Composers welcome departure of Pandora exec
So you thought musicians and record labels were upset about Pandora’s attitude toward sharing income? In this case, it’s the composer/publisher contingent that feels...
ABC scored 5 of Top 20
Overall: During the week of 3/4/13, ABC delivered 5 of the Top 20 regular broadcast shows in Adults 18-49, including The Bachelor, Once Upon...
Media Buyer Embezzlement
In recent months, a number of media buyers have had funds stolen from their bank accounts. Even after repeatedly opening and closing accounts to...
Mexico proposes new regulations on media, telephony
Mexico President Enrique Peña Nieto has proposed an overhaul of the anemic regulations that have allowed Carlos Slim, the world’s
SBGI to rep El Mandril Morning Show
Sun Broadcast Group, Inc. has entered into a national sales rep agreement with SBS’s El Mandril
Radio One issues 2012 bonuses
In an 8K SEC filing, The Radio One compensation committee detailed bonuses awarded to top executives in 2012. CEO Alfred Liggins will receive a...
MMTC spins Mississippi AM
$5K WHJA-AM Laurel-Hattiesburg MS (Laurel MS) from MMTC Broadcasting LLC (David E. Honig) to Donald M. Pugh Jr. $2K escrow, balance in cash at...
Q2 employment prospects looking good
Manpower Inc. has a vested interest in the jobs market, and looking ahead to the Q2 2013, it sees “measured but optimistic” plans on...
New hire signals LIN’s focus on mobile
The fact that television group LIN Media has an operating unit called LIN Mobile is clue enough, as is the presence of a dedicated...
TBLC doubles down on Nashville Hispanic AM
Mark Janbakhsh and his TBLC Media already have acquired one Spanish-formatted AM station from Davidson Media in the Nashville market. Now the company has...
Kantar: Total US ad spend up 3% last year
We finished the year at $140 billion, according to new data from Kantar Media, up 3% thanks to the presidential election and Olympics
New Lowe’s campaign focuses solely on men
It’s a new round of advertising via BBDO Worldwide NY to promote home improvement projects in the spring, its prime revenue-generating period. The ads,...
Stocks end higher; S&P nears all-time high
Stocks climbed Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average extending gains into a seventh session in its longest win streak since the one ending...
Viacom note offering translates to business as usual
Content giant Viacom is offering $500M worth of 10-year notes, and Moody’s Investors Service has weighed in on it. In general, the plan will...
Nexstar names Dione Rigsby VP/Technology
Rigsby, reporting to Blake Russell, Nexstar’s SVP/Station Operations, will be responsible for overseeing Nexstar’s information technology infrastructure, as well as the integration of recently...