AT&T U-verse outage causes southern discomfort
Subscribers to AT&T’s video service U-verse lost service, according to a report in Hillicon Valley. Traced to problems associated with a software upgrade, it...
90% of local ad sales managers expect revenue up in 2013
Nearly 90% of local media sales managers are expecting increases in advertising revenue for 2013 compared to last year, according to the newly released...
SESAC outlook stable, says Wall Street ref
Moody’s Investors Service likes the predictability of income that is the basis of performance rights organization SESAC’s business model, and believes that moves to...
ABC came in second on Wed.
ABC ranked #2 on Wednesday night in Adults 18-49 to a 2-hour Idol-driven Fox. ABC’s Modern Family was once again Wednesday’s #1 scripted TV...
“The Carmen Jara Show” comes to CCME Spanish stations
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment has joined forces with Stardome Radio Networks to welcome The Carmen Jara Show (mornings) to Clear Channel’s Spanish programming...
OneHealth Urgent Care launches effort on Cox Media (video)
Capital Group Holdings announced the launch of their television campaign for OneHealth Urgent Care, the company's wholly owned urgent care division. The campaign will...
AOL On Network, Discovery sign programming pact
AOL announced a strategic partnership with Discovery Communications to bring short-form videos from Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science Channel, Military Channel...
Knoxville station in production for reality TV show
M & M Broadcasting’s Country WMYL-FM (Merle FM) Knoxville is in the midst of taping a pilot for a reality TV show focused on...
Radio stations move in Louisiana, Oregon
$25K KLIC-AM Monroe LA (Richwood LA) from Media Ministries Inc. (Woods Watson) to WOO2 Communications LLC (Jim Wootton). $10K down payment, balance in cash...
Meredith enjoys explosive quarterly revenue growth
No doubt television/magazine company Meredith Corporation would like to put presidential elections on the schedule more frequently. The television portion of its portfolio posted...
Ellen DeGeneres is top TV personality
The latest Harris Poll survey of television personality star power shows daytime talker Ellen DeGeneres on top, displacing and trading places with Mark Harmon,...
Analyst sees Pandora as major threat to Sirius XM
The reasons? There are two primarily. One is the growing availability of in-vehicle internet capability, which allows Pandora
Skechers to air two Super Bowl spots
Following up on last year’s Super Bowl ad starring the adorable pup Mr. Quiggly for Skechers GOrun, Skechers USA says its will return to...
ABC-Univision network readies launch
The new, still-unnamed news and lifestyle network JV between ABC and Univision targeting the U.S. Hispanic market, will begin broadcasting out of Miami in...
Six-day winning run has S&P rolling
Stocks rose Wednesday as lawmakers voted to extend the nation's borrowing limit and as Apple gained with investors anticipating the iPhone maker's results after...