NBC gets TV rights to Formula One racing
NBC hopes the deal will give its NBC Sports Network a boost. Formula One will also appear on NBC, but feeding the cable channel...
Calvary Radio Network picking up Harvard FM
$42,299 WCNM-FM Harvard IL from Marian Central Catholic High School (Thomas Landers) to Calvary Radio Network Inc. (James Motshagen et al). $33,363 in cash...
Solid CBS lineup still has one show down, one endangered
CBS has a number of programs that are in absolutely no danger of cancellation, in some cases because they are near the magic number...
Slight uptick in holiday spending plans
According to a new PriceGrabber survey, 54% of American consumers are planning to spend in excess of $500 on the holidays this year, representing...
Gannett television interests take flight in Q3
The strong NBC presence in the Gannett television station portfolio, along with excellent political results, fueled massive YOY gains in the
Customer loyalty for cable, wireless customers examined
A new PricewaterhouseCoopers report on mobile Internet and cable loyalty examines customer loyalty trends in the entertainment, media and communications industry with a focus...
Lebanon AM combos up with a Harrisburg FM
Patrick Sickafus already owns WWSM-AM in the Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle market – now he has a deal to add a former Cumulus FM to his local...
FCC rules in favor of encryption
Cable companies led by Comcast have won FCC approval 5-0 to start encrypting basic- tier signals in a move to fight theft and reduce...
WSJ profiles Pittman: Wants to make radio cool again
In the day of YouTube, iTunes, SiriusXM and Pandora, broadcast radio has had its share of naysayers—and certainly Clear Channel is opined to be...
Radio stocks weather overall Friday downturn
Television companies that trade on the stock market followed the crowd into the red ink zone on Friday, experiencing at worst mild losses in...
About 51.5M watch Biden v. Ryan
The one and only vice presidential debate for 2012 is in the history books, and according to Nielsen, 51.479M people aged two or greater...
RLTV reached pact with TWC, Bright House
Adults 50+ comprise the target audience of basic cable service RLTV, and now a significantly greater number of that demographic will have a chance...
FCC announces agenda of TV auction tutorial
Learning Everything About Reverse-Auctions Now Program (LEARN) is the program initiated by the FCC to answer preliminary questions potential participating broadcasters may have about...
Veep debate highlights rise in mixed media viewing
More people watched the debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan on television; but at the same time, more people watched on TV or...
Vega moving into Little Rock with deal for KOLL-FM
Edward and Leticia Vega are the owners of La Zeta 95.7 Inc., which is the proud owner of an FM in the Fayetteville AR...