Ohio delegation calls for protection for broadcast TV
Some of the best promotional copy ever written on behalf of broadcasters comes from Congress – and the latest to hail broadcast service are...
Moody’s rates Sinclair’s acquisitive streak
Two deals have brought in boatload of new television stations into the Sinclair fold, to be operated under the auspices of a subsidiary, and...
SBS calls Lehman claim on dividends frivolous
Lehman Brothers, thought by many to be gone but not forgotten, turns out to be neither. It continues on not as a going concern...
JUAN launches in Twin Falls
The newest Spanish Adult Hits format, JUAN, is now broadcasting on 970 KFTA-AM in Twin Falls, ID. JUAN’s music is maximum variety, low repetition,...
CNN sues DG for breach of contract
CNN is suing for 2.35 million. The suit, filed in New York State Supreme Court, says Dial Global informed CNN 12/11 that it didn’t...
Emmis sells Rádio Expres to Bauer
The Slovakian Hot AC station Rádio Expres has been bought by Germany’s Bauer Media Group from Emmis. Rádio Expres has been the market leader...
Facebook warns: teens migrating to other social media
Facebook has warned investors that younger users are turning to other services, particularly Instagram, as a substitute. Teens’ smartphone-centric world seems to now revolve...
Watchdog endorses delay of FCC ownership vote
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski has agreed to postpone the long pending vote on the 2010 Quadrennial Review of ownership regulation at the request of...
Honolulu AM headed for Malabed
$500K KNDI-AM Honolulu HI from Broadcast House of the Pacific Inc. (Leona Jona) to Geronimo Broadcasting LLC (Geronimo Malabed Jr., Nellie M. Malabed). $50K...
NAB back with another ad in The Hill
There are always issues involving broadcasters percolating away on Capitol Hill, even when there aren’t any as yet inked into the hearing or legislative...
Bounce Network adds original content
The first African-American broadcast network, made possible via the use of digital side channel multicast technology, has established a firm-enough footing to branch into...
Licensee cannot duck fine by blaming LMA partner
WNFO-AM Sun City Hilton Head SC was hit with a triple-header fine, and when the bill of not-so-goods was added up it owed a...
News Corp. to sell stake in New Zealand’s SKY Network
Its News Limited subsidiary will divest its 44% stake in SKY Network Television Limited, New Zealand’s top pay-TV service. News Limited has appointed Deutsche...
Disney, News Corp. deciding future of Hulu
The two companies have begun discussions to resolve uncertainty over their jointly controlled online video site, reports WSJ. Each, which own about a third...
Dial Global restructures debt
Looks like CEO Spencer Brown was right—Dial Global has restructured its debt with lenders, meeting its 2/28 debt covenant and fending off bankruptcy. Brown...