Hog Radio acquiring an AM DIY project
If a Hog spends some cash to get an as-yet-unbuilt AM station in the Fayetteville AR area, is it getting ready to add a...
Pivotal downgrades U.S. ad forecast; Sandy partly blamed
Brian Wieser, Pivotal Research Group analyst, says advertising was already looking weak with the risks of the fiscal cliff heading into the summer. The...
Disney to buy Lucasfilm
The Walt Disney Company is acquiring Star Wars franchise producer Lucasfilm Ltd. in a stock and cash deal. Lucasfilm is 100% owned by Lucasfilm...
Luken RTV affiliate losses not a big hit
It has been reported that multicast network provider Luken Communications has been losing affiliates on its RTV Network (Retro TV) to other multicast networks...
MMTC repeats call for multilingual EAS plan
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council remembers that when Hurricane Katrina hit, the area’s only Spanish-language radio station was silenced for over a week,...
Sandy chases two results reports into November
Both Sinclair Broadcast Group and Sirius XM have delayed their 3rd quarter financial results releases and conference calls due to the arrival of Hurricane...
Actors getting set for first big post-merger negotiation
The current contract between production and talent for commercial work is set to expire 5/31/13. Talks on a new contract begin in January, and...
Radio cited as precision instrument in campaign media toolkit
The early reports from publicly traded companies indicate that radio’s political haul has been disappointing this year, but the presidential campaigns seem to get...
NBC changes up midseason
Changes to the 2013 primetime mid-season schedule include premieres of three new series, including comedy "1600 Penn," from one of the architects of "Modern...
Tax talker on the move in Sacramento
TaxSense: Keeping What's Yours, a weekly radio show hosted by tax experts Owen Arnoff and Randy Roth is moving from CBS Radio’s KHTK 1140...
Anderson Cooper daily talker canceled
Warner Bros. says “Anderson Live” won’t be back for a third season. The show, produced by Warner Bros.’ Telepictures unit, will end after summer...
Fox 18-49 up slightly
With a mix of entertainment originals and the MLB 2012 WORLD SERIES, FOX won last week among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Teens and Total...
ABC topped 18-49 non-sports
During the week of 10/22/12, ABC finished #1 for the 2nd straight week in the non-sports Adult 18-49 averages. In addition, based on all...
NBC is #1 season to date in 18-49
NBC is #1 season to date in 18-49 through five weeks for the first
time in 10 years. NBC is up 24% versus last season...
Pandora launches 4.0 version
In the wake of news that Apple is launching its own online music service in Q1, Pandora says its mobile app for both iOS...