Thursday, May 14, 2026

Nielsen

Nielsen to expand TV to include broadband, iPads, game consoles

After a meeting in New York 2/19, Pat McDonough, SVP Insights and Analysis, Nielsen, tells RBR-TVBR
Broadcasting Pirate

Miami FM buccaneer walks an elevated plank

The FCC has thrown the book and taken aim at the wallet of Miami FM pirate Gary M. Feldman. Not only did he simply...
Digital Downloads

RIAA at loggerheads with Google over pirate sites

The music industry is still being hammered by sites that allow illegal downloading of music. It says
iHeart Radio

iHeartRadio details 2013 SXSW offering

Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio will host an all-star SXSW Showcase featuring live performances by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Tegan and Sara, Atlas Genius and Josh...
Disney

BSkyB signs Disney for movie channel in the U.K.

U.K. pay TV giant BSkyB and Disney have agreed to extend their movie alliance, marking the company's fourth renewal with one of the big...
Abacast

Abacast debuts cloud-based ad insertion

Like its recently-debuted live stream song skipping, the new ad insertion system works off of Abacast’s patent pending Cloud Insertion and Personalized Live Radio...

Samoan FM changes hands

$2K KBTB-FM Pago Pago AS from Marianas Educational Media Services to Rev. Shannon Cummings d/b/a Pure Truth Ministries, Cash. FCC file date 2/11/13]

San Francisco Class A to OTA

$10.1M KAXT-CD San Francisco-San Jose CA from KAXT LLC (Warren L. Trumbley) to OTA Broadcasting LLC (William Tolpegin et al). $505K escrow, balance in...
Sports

Snake-bitten Nike marketers chomped on again

Celebrity endorsements are one of the tried-and-true standbys in the world of advertising, but they do come with a certain amount of risk. No...
LIN Media

LIN program chips away at diversity imbalance

Television group LIN Media is providing opportunities for two individuals to embark on a career in the media, one on the television side and...
Sold

Injecting cash into an LPFM deal

According to the rules and regulations, low power FMs must be noncommercial, and they cannot be bought and sold in the same way as...

Stock indexes have worst session since 2/4

Stocks fell sharply on Wednesday, retreating from multiyear highs, after minutes from the Federal Reserve's last meeting illustrated differing views over continued stimulus. The...

BLU 102.9 adjusts daily lineup

Beginning 3/1, Hutton Broadcasting’s BLU 102.9 – The Beat of Santa Fe -- will feature a new schedule of air talent and shows. Says...
FOX

Fox was #1 with 18-49, 18-34, Teens

FOX’s week was propelled by strong performances from THE FOLLOWING, BONES, AMERICAN IDOL, NASCAR SPRINT UNLIMITED and the Sunday animated lineup which led the...
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

FTC settles with malternative beverage marketer

Phusion Projects LLC will no longer be able to make certain claims about malt beverage Four Loko, a deal that will require two different...