Is Twitter Near A Deal With Apple TV?
As Twitter readies its first live-stream of a pro football game, word on the street is that it’s set to bring the Twitter app to Apple TV.
Sinclair’s Private Debt Offering Rates Strong With Moody’s
A private offering of $350 million in senior Sinclair Television Group debt got the thumb’s up from Moody’s Investor Service.
MEDIA MOVES: Shari Berg, Daniel McDonald
SVP/News Ops at Fox TV stations now COO; McDonald takes key research role at NAB.
Stocks Climb on Oil Highs
U.S. stocks climbed Monday as oil prices reached a one-month high. Radio and Television followed the market, with both posting gains.
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Liberty Media Sets Private Debt Offering
The Sirius XM owner and minority investor in both Viacom and Time Warner expects to close August 17 on a private debt offering.
McDonald’s Serves Another #1
In the Media Monitors TV Spot Ten, McDonald’s maintained its grip on #1
New Top Five on Radio
The Media Monitors Radio Spot Ten landscape has changed
Duhamel Gets An FM Signal For KOTA
An AM News/Talker in South Dakota has acquired a low-power FM facility presented located 300 miles to the southwest, in Cheyenne, Wyo.
RCN, Grande Head To The Altar With $2.25 Billion Deal
TPG Capital is buying RCN Telecom Services for $1.6 billion and Texas player Grande Communications for $650 million. The two telcos
U.S. Cable Industry: Healthy Outlook Through 2026
The future’s bright for cable television operators across the nation, a new SNL Kagan intelligence report shows.
Controversial Voltair Processor Gets Update
The tool used to boost a radio station’s PPM detectability makes its first major update since 2015.
BTIG: Cord-Cutting Is Growing For Top MSOs
BTIG Research data show the top 8 cable companies losing far more subscribers between July 2015 and June 2016 than during
‘Life Cycle Events’ Driving Media Broker Biz
It’s been a slow year for brokerage Media Services. Its director tells RBR + TVBR how this can change.
Trump Is Trumped By All On TV Ad Spending
GOP White House hopeful Donald Trump has spent exactly zero dollars on TV advertising, according to eMarketer.
Fox News Names Abernethy, Shine As Co-Presidents
The news operaton selected two insiders to assume the role previously held by disgraced former Chairman/CEO Roger Ailes.