“Cops” leaving Fox for Spike TV
After 25 seasons on Fox, the heritage documentary/reality show will be moving to Spike TV this fall. Spike TV has ordered 22 new episodes...
Dish’s Ergen pitches shareholders on Sprint
Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen’s recent $25.5 billion bid for Sprint is being followed up with work trying to convince the shareholders of Sprint...
Radio portion of the Sinclair/Fisher merger
N/A KOMO AM/KPLZ-FM/KVI-AM Seattle-Tacoma WA (Seattle). Merger between Sinclair Television Group (David Smith) and Fisher Communications (Colleen Brown) with STG being the surviving entity....
Details of the Sinclair/Fisher deal
$373.3M KOMO-TV & KUNS-TV Seattle-Tacoma WA (Seattle, Bellevue WA) and KOMO AM/KPLZ-FM/KVI-AM Seattle-Tacoma WA (Seattle); KATU-TV & KUNP-TV Portland OR (Portland, La Grande OR);...
Good news about Mother’s Day
Would you like a message to share with potential advertisers in advance of Mother’s Day? How about this: A sizable percentage of consumers is unsure what to buy! That means they are open to suggestions, right?
Scripps feels loss of political in Q1 2013
The first quarter of the new year was very difficult for E.W. Scripps as it watched its political income dwindle to almost nothing. The...
Station transferred in estate settlement
An individual who had money coming from a radio licensee was still waiting for the cash after the licensee passed away. And it turned out that there was not enough money left in the estate to cover the debt. So a court found a different way to settle the matter.
YouTube to debut subscriptions on specialized videos
Google is readying an a la carte subscription service for some of YouTube’s specialist video channels, to finance a broader range of content and add a second revenue stream. The move, which has been in the works for months, could be announced as early as this week, says The Financial Times. It will apply to as many as 50 YouTube channels, people familiar with the plan say. Viewers will be able to subscribe to each channel for as little as $1.99 a month. Subscription YouTube channels will compete with Netflix and Hulu.
Limbaugh takes shot at Cumulus
A NY Daily News article says El Rushbo, “fed up with bosses,” could leave for WABC-AM NY for Clear
Stocks wage record-setting rally on jobs data
Stocks on Friday rose to record heights -- lifting the S&P 500 to its first close above 1,600 -- as Wall Street celebrated a...
New book celebrates history of NYC radio
The newest addition to Arcadia Publishing’s popular Images of America series is New York City Radio from authors/broadcast historians
Judge rules in favor of Michael Savage
In a 5/2 ruling, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California upheld an arbitration
Done deal in Kansas City
The sale of an FM in the Kansas City MO market from one religion-oriented college broadcaster to another has made it to the finish...
Calling card company told to watch its messaging
The FTC has banned a company that sells prepaid calling cards from overstating the amount of minutes of telephone time they will actually support....
NABOB applauds Clyburn on temporary promotion
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters congratulated Commissioner Mignon Clyburn on her appointment as Acting FCC Chairman as the confirmation of Tom Wheeler...