Viacom ordered to pay up on Harmonix indemnity funds
Viacom must allow $12 million to be paid to former investors in Harmonix Music Systems, maker of the video game “Rock Band,” as part...
Courtside picks up Laura Ingraham
Norm Pattiz’s Courtside Entertainment has picked up Laura Ingraham, who recently left Talk Radio Network at the end of her contract. She launches with...
RIP Joe Albritton
Joe L. Albritton, the founder of the television group that includes his name, has passed at the age of 87. In addition to Allbritton...
Stocks end near unchanged; Dow halts win streak
Stocks closed little changed on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned the Fed does not have the ability to shield the economy...
CBS wins Tuesday
NCIS: LOS ANGELES swept its time period in viewers and key demos, NCIS was the night's top program in viewers and placed first in...
NBC wins Tuesday in 18-49
NBC ranked #1 Tuesday night among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in 18-49, as:
* "Take It All" grew night to night.
* "Parenthood" dominated at...
Nielsen Tops of 2012: Entertainment
According to a Nielsen Wire blog, Trilogies, cartoons and book adaptations dominated the DVD charts of 2012, with The Avengers, Hunger Games and Twilight...
DJ “Type A” voted best US college DJ
The International Radio Festival (IRF) announced the winner of its 2012 contest to find the "Best US College DJ." Angie Szani, aka “Type A”...
Jerry Doyle continues to add affiliates in new slot
Talk Radio Network Enterprises’ The Jerry Doyle Show continues to add affiliates in its new time slot. The show that premiered in October in...
NJ senator drags WWOR-TV into ownership proceeding
Sen. Frank Lautenberg says when it comes to television, his state is the poster child for lack of localism – with no DMA to...
Beasley spreads the wealth
There will be a little something in the stockings of Beasley shareholders a couple of days after the day when many Americans will be...
Saga announces a split decision
If you want to increase your total number of Saga common stock shares next month, all you have to do is have some Saga...
Boston U. extending reach into Cape Cod
$715K WMVY-FM Cape Cod MA (Tisbury MA) from Aritaur Communications Inc. (Joseph V. Gallagher) to Executive Committee of the Trustees of Boston University (Robert...
Study identifies the DNA of happiness
Prosper Insights has done the research, and has discovered that more Americans are happy than not, that happiness is up compared to the initial...
It’s not necessarily lights for LPTV
We’ve watched the FCC move rule-neglecting Class A television stations down to the lower-grade