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...
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.