News Corp. takes big swing to connect with Yankees
Analysts are applauding the big ticket acquisition of regional sports channel YES, which carries New York Yankees baseball and other sports. It gives Rupert...
Connoisseur grabbing Nassau remnants
Creditors wound up with the final 10 stations after the bulk of Nassau Broadcasting was auctioned off, and according to reports, expanding Connoisseur Media...
Some using layaway as holiday budget stretcher
A certain percentage of the consumer population is avoiding a sudden one-time retail bill by putting items on layaway and paying for them over...
Stocks rally, posting strong weekly gains
Stocks ended higher on Friday and posted strong weekly gains, as encouraging economic reports from Germany and China buoyed the mood on Wall Street....
“Dallas” star Larry Hagman dies at 81
Larry Hagman, who returned for the revival of “Dallas” on TNT as the devious Texas oilman J.R.Ewing, died 11/23 at 81 in Dallas of...
Emmis buys Zionsville, IN translator
Kaspar Broadcasting is selling its FM translator W298BB 107.5 mHz to Emmis Radio License, LLC for $375,000, reports The Indianapolis Star. The translator will...
X Factor up 38% in Teens
NOTE: vs. last week A18-49 usage was down -11% from 8-10pm and -9% from 8-11pm. FOX ranked #2 last night among Adults 18-49 and...
NBC’s “The Voice” is #1 in 18-49
From 8-9:01 p.m. ET Tuesday, "The Voice" (3.4/10 in 18-49, 9.5 million
viewers overall) scored the #1 18-49 rating of the night on ABC, CBS,
NBC...
‘Tis the season for The Country Oldies Show Christmas Special
Envision Radio Networks is making the holidays brighter with its annual The Country Oldies Show Christmas Special, a free four-hour program featuring classic country...
Georgia Television Hall of Fame launches
John Long, President, Georgia Radio Hall of Fame says that it will be a subsidiary of the non-profit organization founded in 2007. Newly-inducted GA...
Stock indexes finish at two-week highs
Stocks on Wednesday climbed to two-week highs after a cease-fire deal was reported in the Gaza Strip, with the S&P 500 index and Nasdaq...
ACA presses FCC on collusory retransmission negotiation
The American Cable Association members of the FCC’s Media Bureau and an advisor to Commissioner Robert McDowell seeking to limit the ability of stations...
NAB, CTIA ask FCC for more time on incentive auctions
The two trade organizations are on opposite sides of the spectrum auction question – one is asking for spectrum, and the other is being...
Report: Apple TV won’t debut until late 2013
Apple could finally unveil its long-awaited TV in time for the holiday-shopping season, but not this year's. In an investors note, Piper Jaffray analyst...
Half million radio deals in Kentucky, Georgia
$500K WWLT-FM Manchester KY from Vernon R. Baldwin Inc. (Marcella Baldwin) to Educational Media Foundation (Mike Novak). Note for full amount. Network affiliation agreement...