People

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...
Pile of Money

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

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...
FCC

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...
Marci Ryvicker

Ryvicker: TV business looking good

According to Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker, recent revenue trends have been within the realm of

Inside Mt. Wilson’s Monterey AM buy

On the face of it, the acquisition of KNRY-AM in the Monterey-Salinas CA market is simply the second deal of late which will upgrade the company’s holdings from an FM standalone to an old-fashioned AM-FM combo. But why is Mt. Wilson entering into a consulting agreement with a noncom religious outfit?
Slacker Radio

Slacker launches “EQ Score”

The Slacker EQ Score is a new system that measures millions of data points on a weekly basis to show how users are engaging...
Sony Music Entertainment

Apple signs Sony Music for iRadio

Another sign that Apple will reveal details about its much-anticipated iRadio service at its Worldwide
TiVo

Motorola settles with TiVo on patent dispute

Google's Motorola Mobility has reached an out-of-court settlement with TiVo that could avert a trial to

Stocks end at session highs after choppy day

Stocks ended higher on Thursday, snapping a two-session losing streak and recovering from steep intraday losses, with investors eagerly awaiting Friday's nonfarm-payrolls report for...