Children’s watchdog identifies bad TV role models
Common Sense, the media monitoring service co-founded by current FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski, has produced a top 10 list of fictional and actual people...
Another FM sale for Family Stations
WFME-FM in New York isn’t the only station being liquidated by religious outfit Family Stations – it also has filed to sell WFTI-FM St....
Musicians group takes potshots at Pandora
The musicFIRST Coalition says that a very fine debate transcript can be assembled featuring statements from Pandora honcho Tim Westergren alone – simply alternate...
TuneIn at the CMJ Music Marathon
From 10/16 through Saturday, 10/20, TuneIn is taking listeners to the CMJ Music Marathon, New York City’s annual festival highlighting college radio and up-and-coming...
Dennis Miller goes on the road with Romney, Ryan
Dial Global’s Dennis Miller joins the Romney-Ryan campaign on the road in New York for the latest debate with President Barack Obama. He’s performing...
Streaming and video eroded 30% of Gen Y prime TV audience
A new GfK paper on trends in primetime use of TV sets reveals that, among the younger generations, much has changed in just the...
CBS tops the week
CBS placed first in viewers for the third consecutive week of the new television season, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for...
Fox topped Tues. in Teens
Last week, FOX’s Tuesday comedy block combined with THE X FACTOR, BONES, FOX MLB NLCS GAME 1 and FOX COLLEGE FOOTBALL to lead the...
The Tacher Company signs Mt. Rushmore
Bellevue, WA-based Independent rep firm The Tacher Company has aligned with Mt. Rushmore Broadcasting, owner of KASS FM and KQLT FM in Casper, Wyoming....
NBC ruled 18-49
NBC has finished #1 in adults 18-49 for week three of the 2012-13 television season, giving the network wins in each of the season's...
ABC was #1 in non-sports 18-49
Overall: During the week of 10/8/12, ABC finished as the #1 network in the non-sports Adult 18-49 averages (tie), despite the Thursday pre-emption of...
Hulk Hogan sues Bubba the Love Sponge
Former wrestler and TV reality show star Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea has filed suit against Todd Clem, Bubba "The Love Sponge" and Clem's former...
Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings launches in UK
The solution, like here in the U.S., allows advertisers to measure the ability of online ad campaigns to reach their intended audiences with a...
NRF says consumers opened wallets in September
The National Retailers Federation says consumer spending in September was up a modest 0.4% over August, but beat September 2011 by a more impressive...
LIN acquisition of New Vision to the finish line
Cash and debt assumption make up the compensation package in an eight-market multi-station deal between LIN Television and New Vision Television. The stations are...