Oprah Winfrey’s OWN network looking much brighter
The very-recent Lance Armstrong interview—which siphoned off some 19% of American Idol ratings—is the latest in a string of positive revenue and ratings-boosting moves...
Liberty Media takes Sirius XM stake above 50%
Liberty Media said in a 1/17 regulatory filing that it has bought a further 50 million shares of common stock in Sirius XM Radio...
Stocks rally; S&P 500 above five-year high
Stock gains on Thursday propelled the S&P 500 index to its highest finish since late 2007 as upbeat jobs and housing reports offered respite...
McDowell calls for FCC action on diversity
Robert McDowell is the senior Republican FCC Commissioner, and he told a gathering sponsored by MMTC that the FCC should be doing everything it...
BET hosting inaugural event
A limited number of members of the general public will be able to attend a black-tie Inaugural Ball with top flight entertainment, well-known guests...
Sony/ATV to get 25% higher Pandora royalties
Music publisher Sony/ATV has upped the cost of doing business—with Pandora and probably more music
Investors on both sides of two-market TV deal
TTBG LLC picked up a number of television stations out of the Pappas bankruptcy. Many of TTBG’s investors also took a position with NRJ...
Saga completes its 4-for-3 stock split
The effect of the stock share action by radio group Saga Communications (spiced with television assets) was to lower its earnings per share by...
Elgin Zereck seeking airplay for new song
Producer Elgin Zerick has moved from the control board to the microphone and has his own tune to promote – and to that end,...
Cox Enterprises invests big in Tripp Rackley
The company is investing $250 million with board member, entrepreneur and technology innovator Tripp Rackley. The investment creates an exclusive partnership with Rackley as...
Ameriprise launches new TV campaign
Ameriprise Financial says it is scheduled to begin airing this Sunday, 1/20 during the National Football League’s NFC Championship game. The broadcast ads highlight...
FOX News Channel signs Dennis Kucinich
FNC has signed former two-time presidential candidate and former U.S. Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) as a contributor in a multi-year deal, announced Bill Shine,...
ABC’s Modern Family was #1 scripted show
Up against the season premiere of American Idol, ABC earned second place on Wednesday night in Adults 18-49. ABC’s Modern Family was Wednesday’s #...
NBC: “Guys With Kids” takes 100% lead-in audience
From 8-8:30 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of "Whitney" averaged a 0.8/2 in 18-49 and 2.7 million viewers overall. From 8:30-9 p.m. ET, a...
Fox: Idol outperforms The Voice
The Season 12 premiere of AMERICAN IDOL posted a 6.0/16 among Adults 18-49 – an expected -19% decline versus last season due to Oprah's...