Stocks end mostly higher on hopes for cliff deal
Stocks finished mostly higher on Wednesday as Wall Street applauded what appeared to be a softening of stances in talks to avert the fiscal...
Copps: FCC about to strike out on dereg
Former FCC Commissioner Michael Copps believes that the reported plan of the FCC to relax cross-ownership rules before fixing the problem with license ownership...
AMC gets an upgrade
Wall Street umpire Moody’s Investors Service likes what it sees when it looks at cable programmer AMC. It’s ability to contract for earnings, coupled...
What’s worse than a public file fine?
Answer: Two public file fines – that’s what happens when the same FCC sin is duplicated at both parts of an AM-FM combo. And...
ABC’s Shark Tank did well on Tuesday
During the 8 o’clock hour against NBC’s The Voice and CBS’ Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, ABC’s special Christmas-themed Shark Tank beat out Fox’s comedies...
NBC: “The Voice” wins 18-49 Tuesday
From 8-9:01 p.m. ET, "The Voice" (3.4/10 in 18-49, 11.3 million
viewers overall) out-rated special competition to win the hour in
adults 18-49 and total viewers...
OMVC details broadcaster options for non-real-time content
The Open Mobile Video Coalition released a new report showing broadcasters how to take Mobile TV to a new level of functionality through transmission...
Dial Global re-ups with Jim Bohannon
Dial Global signed a new multi-year deal with Jim Bohannon to continue hosting the Jim Bohannon Show and America in the Morning to more...
Pandora CEO: “Fiscal Cliff” to blame for slow ad sales
The "fiscal cliff" is to blame for Pandora's lowered revenue guidance, not increasing competition, the company's CEO Joe Kennedy said on CNBC's "Squawk on...
News Corporation may be stockpiling baseball teams
Well, not the teams – but the rights to bring their games into the households of baseball fans in several markets across the nation....
Kinlow doubles AM presence in Little Rock
$562.5K KLRG-AM Little Rock AR (Sheridan AR) from Wagenvoord Advertising Group Inc. (David Wagenvoord, Lola Wagenvoord) to Joel J. Kinlow. $56,250 escrow, balance in...
Locuspoint grows with Orlando LPTV
$1.25M WRCF-LP Orlando FL from Specialty Broadcasting Corporation (Charles Namy) to Locuspoint Networks LLC (William DeKay, Ravi Potharkanka et al). $140K escrow, balance in...
Townsquare prunes its Texas portfolio
Radio group Townsquare Media is divesting an AM station that serves part of the Tyler-Longview market, and in so doing, providing an AM partner...
Netflix signs exclusive Disney streaming deal
Netflix customers will be able to stream a wide assortment of movies from Disney and its studios—but it won’t be for years. That means...
Mobile gift purchasing on the rise
Everybody knows that online retail activity is on the rise. A report from Prosper Mobile Insights noting that mobile devices are increasingly being used...