USAA campaign leads with advice (video)
USAA is launching a new national campaign designed to position the organization as the destination of choice for military members and their families regarding...
Hardee’s adds to breakfast menu in multimedia effort (video)
Hardee’s is adding another tempting biscuit sandwich to its breakfast menu. The chain is making the classic breakfast combination of steak and eggs even...
Courtside launches “Launchpad Digital Media”
Courtside Entertainment CEO Norm Pattiz has formed a partnership with Kit Gray to form Launchpad Digital Media a new division
Broadcasting Board of Governors offering buyouts
The Broadcasting Board of Governors is offering buyout and early retirement offers to up to 287 employees. Employees have until 11/9 to apply for...
Hulu viewership drops sharply this year
Maybe Providence Equity Partners knew something when it sold its 10% stake in Hulu earlier this month for $200 million: Hulu, co-owned
FL FM moving from school to school
$20K WJED-FM Dogwood Lakes Estate FL from Bethany Divinity College & Seminary (Troy Lee Walsingham, Samuel V. Shoemake) to Washington-Holmes Technical Center (Martha Compton)....
German newspaper headed for paywall
Die Welt is set to put content behind a paywall before year’s end. Its CEO believes that people are beginning to understand that the...
Langmyer steps down as WGN-AM GM
Tom Langmyer is stepping down as VP/GM of Tribune’s News/Talker WGN-AM 720 Chicago. In a memo sent to WGN staff late 10/22, Langmyer did...
Trinity picks up television stations in two markets
Religious broadcast company Trinity Christian Center of Santa Ana Inc. is buying one of its network affiliates serving the Davenport-Rock Island-Moline DMA and is...
Steele of a deal for Kingsland GA FM
Neil Ardman is getting half the stock of Radio Kings Bay Inc., with three partners splitting the rest, in a deal for an FM...
Stocks end up after late-session rebound
In a late-session turnaround, the stock market erased losses to end marginally higher Monday, with the technology sector posting the biggest gains as investors...
Aereo files appeal in networks suit
The legal battle between major broadcast networks and Barry Diller’s Aereo local broadcast streaming service has gotten a little more heightened: Aereo filed a...
Media Institute kicks off Free Speech Week
Freedom of speech is a founding principle of the United States and a vital cornerstone to the media. NAB and NCTA are among the...
Liberman swings and misses on payment due date
Liberman Broadcasting Inc. has told the SEC that a $3.8M interest payment due 10/15/12 went unremitted, putting its entire debt structure at risk. However,...
Claims of looming spectrum crunch said to be overblown
Wireless providers are clamoring for spectrum, and have pushed loud, long and hard for repurposing in the television band. But a report says the...