Sanford campaign woes will cost Charleston media
The marital problems of former South Carolina governor Mark Sanford (R) made national news; and now, a lawsuit filed by his former wife over his alleged failure to abide by divorce terms has the Republican national campaign organization dropping any plans to participate in his congressional campaign.
TV prime timers on the bubble
Yesterday we took a look at the television shows that have either been yanked offstage or are soon to be. Today, we’ll take a...
Radio talker’s DC town hall in session
No less than 50 political talkmeisters are gathered at a Capitol Hill hotel in Washington DC for the annual “Hold Their Feet to the...
New Orleans to launch new national campaign
Via Dentsu America NY, New Orleans tourism promoters are preparing to launch a pitch to a national audience on 5/6, with television and digital,...
NBC: “Voice” matches Tuesday season high
NBC won its third consecutive Tuesday night in adults 18-49 among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox, with "The Voice" matching its Tuesday season high...
Greater Media Boston suspends contesting for donations
In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, Greater Media has suspended all on-air listener contesting for the remainder of this week on its...
MMG expands, picks up “The Pet Show”
Media Management Group announced its latest expansion, in the form of a new MMG Radio Network division. The network’s inaugural show, Warren Eckstein’s “The...
Charlie Sheen invests in Digital Development Group
The Digital Development Group, a Hollywood-based Internet TV, technology, content acquisition and distribution company, says actor Charlie Sheen has invested in the company. The...
Florida Gulf coast FM headed for new owner
$250K WOCY-FM Carrabelle FL from 3G Broadcasting Inc. (Bonnie Gomes) to Live Communications Inc. (R.B. Holmes Jr.). $5K deposit, $45K cash at closing, $200K...
Consumer frugality trumping brand loyalty
Deloitte notes that even as the economy shows genuine signs of improvement, consumers are sticking to the thrifty grocery and
Video violence bill might tag on to gun bill
Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) is the sponsor of the Violent Content Research Amendment of 2013, which would initiated a study of how violent content on...
Wyoming FM changing hands
In a deal that is sure to cause no buzz in the world of high finance and Wall Street, a silent noncommercial FM is...
The most-liked restaurant TV ads in Q1
Restaurant advertisers spend considerable dollars on campaigns aimed at getting consumers to eat up their creative concepts and, ultimately, their food. Notably, more than...
Sequester cuts being felt in college radio
The Federal sequestration has brought about budget cuts for University of New Mexico’s KUNM-FM, “New Mexico Public Radio.” The school's The Daily Lobo reports...
Time Warner Cable adds live channels to TWC TV app
TWC is adding live out-of-home programming for the first time to its TWC TV app, allowing viewing on Apple mobile devices including