CBS expected to soar on content, retrans income
Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker thinks that the current conventional wisdom on CBS income potential is on the low side. Deals to put its...
ASCAP set to seat new board
The votes have been cast and tallied, allowing the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers to name the Board of Directors that will...
Stocks finish quarter with S&P at all-time high
Stocks rose on Thursday, with the S&P 500 index and the Dow industrials finishing at record highs, as portfolio managers and other investors looked...
State of West Virginia invests in double duop deal
Nick Fantasia has a two-AM, two-FM station cluster centered in the Fairmont portion of the Morgantown-Clarksburg-Fairmont WV market. It is being sold to Spectrum...
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...