Monday, May 11, 2026

Barbasol effort uses radio, TV

Barbasol has launched “Shave Like a Man,” the company’s first new campaign since 2008, and the brand’s largest national, multi-media effort in its 94-year...
FOX

Fox buying TV duopoly in Charlotte

Capitol Broadcasting owns and operates CW WJZY and MNT WMYT in the Charlotte NC DMA, and has
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

FTC goes to bat for attorney ads in Tennessee

The Supreme Court of Tennessee is considering amendments to the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct that would place restrictions on advertisements for attorneys. The...
Sarah Palin

A pretty penny for Palin’s thoughts

Fox News Channel employed former Alaska governor and VP candidate Sarah Palin starting in 2010 and just ended the relationship. According to a new...
FOX

Fox came in second in three demos

NOTE: A18-49 usage was down -8% from 8-10pm and down -7% from 8-11pm vs. the previous Sunday. FOX’s ANIMATION DOMINATION block ranked #2 last...

Telemundo Media scores TVN Chile content rights

It’s an overall exclusive content agreement with leading broadcaster and content producer Television Nacional de Chile (TVN).  The deal includes the acquisition of exclusive...

“Dish Nation” renewed through 2013-2014 season

The half-hour entertainment news program featuring the leading drive-time radio personalities from across the nation has been renewed on the Fox Television Stations. “Dish...
Sirius XM

SiriusXM launches Morning Show with Pete Dominick

SiriusXM host/stand-up comedian Pete Dominick will host a new daily morning drive call-in show, "Stand Up! with Pete Dominick." Beginning 2/11, it will air...
TVB / Television Bureau of Advertising

NFL viewers prefer watching home-team games on local TV

TVB released an analysis of NFL home-team, regular season viewing revealing  that when viewers had the option of watching their home-team on the local...

My Damn Channel Comedy Network launches

My Damn Channel says its new network offers hundreds of new comedy series premiering in 2013 on MyDamnChannel.com and on the company’s network of...

Elmira TV gets an AM little sister

$150K WHCO-AM Sparta IL. 60% of Hirsch Communications Company from Donald Welge, Robert Gunther, Michael Welge and Robert Welge to Southern Illinois Radio Group...
Frank Lautenberg

Lautenberg gets oversight of FCC budget

The Senate Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, part of the Appropriations Committee, is going under the gavel of Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ). It...
Aereo

CBS also forbids CNET to review Aereo

Seems the recent decision to disqualify Dish’s AutoHop with Sling DVR from winning “Best of CES” award is now company policy for
Sold

Anchorage CBS affiliate sold

Denali Media and another license company affiliated with GCI Communications are breaking into the TV business with the acquisition of a KTVA-TV Anchorage AK,...
Sold

Northern New York radio duo sold

Think the northernmost radio market in upstate New York – Watertown – and then think a little farther to the northeast below the St....