FOX News Channel signs Herman Cain
FNC has tapped the former Republican presidential candidate, businessman, author and columnist as a contributor, announced Bill Shine, Executive Vice President of Programming. Cain...
TargetSpot signs six new streams
TargetSpot, the largest Digital Audio advertising network, says it will deliver in-stream audio ads for six new partners – Songza, Radionomy, just hear !t,...
AMC Networks high value could mean a sale
The Dolan Family’s AMC properties might be a strong acquisition target by the likes of Comcast, News Corp. and CBS Corp., due to its...
Deloitte consumer spending index continues to skid
For the third consecutive month, pressures on consumers are resulting in projections that they will be keeping a tighter grip on their wallets. Although...
Another big sticker for Class A TV
This time the DMA is San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, where OTA Broadcasting is expanding its holdings in the television space with the acquisition of KAXT-CD....
NAB applauds reintroduction of Local Radio Freedom Act
Mike Conaway (R-TX) and Gene Green (D-TX) have put the Local Radio Freedom Act back in play on Capitol Hill. The measure “…would oppose...
BBC journalists strike over job cuts
A strike by BBC journalists has disrupted programs including the flagship Today on Radio 4. TV news was also hit by the 24-hour walkout...
S&P 500 gains for 7th week
The S&P 500 Index logged its seventh week of gains as U.S. stocks finished mostly lower Friday, after a choppy trading day. Stocks traded...
Three radio markets get Eastlan ratings
They’ll soon be keeping score for radio stations serving one Montana community and two Florida communities. For one of the Florida locations, it will...
NAB: Encourage diversity, but keep filing manageable
The arduous tale of ongoing efforts to increase the number of minority and female broadcast owners has been front and center at the FCC...
Corpus Christi FM trio spun off by trustee
$2.3M KKPN-FM, KAJE-FM & KPUS-FM Corpus Christi TX (Rockport, Ingleside, Gregory TX) from Convergent Broadcasting Corpus Christi LP (Michael Mahone, trustee) to Convergent Broadcasting...
Seller is also buyer in Chico two-part TV deal
$5.45M KHSL-TV Chico-Redding CA (Chico CA) from Catamount Broadcasting of Chico-Redding Inc. (Theodore T. Horton Jr.) to GOCOM Medias of Northwestern California LLC, a...
Benne buys in unrated Missouri territory
Benne Broadcasting already has a pair of stations serving the area of Missouri to the southwest of state capital Jefferson City and Arbitron market...
CFOs optimistic about near-term US economic growth
As we have seen so often, just as consumer optimism takes a turn for the worse, the optimism level of the business community turns...
Diet of death on TV quantified in survey
The television body count is on the way up, says the second edition of a Funeralwise.com survey of 40 programs during Fall 2012 which...