U.S. Open Tennis to ESPN
More sports migrates from broadcast TV to cable: ESPN signed an 11-year contract to exclusively air all rounds of the U.S. Open tennis tournament...
Stocks halt record run on Fed talk
Stocks fell Thursday afternoon after Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said Fed bond purchases could be cut if the economy...
“Pure Michigan” targets beer tourists with radio (audio)
The Michigan Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) announced a new radio spot in major media markets in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Ontario, that will...
Wendy’s launches “The Mucho Mejor”
Wendy’s is rolling out a new wave of multimedia Hispanic advertising this week to form a stronger connection with this fast-growing demo, now 17%...
SEC thinking about political disclosure
Disclosure of the people and organizations behind political advertising is the turf of the Federal Election Commission, or so you
Belk conundrum highlights problem for talkers
North Carolina-based department store Belk does not check for political affiliation when it sells its wares to consumers – it just says thank you...
Bell, Astral sell three FMs in Canada
Bell Media, Astral Media and the Jim Pattison Broadcast Group announced Pattison's acquisition of three key FMs
Windows Phone 8 to have FM this Summer
Microsoft announced a new Windows Phone 8 update that will bring features including an FM radio. The announcement came following the launch of the...
Viacom named in text spam suit
MTV is owned and operated by Viacom. A resident of Tennessee voted in the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, and subsequently received texted promotional messages touting other MTV programming, and the result is a class action lawsuit.
Details on the new Ingstad Fargo cluster
Jim Ingstad sold his radio cluster in the Fargo ND-Moorhead MN radio market, then turned right around and bought another one. Here’s a close-up of his new North Dakota-Minnesota border-straddling radio operation.
TBS, TNT to stream online
From their 2013 upfront presentation in NYC: TBS and TNT will soon stream on-air content live across multiple platforms 24/7
Purchasing behavior and media consumption
When it comes to buying and consuming different forms of media, there is no one-size-fits-all preference. Some of us tend to be on the...
Frandsen builds duop with Sugar City CP
$30K KAZZ-FM CP Sugar City ID from Kona Coast Radio LLC (Victor A. Michael Jr.) to Frandsen Media Company LLC (M. Kent Frandsen et...
SBS flies high in Q1 2013
Spanish Broadcasting System was hitting on all gears during the first quarter, producing significant revenue increases and gaudy comparable percentages on both the radio...
Stocks up to extend record run
Stocks rose Wednesday, with hopes for ongoing central-bank stimulus bolstering sentiment amid economic reports illustrating a contraction in manufacturing. After starting the session in...