Roku surpasses 700 channels of streaming; adds TWC TV
Roku launched the first player to stream Netflix to the TV in 2008, and today streams more than 700 entertainment channels to millions of...
Radio transactions in Missouri, Montana and Texas
$112K KNLM-FM Marshfield MO from New Life Evangelistic Center Inc. (Lawrence W. Rice Jr. et al) to Catholic Radio Network Inc. (James E. O’Laughlin...
LocusPoint picks up LPTV near Baltimore
$1.8M WMJF-LP Baltimore MD (Towson MD) from Towson University (Mark E. Behm et al) to LocusPoint WMJF Licensee LLC, a subsidiary of LocusPoint Networks...
Nexstar gets bigger in Little Rock
Mission Broadcasting has closed on the $60M acquisition of a pair of Little Rock AR television stations and entered into a local partnership with...
NAB backs diversity measures alongside limited ownership dereg
According to the NAB, the FCC should get to work implementing suggestions from the coalition Diversity and Competition Supporters to encourage minority and female...
Bon Jovi using radio to catapult recording sales
The next album due out from Bon Jovi is set for a 3/26/13 release, but the first single is coming out right now, and...
Patti Blagojevich sues Merlin Media
The wife of former Gov. Rod Blagojevich in Illinois has filed suit against Merlin-owned WIQI-FM (i101) for using the likeness of her husband in...
HBO signs with Universal Films, blocking Netflix streaming
Time Warner’s HBO has re-upped with Comcast’s Universal Pictures to be the exclusive pay-TV provider of the studio's movies for another decade. Since this...
Planets in alignment for final NBC Sunday football game
NBC’s Sunday night prime time NFL football package has been scoring big for it all season, but it went galactic on Sunday 12/30/12. The...
FCC clarifies issues in Puerto Rico carriage case
America-CV Station Group has two broadcast stations in Puerto Rico. The introduction of MundoFox and the use of digital side-channels led to a programming...
Wells Fargo: Regulators will not impede broadcast
According to Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker, the FCC has been more accommodating than not when it comes to broadcast regulation, and anticipates more...
Stocks score highest close since 2007
Stocks rose on Friday and posted strong weekly gains, with the S&P 500 closing at its highest level since 2007, after Congress passed crucial...
CBS: “Two and a Half Men” posts season highs
THE BIG BANG THEORY delivered its largest audience ever and matched its series-high adults 18-49 rating and PERSON OF INTEREST surged to a series...
Fox scored second in 18-49
FOX aired back-to-back episodes of MOBBED and ranked #2 last night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34:
· MOBBED (S): 1.0/3, the same as Wednesday...
KFC’s “Couchgating” effort employs Gameday Bucket
There’s watching the game and then there’s “couchgating,” the act of enjoying a big time sporting event from the comfort of your couch. KFC,...