T.G.I. Friday’s launches radio, TV effort
"Why Not?" is the name of the restaurant chain’s new campaign and really, at least temporarily, its new tagline. The effort embodies the freeing...
Meredith Vieira to launch YouTube channel
After 11 years, she's leaving as host of the syndicated version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire, TVGuide.com has confirmed. Vieira opted not...
ABC scored second on Thursday
ABC earned a strong second place on Thursday, beating NBC on the night (w/1600 Penn premiere) by 100% in Total Viewers and by 60%...
NBC: “The Office” earns top rating since November
With "1600 Penn" airing at 8:30 (an encore of the episode that aired on Dec. 17) and 9:30, NBC delivered its top-rated non-sports Thursday...
WDUN moves Ken Coleman Show to daily slot
Jacobs Media’s WDUN-AM Gainesville-Atlanta, GA says beginning 1/14, “The Ken Coleman Show” will air live, weekdays from 5pm-7pm on AM550 and FM 102.9, joining...
Chevy’s new tag: “Find New Roads”
Chevrolet announced it is dropping its “Chevy Runs Deep” slogan and replacing it with the new tagline “Find New Roads,” saying that it’s better...
DISH calls out CBS Corp. on CNET’s “Best of CES” Awards
We all know the war that Dish’s Hopper and AutoHop have created with the broadcast networks
Three radio transactions totaling $100
$100 WSJL-FM Bessemer AL from Mary V. Harris Foundation (Linda de Romanett) to Elijah Radio Inc. (Luke Rogers et al). Cash.
N/A KBEL AM-FM...
Done Double O double FM deal in SC capital
Thomas Davis is setting up house in a third rated market with the acquisition of WWNU-FM and WWNQ-FM in Columbia SC. According to brokerage...
Cumulus may return Alternative to NYC via WFME
It’s all because Radio License Holding X, LLC, the company Cumulus used to buy (closed on
All quiet on the FCC front
The first Open Meeting on the FCC calendar for 2013 will be held Thursday 1/31, the last day possible. But for broadcasters, it doesn’t...
Dish Network has an image problem
24/7 Wall Street is out with its latest most-hated company list, and Dish Network is one rung down from the top of the ladder....
Sinclair puts spin on newly-acquired Providence TV station
The acquisition of $200M worth of Four Points Media television stations by Sinclair only just made it to the finish line, and already one...
Bonneville calls for radio/newspaper combos
It is the considered belief of Bonneville International that the FCC’s upcoming proposals on the media ownership front will include very little change at...
Stocks end up on improved view of global economy
WALL STREET BUSINESS REPORT
Stocks climbed Thursday, with the S&P 500 index finishing at a five-year high, after better-than-expected Chinese exports data supported the view...