Cool cars for the budget-conscious
We all think about getting bang for our buck, and when it comes to vehicle purchases, one kind of bang is the coolness factor of the vehicle. For consumers who want maximum cool while keeping the expense lid at no more than $18K, Kelley Blue Book has some advice.
Anatomy of an LPTV deal extravaganza
If the acquisition of stations by Landover 5 had been for full power television stations, it would have been one of the biggest deal stories of the year; the same if it had been a radio deal. But as it is, it’s a big deal, including 36 top-50 market outlets among the 52 stations dealt.
Emmis about to perform bellwether role
The heavy-duty portion of the quarterly results season is still over a month away, but for Emmis, results will be reported in a matter...
Telesouth adds a Mississippi market
Stephen C. Davenport’s Telesouth Communications owns 14 stations in Mississippi and LMAs three more, but none of them are in the Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula market. But that’s about to change with the acquisition of WOSM-FM Ocean Springs MS.
Food Network drops Deen over racist remarks
Paula Deen, Food Network’s queen of Southern cooking was dropped by the network on Friday. A network spokeswoman told the NY Times it would...
Judge Judy out-rates a bigger Bang
Syndicated episodes of Big Bang Theory edged back over the 10M viewer threshold, but Judge Judy got more household ratings bang for her 9.15M...
Arbitron launches another suit: Renda Broadcasting
Arbitron just filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in Milwaukee, alleging that Saga’s Lakefront
Sears/K-Mart exec talks on social immediacy
Advertisers that want immediacy opportunities need to have a comprehensive plan in place to quickly “amplify” a message, according to Sears Holdings executive Adriana...
Dow gains Friday, but drops 1.8% for the week
The Dow and the S&P 500 posted modest gains on Friday, while the Nasdaq Composite finished lower, weighed down by Oracle. Stocks posted losses...
Prather exits Gray Television
President/COO Robert S. Prather Jr. has resigned from Gray Television Inc., effective immediately. His responsibilities will be assumed by Gray CEO Hilton H. Howell...
Hopkins vs. Geddings case moving forward
We just ran a story about Kevin Geddings, a terminated GM at Volusia Broadcasting’s Oldies WROD-A/FM Daytona Beach, who is being sued by station owner Joe Hopkins for misappropriation of trade secrets, tortious interference, wrongful repossession and false imprisonment. Here’s an update:
Calendar blamed for fewer July 4th travelers
In 2012, Independence Day fell on a Wednesday, which the American Automobile Association says created a six-day holiday period for many. This year, it...
NAB schools T-Mobile on TV markets
A study from Intel that is part of the record in the spectrum auction proceeding made an awesomely
Saga suggests triage approach to indecency enforcement
Weighing in on the FCC’s indecency proceeding, Saga Communications applauded the Commission’s
NBC announces Fall premiere dates
NBC’s fall schedule includes the launch of two highly-anticipated new shows: “The Blacklist” on 9/23 and the series debut of “The Michael J. Fox...