Stock rally lifts Dow to record-high finish
Stock indexes rose on Tuesday, lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average to record heights, as Wall Street embraced the start of first-quarter earnings. The...
SBE elevates three members to Fellow
The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) elevated three members to the membership rank of Fellow. The SBE Board elected Lawrence Behr of Greenville, NC,...
FCC causes license move to receiver to fall incomplete
GB Communications was licensee of WHNR-AM Cypress Gardens FL, and fell into default on two separate loans. The license went to a receiver, but...
NBC: “Voice,” “Revolution” grow week to week
"The Voice" is #2 and #3 for the week among entertainment telecasts on ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, behind only CBS’s...
DirecTV going to the dogs
Subscribers to satcaster DirecTV who are worried about the mental health of their dogs while they are away for hours at a time will...
Paired LA-area Hip-Hop outlets sold
KDAY-FM brings Urban content to much of the Los Angeles area, and KDEY-FM carries it into the Riverside-San Bernardino area to the east. Both...
Fox scores 8 of Top 20 in 18-34
FOX’s week was highlighted by strong performances from AMERICAN IDOL, BONES, THE FOLLOWING, HELL’S KITCHEN, NEW GIRL and THE MINDY PROJECT. AMERICAN IDOL won...
Holiday Inn Express brings back “Stay Smart” campaign (video)
Via AOR Ogilvy & Mather, Holiday Inn Express’s new, multi-million dollar Stay Smart campaign features two new TV spots that bring back renowned tag,...
ABC came in second for the week
Overall: During the week of 4/1/13, ABC was the 2nd-most-watched network to CBS, outdrawing NBC and Fox by 1.5 million viewers each. The Net...
CBS wins the week
Led by THE BIG BANG THEORY, the CBS NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS and THE 48TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, CBS was first in...
TiVo adds Nielsen into Media TRAnalytics
TiVo Research and Analytics (TRA) has signed an agreement to make certain Nielsen data available as a parallel resource within TRA's business intelligence single-source...
Pandora hits 200M registered users
The milestone refers to registered users just in the US. The music discovery radio service had its first user register in the summer of...
Two contracts for on WY combo deal
$100K KYOY-FM Cheyenne WY (Hillsdale WY) from Kimball Radio LLC (Victor A. Michael Jr.) to Proshop Radio Broadcasting LLC (Lorenz E. Proietti). $1K escrow,...
PAC hopes to turn safe districts into battlegrounds
The Campaign for Primary Accountability is a super PAC dedicated to the proposition that long-time members of Congress who reside in
Retrans fees poised for growth
According to BIA/Kelsey, fees paid to local broadcasters by MVPDs for retransmission consent are becoming an important part of their income stream – more...