ABC wins the week in Late-Night
With its late-night lineup of Jimmy Kimmel Live at 11:35pm and Nightline at 12:35am during the week of June 10, 2013, ABC grew for...
FOX News Channel adds Howard Kurtz
FOX News Channel has hired CNN reporter Howard Kurtz, announced Michael Clemente, EVP/News for the network. He will begin in this new role on...
Sports USA to syndicate Little League World Series
For the second straight year, Sports USA will offer the US Championship Game and the International Championship. The US Championship game airs Saturday, August...
Shazam launches new TV metric
Brands use Shazam for TV to “continue and complement” their 30-second spots in several minutes of engagement on smartphones, iPads and tablets. At Cannes...
Guess FM 97.7 debuts in Memphis
Mighty Media Group’s Guess FM, the newest radio station in Memphis, signed on 6/21 featuring a non-stop marathon of all kinds of pop, rock...
ABC dominant with NBA playoff finale
These days, any network would be thrilled to earn a 5.7/18 Nielsen 18-49 score - so imagine how ABC feels when that's not the...
Bay area AMs command $6M price tag
$6M KVTO-AM San Francisco CA (Berkeley CA); and KVVN-AM San Jose CA (Santa Clara CA) from YMF Media Inc. (Ted Bartley, Earvin Johnson et...
Details on Sinclair’s TTBG buy
$115.35M KFRE-TV, KMPH-TV, KMPH-CD Fresno Visalia CA (Sanger, Visalia, Merced-Mariposa CA); KPTV-TV Omaha NE; and KPTH-TV, KBVK-LP & KPTP-LD Sioux City IA (Sioux City,...
Incentive auction update at June FCC meeting
There are five items on the agenda being put before the short-handed three-member Federal Communications Commission at the June Open Meeting. None of them...
Cord-cutting increases over-the-air television users
For years, Americans primarily received their television programming directly over the air, but the percentage dwindled as subscriptions to various MVPD platforms skyrocketed. But a new study shows significant migration back to OTA viewership.
It’s official: Pandora files to buy FM station
Internet radio leader Pandora has submitted its paperwork to the FCC, making concrete its proposal to acquire KXMZ-FM Box Elder SD from Connoisseur Media, The station serves the Rapid City SD market. Here are the details on the buy.
Disney stock drops after downgrade
Disney stock took a hit on 6/20, dropping the most since 11/12 after Goldman Sachs & Co. downgraded it. While a lot of stocks...
UberStations launches against TuneIn, iHeart (video)
Former MP3.com CEO Michael Robertson has entered the ever-growing online music streaming industry. Uberstations, which launched 6/20, aggregates streams of traditional radio stations, which...
CCME/Jacksonville sued for discrimination
Three Clear Channel/Jacksonville salespeople have filed discrimination lawsuits, claiming
Record attendance at NJBA Conference
The 66th Annual New Jersey Broadcasters Association Conference this week in Atlantic City was the biggest yet. Led by NJBA Chairman Dan Finn and...