Stocks rally brings first weekly rise in three
Stocks rallied on Friday, with Wall Street clearing weekly losses to tally its first weekly gain in three, as May payrolls rose more than...
Syndie success pattern holds for another week
Big Bang Theory had the most viewers and Judge Judy had the highest household rating for the week beginning 5/20/13, just as they have...
STELA back on the agenda
We wish we could someday write the headline STELA by Starlight, but we can’t. The House Communications and Technology Subcommittee will be looking into...
Done TV deal in Eugene
Fisher Broadcasting, which is on the path to a merger into Sinclair Broadcast Group, closed on an acquisition announced last year in which it...
Radio business challenges: Same old, same old
The MMTC-sponsored BIA/Kelsey study on cross-ownership found little concern about unfair competition from such operations in a local market. But there are many concerns expressed on the topic, and it provides a concise guide that is likely to look familiar to broadcasters everywhere, regardless of ownership of format.
Cross-ownership least of minority concerns
Do minority- and female-owned radio businesses face significant challenges surviving in today’s
Time Warner, China Media Capital partner
China Media Capital (CMC), China’s leading investment fund focused on media and entertainment, has formed of a strategic investment partnership. The announcement was made...
SoundHound app now on BlackBerry 10 phones
SoundHound, the music search and discovery app, is now available for BlackBerry10 smartphones and can be downloaded from the BlackBerry World storefront. The app...
TV ad budgets being moved to online video
This may explain the big stall to this year’s TV upfront: The majority of online video spend in the last 12 months is coming from budgets previously reserved for TV advertising, according to a recent worldwide study conducted by Be On, the new AOL global branded content business. Although TV is considered a key awareness driver, 78% of respondents in Europe and 58% globally said they could achieve greater engagement and scale with online video.
WBAI-FM suffers loss of three hosts
Our condolences to the WBAI family and listeners: Just three days after the Pacifica NYC host and community activist Ibrahim Gonzalez died Tuesday of...
ABC shoots, scores with NBA
There was nothing close about the Thursday night ratings competition - ABC got the win in a slam dunk. Fox was the best of...
FM CPs sold in Pennsylvania, Kentucky
$10.5K WXPA-FM CP Kulpmont PA from Apostolic Faith Network Inc. (Bernard Huff) to Beaver Springs Faith Baptist Church Inc. (Edward D. Mallonee et al)....
Ardman picks up Troy TV in Montgomery DMA
$650K WIYC-TV Montgomery AL (Troy AL) from Josie Park Broadcasting Inc. (Kelly F. Jones) to WIYC Inc. (Neal Ardman). $100K escrow, balance in cash...
Auction update at FCC June meeting
There aren’t any rulemakings affecting broadcasters on the agenda when the temporarily slimmed-down panel of FCC commissioners meets in public Thursday 6/27/13. But we...
Ryvicker: TV business looking good
According to Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker, recent revenue trends have been within the realm of