of Class A Common Stock issued in respect of outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, for $4.40 per share. Dish’s tender offer “provided that it could be withdrawn, among other reasons, as a result of the recent change in recommendation by Clearwire.”
SurferNETWORK awarded 6th patent
SurferNETWORK, an Internet streaming vendor serving broadcast radio, and innovator of multiple Internet technologies, announces the award of U.S. Patent No. 8,364,839. This is...
Dow up triple digits
Stocks rallied for a second session on Wednesday, pulling benchmark indexes into positive turf for the week, as a revision in economic growth calmed...
Cumulus Media Networks axes marketing department
It happened just two days after letting VP/Research Martha Luszcz go in NYC: RBR-TVBR sources tell us
Telemundo Station Group opens Mexico City office
They’ll be using the new Mexico City office to try to get Mexican companies to advertise here in the US: Telemundo Station Group’s new...
Markey wins in Massachusetts
Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) is now Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) as the communications-savvy legislator coasted to victory in a special election to fill the...
The Gray area in television station trading
The stock price of Gray Television has followed a trajectory since the beginning of 2012 that NASA would be proud of, leading at least...
Pandora, music sources set to talk
According to The Verge, peace talks are said to be in the offing between internet music distributor Pandora and musicians and labels. Pandora has...
NBC wins talent face-off with Fox
Fox's danced during the first two hours, and NBC went with general talent during the second two (one hour of overlap), and NBC came...
Apple to pull iTunes Radio holdouts from iTunes?
According to multiple sources to Digital Music News, Apple is considering penalizing any iTunes
AM duop forming along Lake Michigan
$175K WHFB-AM Benton Harbor-St. Joseph MI from WHFB Broadcast Associates (G. Woodward Stover II) to Gerard Media LLC (Ric Federighi, Scott Federighi, Marc Federighi)....