Kerry nomination undoes communications panel leadership
The Senate Subcommittee on Communications will be undergoing a complete makeover at the front of the table. First Ranking Member Jim DeMint (R-SC) retired...
Mack and Bono Mack may be seeking TV gig
It wasn’t the sour economy that separated Connie Mack and Mary Bono Mack from their jobs, at least no directly – it was the...
Diet Pepsi launching “Love Every Sip”
Starting at the end of January, Pepsi will launch a TV effort with the tagline "Love Every Sip," along with the rollout of special...
Online holiday shopping up double digits
It’s no secret that more and more holiday shopping is taking place online, and the numbers are in for the first month and a...
Bonten and Esteem close on California TVs
Television group Bonten’s plan to double up television operations in Chico-Redding and Eureka has made it to the finish line, according to brokerage house...
Educational Media Foundation buys east of Portland
The appetite for radio station acquisitions exhibited by the company that runs noncommercial Christian networks K-LOVE and Air-1 seems inexhaustible – it has filed...
CC’s final flip for former WFNX: Electronic/Dance
The former heritage alternative-rocker WFNX-FM Boston was flipped on 12/19 to an all electronic dance/club format: “Evolution 101.7.” Clear Channel says it’s the first...
Aereo CEO: Broadcaster suits jeopardize innovation, choice
Possibly responding to the latest comments from The Second Circuit Court of Appeals which were skeptical of some of the arguments presented by Aereo,...
PTC praises media for toning down violence in wake of Sandy Hook
The Parents Television Council was pleased that so many in the media adjusted their content after the tragic events in Newtown CT. But it...
Stocks close higher on budget-deal hopes
Stocks rose on Thursday as Republican House Speaker John Boehner expressed optimism about reaching a budget deal with President Barack Obama. The Dow Jones...
LIN boots WABC out of parts of its Connecticut turf
ABC O&O WABC New York is significantly viewed in parts but not all of New Haven County CT, and LIN TV’s WTNH wants its...
Bar Harbor FM deal survives an informal objection
The sale of WBQI-FM from WBIN Media Company to Blueberry Broadcasting and interim LMA will be allowed to go through by the FCC over...
NBC: “Miss Universe” up 13% vs. last year
From 8-10 p.m. ET, "Miss Universe 2012" (1.8/5 in 18-49, 6.1 million viewers overall) grew by 13 percent versus last year's telecast in 18-49...
Fox: “X Factor” dominates
NOTE: TV usage among Adults 18-49 was down -4% from 8-10pm and -4% from 8-11pm last night versus last Wednesday. Airing THE X FACTOR...
ABC: “20/20” up from last year
Despite coming out of repeat programming at 9:30pm against the final half-hour of Fox’s 2-hour Wednesday finale of The X Factor and NBC’s 2-hour...