Vermont broadcaster spins one to buy two
Bruce A. James’ Vermont Broadcast Associates Inc. is selling WQJQ-FM Barton VT, and in another deal, is buying WIKE-AM Newport VT and WMOO-FM Derby...
Sirius XM’s Maffei: New CEO may take six months to find
Sirius XM is likely to end the year without naming its next CEO, according to Liberty Media Corp CEO Greg Maffei. Mel Karmazin is...
No delay yet in PPM, diary data from Sandy
Arbitron is evaluating the impact of Hurricane Sandy-related power outages on its sample and in-tab performance in PPM and diary markets throughout the Mid-Atlantic...
Macy’s holiday spot adds Kris Kringle, celebs
This season Macy’s is celebrating its holiday heritage with a new television campaign via JWT New York that uses modern-day technology to bring Kris...
Fox loses bid to block Dish’s AutoHop
Judge Dolly Gee of the U.S. District Court in LA on Monday struck down (11/5) the preliminary injunction request by Fox Broadcasting. Gee determined...
First half global ad spend by sector
Though many industry sectors are spending cautiously in today’s uncertain economic environment, telecommunications companies invested significantly more on advertising in the first half of...
Millions tune in for prime time election coverage
From Nielsen:
An estimated 66.8 million people tuned in during primetime to watch the news coverage for the Presidential election as well as the Senate,...
Stocks slammed on fiscal-cliff fears
Stocks dived on Wednesday — the worst day of the year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average — as anxiety about the “fiscal cliff”...
CBS up in Q3, TV and radio results mixed
The television group at CBS was up, but did not board the double-digit gravy train that most television
Cox launches Time Warner Cable SportsNet, Deportes
Cox Communications customers in California and Las Vegas now have access to Time Warner Cable SportsNet and Time Warner Cable Deportes. These networks are...
ACA wants Washington to get back to work
And that, to the American Cable Association, means going after broadcast television stations and their quest for retransmission consent fees. It is also none...
Yahoo!, Samsung partner on Interactive TV
It’s an expanded multi-year partnership to integrate Yahoo!’s Broadcast Interactivity platform into Samsung 2012 Smart TVs. Yahoo! Broadcast Interactivity, powered by its automatic content...
Katie draws biggest audience in 6 weeks
Based on National ratings for the week of 10/22/12, Katie earned the #1 position among all freshmen syndicated talk shows for the 7th week...
Upstate FM goes to Family as part of Big Apple deal
$2.5M WDVY-FM Stamford-Norwalk CT (Mount Kisco NY) from Cumulus Broadcasting LLC (Lewis W. Dickey Jr. et al) to Family Stations Inc. (Harold Camping). Price...
Trinity acquires Jackson MS TV
$1.5M WRBJ-TV Jackson MS (Magee MS) from Roberts Broadcasting Company of Jackson MS LLC, a subsidiary of Roberts Broadcasting Company (Steven C. Roberts) to...