RI Radio Hall of Fame to induct six
The Rhode Island Radio Hall of Fame announced Wednesday that six radio personalities will be inducted in a ceremony in May that will also...
FX to launch comedy-centric “FXX”
FX is launching a new network, “FXX,” that will focus mostly on comedy and younger viewers. The new net will launch 9/2 in 74...
“Radio 105.7” debuts in Atlanta
Mainstream Alternative is back in Atlanta, as Clear Channel announced the debut of Radio 105.7, WWVA-FM. The former Hip-Hop station will also offer expanded...
Ford sorry for mock campaign, JWT employees fired (video)
Ford apologized after criticism for an unauthorized ad campaign showing three scantily-clad bound and gagged women in the back of a car driven by...
SESAC, ReachPeople program benefits licensees
SESAC and ReachPeople, an online provider of customer engagement software for restaurants, bars, retail stores, and other businesses, announced an added value initiative. The...
Liberty Global adds Dutch MSO
John Malone’s Liberty Global purchased a 12.7% stake in Dutch cable-television operator Ziggo NV from Barclays after the British bank failed to find enough...
“Pivot” network to break out of subscription model
The new cable network from Participant Media plans to offer an Internet subscription to customers
Supreme Court sides with Comcast
A divided U.S. Supreme Court put the brakes on a class-action lawsuit against Comcast 3/28, alleging
Windows update to activate FM chip
Microsoft is preparing a new Windows Phone 8 update, The Verge has learned. Sources revealed that the software maker
Stocks end mostly lower; broadcast numbers mixed
Stocks finished with limited losses on Wednesday as worries over Europe's debt trouble abated. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA -0.23% fell 33.49 points,...
SAG-AFTRA, advertisers briefly extend commercials contract
Negotiators for SAG-AFTRA and the ad industry have agreed to extend for one week the current commercials contracts, the two sides announced 3/26. The...
FCC seats new diversity panel
The Federal Advisory Committee on Diversity for Communications in the Digital Age has officially been rechartered and its members have been appointed. The purpose...
DirecTV ready to draw a line on sports costs
The price of broadcast rights for professional and college-level sporting events has been skyrocketing, and as a rule
ERI details NAB exhibits
Electronics Research, Inc. will exhibit a variety of new and existing products from their line of broadcast antennas, transmission line, filters and combiners, and...
Radio grew slightly in 2012, should do so again in 2013
A modest 1.5% gain in revenue was banked by the radio industry in 2012 compared to the previous year. Research firm BIA/Kelsey blamed the...