Sinclair and DirecTV closing in on carriage deadline
There is no path forward in place at the moment when the retransmission consent agreement between Sinclair Broadcast Group and satellite MVPD DirecTV expires...
The Bobby Bones Show names launch affiliates
Premiere Networks announced that 35 Country stations will carry The Bobby Bones Show, which will launch nationwide on Monday. As the affiliate count continues...
Golden Mike Award goes to David Barrett
The Broadcasters Foundation of America will present its 2013 Golden Mike Award to David J. Barrett, chairman and CEO, Hearst
Jampro details upcoming NAB exhibit
Jampro Antennas will be showing a full complement of customizable systems at NAB 2013 in booth C2607 for DTV, DVB-T, FM and HD Radio....
Fox: “The Following” up 17%
For the fifth consecutive Monday (and every night it has aired), THE FOLLOWING was the highest rated drama of the night among Adults 18-49.
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ABC tops Monday
Building on the night, ABC was Monday’s most-watched TV network and ranked #1 in Adults 18-49 (tied w/CBS). In Adults 18-49, the Net earned...
Harris meets new compliance with Apex M2X, Synchrony MNA
Harris Broadcast is now shipping the broadcast industry’s first comprehensive solution compliant to the new ATSC standards for transmitter synchronization, ensuring that broadcasters have...
“All Star Celebrity Apprentice” names sponsor list
Donald Trump, Mark Burnett and NBC’s “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice” have named the brand integration list for the new season, which premieres Sunday, March 3...
Station sales: AM in Oklahoma, FM in Massachusetts
$421K KBIJ-FM Guymon OK from Grace Community Church of Amarillo (William Gehm) to OMI Oilfield Investments LLC (Oralia T. Cowan). $42.1K escrow, balance in...
Genachowski commits to 2013 NAB Show
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski will participate in a session with broadcasters at the big convention in Las Vegas. The 4/10/13 session will be moderated...
Prime time score card: ABC
Four ABC prime time programs are already on the cancelled list, and two more are almost certainly headed for that same fate. But the...
EMF in buy-sell deals with Victor Michael and partners
Only $20 cash is changing hands between Educational Media Foundation and two license companies headed by Victor A. Michael Jr., but in the end,...
WCBS-TV anchor accused of choking wife
Officers received a call 2/17 from WCBS-TV NYC anchor Rob Morrison's mother-in-law about trouble at the couple's home in Darien, CT, police said. Morrison...
Rick Warren to host daily talker on Salem
After resisting doing a radio or TV program for 32 years, mega-church pastor Rick Warren announced a deal with Salem Communications to broadcast a...
Stop selling ads and do something useful
Banner ads didn't always suck. I should know. I helped create the first one. My children tell me that's like inventing smallpox. It was...