McGavren Guild loses two top execs
RBR-TVBR sources tell us that the radio rep company lost two executives in the past few days: CFO/COO Barry Fischer
“Big Bang” matches largest audience ever
THE BIG BANG THEORY matched its largest audience ever and equaled its season-high adults 18-49 rating, according to Nielsen preliminary live plus same day...
NBC: 3-year slot high for “The Voice,” non-sports
Thursday Results (NBC carried NFL football in Indianapolis): From 8-9 p.m. ET, a special Thursday edition of "The Voice" (3.0/9 in 18-49, 9.1 million...
X Factor steady in demo
With THE X FACTOR results show and an original GLEE, FOX ranked #2 last night among Adults 18-49 and won the night in Adults...
ABC Thursday: Grey’s Anatomy top drama
Up against big competition during the 8 o’clock hour from NBC’s special The Voice, CBS’ top-rated comedies (The Big Bang Theory/Two and a Half...
Groupon lays off 80; tough quarter
Groupon said 11/8 it laid off 80 sales employees this week, reflecting ongoing efforts to automate some of its sales functions. Q3 earnings, reported...
Consumer Thanksgiving spending plans revealed
A new study of consumers revealed that a certain percentage of them have turned down a request to host a Thanksgiving gathering at one...
TV group expands with Knoxville duopoly buy
WMAK-TV LLC, principally owned by James L. Lockwood, is acquiring WMAK-TV from Marcus Lamb and his Word of God Fellowship. For the buyer, it...
Educational Media Foundation strikes again
WWLT-FM, located in an unrated portion of the great state of Kentucky, is the latest station to be bought by Mike Novak-led EMF, but...
Moody’s: Injunction denial against AutoHop a problem for networks
The court appeared to acknowledge however, the copyrights of the broadcaster's content.
TVB CEO Lanzano issues statement on local NY broadcasters
The TVB, the not-for-profit trade association of America’s commercial broadcast television industry issued the following statement from Steve Lanzano, President and CEO: “Following the...
Internet radio closing in on CD, radio listening
According to The NPD Group, a whopping 96 million people, about 50% of the U.S. Internet population 13+, listened to an Internet radio or...
Epperson involved in Carolina AM swap
$450K WEGO-AM Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point NC (Winston-Salem NC) from Iglesia Nueva Vida of High Point (Javier Fernandez) to Truth Broadcasting Corporation (Stuart W. Epperson Jr.)...
Seven-figure deal for Tampa LPTV
$1.2M WTAM-LD Tampa-St. Petersburg FL (Tampa FL) from Lotus TV of Tampa LLC (Howard Kalmenson) to TMA TIG LLC (Andres Isaias). $60K down payment,...
Stocks end sharply lower for second session
It's another slap-down day: Stocks on Thursday piled on losses for a second day, on worries about Europe's troubles and coming tax hikes and...