Liberty won’t spar with Murdoch’s BSkyB over content rights
As much as Liberty Global’s Virgin Media buy might pit Liberty Media Chairman John Malone against Rupert Murdoch’s BSkyB in Europe, a Reuters story says...
Abacast offers song skipping, replacement in live radio streams
“If someone wants to skip a song when listening to live radio,
Nexstar acquires Fresno NBC outlet
KSEE-TV is headed from Granite Broadcasting to Nexstar in a two-part deal that will allow the buyer to acquire the station’s non-license assets immediately...
News Corp. profits in its fiscal Q2
Operating television stations in the US during a presidential election year is almost becoming a license to print money, and News Corporation was certainly...
Stocks score small gains on earnings
Stocks closed out a choppy session Wednesday with small gains for blue-chips and the S&P 500 and a minor loss for the Nasdaq. The...
FCC sunshine bill back for another try
Every commissioner and just about every legislator we’ve heard is in favor of legislation that would allow FCC commissioners broader ability to communicate with...
Broadcast/media bonds on par and not so on par
On a scale of 1.0 to 5.0 with 1.0 the best, the Moody’s Investors Service says the bond issues of broadcast and media companies...
Sinclair follows rainbow to pot of political gold
2012 was a growth year for Sinclair Broadcast Group in more ways than one. For example, it brought 30 new stations into its fold....
FCC won’t stop sale of Houston AM station
Heritage African-American radio outlet KCOH-AM is being transferred to a non-profit entity sure to change its format, a situation that drew informal objections from...
MTV renews “Buckwild”
MTV has picked up raunchy freshman series Buckwild for a second season. The announcement comes a day before Thursday’s season finale of the hit...
ABC’s The Taste is Up/The Bachelor Wins from 9-11pm
ABC ran a competitive second on Tuesday in Adults 18-49 to CBS’ original drama lineup, beating Fox’s 2-hour comedy block by 21% and NBC...
Fox: The Mindy Project up 12%
FOX’s Tuesday comedy block remained steady from 8-9:30pm and saw strong growth for THE MINDY PROJECT at 9:30pm last night:
· RAISING HOPE: 1.6/5, down...
Top ads of Super Bowl XLVII
Between the 108.7 million viewers and the $4 million price tag on a 30-second advertising spot, Super Bowl XLVII created the type of opportunity...
Whiplash is the destination for noncom Midwest trio
$32,200 KLXG-FM Goodland KS; KLXO-FM Beaver OK; and KLXD-FM Springfield CO from Better Public Broadcasting Association (Dennis Burton) to Whiplash Community Radio Inc. (Christopher...
Alaska low powers headed for new owner
$675K KATH-LD Juneau-Douglas AK; and KSCT-LP Sitka AK from Dan Etulain/North Star Television Network to Denali Media Southwest Corporation (William C. Behnke), a subsidiary...