Moody’s issues outlook/commentary on Sirius XM
Commenting on CEO Mel Karmazin’s upcoming departure in February, Moody's Investors Service said that Sirius XM should have no immediate impact on its ratings...
NextMedia spins billboards to Lamar
The radio and interactive holdings of NextMedia aren’t going anywhere, but its collection of billboards will be headed into the portfolio of Lamar Outdoor....
Connecticut legislator seeks FCC intervention in Tribune dispute
Cablevision and Tribune have been unable to reach a retransmission agreement, leaving 50K citizens of Connecticut without a Fox affiliate and causing them to...
Beasley Q3 gains happened in Vegas
Bringing KOAS-FM Las Vegas into the fold helped Beasley Broadcast Group realize gains in net revenue and operating income. However, a loss related to...
Entercom flies high in Q3
The combination of maturing format flips and a tighter belt allowed radio group Entercom to ride a relatively modest increase in revenue to an...
Comcast/NBCU Q3 revenue up 15%
Revenue increased 15.4% in Q3 to $16.5 billion, while Operating Cash Flow increased 9.5% to $5.0 billion and Operating Income increased 15.4% to $3.0...
Stocks rise modestly on economic data
Stocks on Wall Street rose modestly Thursday as data from the U.S. and abroad cast a more favorable light on the global economy. The...
Pandora plunges after Apple Radio news
Pandora had a tough day yesterday as shares tumbled after a Bloomberg report surfaced that
WIP-A/FM signs Villnova
Villanova Athletics and IMG, the department’s University rights partner, announced a multi-year agreement with CBS Radio’s 610 WIP and 94.1 FM to have the...
TuneIn now available on Windows 8
TuneIn is available as an app on the new operating system. TuneIn says it has taken full advantage of the new Windows UI, redesigning...
NBC: “Chicago Fire” up 20% week to week
At 9 p.m. ET Wed., "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" (1.8/5 in
adults 18-49, 6.7 million viewers overall) captured week-to-week
increases of 13 percent in...
ABC was #1 non-sports on Wed.
Up against Game 1 of the 2012 World Series, ABC finished as the #1 non-sports network on Wednesday in Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34,...
Romney radio ads confront Obama’s “horses and bayonets”
Mitt Romney released a trio of new swing-state radio ads knocking President Obama over his "horses and bayonets" quip during the final presidential debate.
The...
Retransmission consent cheap shot of the day
Tribune and Cablevision are locked in an extended retransmission consent impasse that has resulted in the loss of local Tribune broadcasts in Connecticut. The...
No holiday from competition found in Dothan market
Clay and Robert Holladay are brothers, and both have interests in the Dothan AL market via ownership or LMA. The FCC has approved transactions...