Eshoo drums up support for Sunshine Act
House Communications Subcommittee Ranking Member Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and a posse of bipartisan bicameral collaborators are trying to get the FCC Collaboration Act enacted...
Fox moves back to Nexstar in Fort Wayne settlement
Nexstar Broadcasting’s WFFT-TV is the once and future home of Fox Television Network in Fort Wayne
New York Public Radio wins SEO grant
Conductor Inc. is a search engine optimization specialist that essentially does pro bono work for the non-profit sector. The program, in its second year,...
Oregon AM spun away from FM sister
KSRV-AM will no longer be associated with KSRV-FM when a deal transferring it to a new owner makes it to the finish line –...
Coldwell Banker unveils “We Believe” ad (video)
The new national television commercial which continues the brand’s “Value of a Home” campaign from last spring, will debut 2/10 on the 55th annual...
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...