DISH extends Clearwire tender offer
DISH Network announced that DISH Acquisition Holding Corporation has extended the
McCain urges Clyburn to consider a la carte
From what we’ve heard, John McCain’s effort to pass legislation to encourage MPVDs to offer a la carte program options to their subscribers is...
Takeaways on the Gannett/Belo deal
Marci Ryvicker of Wells Fargo noted that the deal between the two media companies was a surprise and unique in that it is not...
ASCAP not buying Pandora’s FM ploy
Paul Williams, president of composers rights organization The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, says that music offered on the internet is different...
Sarah Palin rejoins FOX News
Former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin is rejoining FOX News as a contributor, announced Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO of...
Playboy Radio adds PodcastOne
PlayboyRadio.com and PodcastOne announced the Playboy Radio podcast lineup will now be available to listeners for free on PodcastOne.com, via the PodcastOne mobile app,...
NBC edges puck past Fox’s spatula on Wednesday
NHL Stanley Cup action on NBC beat out Master Chef action on Fox by the barest of margins: 2.4/7 to 2.3/7, with NBC claiming...
Univision Radio re-ups with Triton Digital
Univision Radio has extended and expanded its contract with the company to get access to Triton Digital solutions including a2x, Ad Platform, Streaming, Webcast...
ABC O&O’s debut free weather app
The ABC Owned Television Stations Digital Group has rolled out a new weather app for its eight stations. Customized to each market, the app...
ESPN to shutter 3D cable network
ESPN said it will end operations of its 3D cable channel in the US by late this year, ESPN spokeswoman Katina Arnold told Reuters. ESPN...
FM deals in Pennsylvania, Alabama
$20K WWCF-FM McConnellsburg PA from Morris Broadcasting & Communications Inc. (Glenn Morris) to Cove Mountain Educational Broadcasting Inc. (Dirk DeVault et al). $2K down...
A look at the new Gannett TV group
The $2.2B addition of Belo stations to the Gannett collection is primarily a territorial expansion rather than
Hiring plans on the rise
The latest report from Manpower Group shows the most positive outlook on increasing employment since before 2009, just after the financial implosion. More than three times as many companies are looking to increase rather than trim staff – with the majority in a holding pattern.
Gannett moves up by buying Belo TVs
The television portfolio of Gannett will be vastly enriched when it pulls the television properties of Belo
New link for Hot Springs daisy chain
The local radio cluster owned and operated by Southwest Arkansas Media will be adding a station – KHCV-FM Caddo Valley will take if from four to five stations in the Hot Springs AR market.