San Francisco area noncom TV back on the block
San Mateo Community College is tired of losing money to operate its KCMS-TV – it has already ditched its PBS affiliation and accepted bids...
Sports packages, not broadcast TV, swell MPVD fees
MVPD operators are constantly whining to Congress and the FCC about how local broadcasters are bleeding them dry with demands for retransmission compensation. But...
Fox: American Dad up 11%
FOX ratings are approximate from 7-7:30pm due to live NFL over-run. Note that FOX did not have an NFL doubleheader running into the 8pm...
Local TV puts the brakes on drunk driving
In advance of the holiday season, TVB and the Ad Council, with support of NHTSA, are partnering to combat drunk driving for the ninth...
ABC posted season highs Sunday night
With America’s Funniest Home Videos and The 40th Anniversary American Music Awards, ABC posted season highs on Sunday night in Total Viewers and Adults...
PTC’s annual ranking of best and worst TV sponsors
Just in time for the holiday shopping season, the Parents Television Council released its annual "Best and Worst TV Advertisers" list. Among the best...
Georgia AM triple play detailed
$1.3M WSEG-AM Savannah GA; WSFN-AM Brunswick GA; and WFNS-AM Blackshear GA from MarMac Communications LLC (Gary Marmitt, Sharon McKeand) to Southern Media Interactive LLC...
Scammers use FTC to harvest bank account numbers
The Federal Trade Commission is warning citizens to ignore robocalls telling them they may be in for a redress check, then sending them to...
Another take on the best days for holiday shopping
We recently published an article on the best days for shopping, based on when most other consumers won’t be, gaining access to shorter lines...
New entrant into Class A TV strikes again
The ink is barely dry on the initial acquisition applications from LocusPoint Networks for large market Class A television stations, and now another one...
Discount days for Merced LMA-option FM
Radio Alfa Y Omega struck a deal to operate KBKY-FM Merced CA under terms of an LMA, and also picked up an option to...
Comcast’s NBCU layoffs hit CNBC
NBCUniversal’s year-end pink slips have also hit business network CNBC. The network cut a handful of staffers 11/16 as part of NBCU’s call for...
FremantleMedia signs distribution deal with WWE
FremantleMedia gets exclusive home entertainment rights to WWE’s catalogue of programming across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The deal goes into effect in...
Arbitron: Week 4 November NY PPM estimates won’t be released
Arbitron sent the following information to clients on 11/19 explaining why:
On October 29, during the November 2012 report period (October 11-November 7), Hurricane Sandy...
Arbitron releases spiked listening data from Sandy’s impact
When the lights go off, radio stays on: Radio listening increased dramatically in the New York radio