PTC applauds Brinker on advertising policy
The Parents Television Council said that as recently as 2009 Brinker, the company behind restaurant chains Chili’s and Maggiano’s, was one of America’s worst...
Clear Channel partner glad the election is over
No matter how hot broadcast political issues get between industry trade groups and politicians on the pertinent congressional committees, they never seem to be...
NBC leads Sunday in key categories
In time zone-adjusted metered-market results, the Texans-Bears game was #1 in its time period and the #1 show of the night (excluding NFL overruns)...
ABC bests CBS in 18-49
Opposite NFL-driven Sunday competition from NBC’s Sunday Night Football (Chicago Bears-Houston Texans) and Fox’s huge overrun during the first hour of primetime (Dallas Cowboys-Philadelphia...
FOX ranked #2 in Adults 18-49
FOX ranked #2 last night (Sunday) among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and #1 among Teens. THE SIMPSONS and FAMILY GUY will be the...
DVR penetration raising eyebrows
A popular new show of the fall television season is NBC's "Revolution," a drama about post-apocalyptic America. Some 9.2 million viewers tuned in to...
Arbitron updates PPM data releases after Hurricane Sandy
Arbitron has been regularly updating subscribers as to data releases in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The radio ratings...
WDBO launches ESPN Radio in Orlando
Cox Media Group’s WDBO-AM, Central Florida's oldest radio station, flipped to ESPN Radio, from a simulcast of its 96.5 FM News/Talk sister station with...
Findlay Publishing spins Indiana FM
$350K WRBI-FM Batesville IN from White River Broadcasting Company Inc., a subsidiary of The Findlay Publishing Company (David Glass) to Leeson Media LLC (Brent...
Athens GA low power TV sold
$1K WAGC-LP Athens GA from DTV Innovators LLC (Mary Castelli) to C.T.S. Broadcasting Inc. (Amy Taylor). Price deposited in full.
Mobile users will be big holiday buyers
About half of all Americans own a smartphone, and according to a new survey from Deloitte, most of the owners will be using it...
Alaska telecom company moving into TV ownership
Consumer broadband company General Communications Inc. is adding television to its array of services with the acquisition of a full power CBS outlet in...
Eugene AM deal weighted to the backside
Eugene Comedy Radio is acquiring KLZS-AM from Arlie & Company. They put down roughly 6% of the station price, but after that will have...
Broadcast networks seeing ratings dip this season
It could be seen as a threat to the $70 billion in television ads bought each year: So far this season, average primetime ratings...
Nielsen, NM Incite buy SocialGuide
Social TV is transforming the consumer viewing experience, with more than 33% of Twitter users actively tweeting about TV-related content. Nielsen and NM Incite,...