Paramount Pictures unveils plan for $3.2B theme park in London
The new park is said to rival Disneyland Paris. The proposed development would create up to 27,000 jobs and transform an undeveloped 872-acre site...
Midwest Communications adds Fargo
$25M KFGO-AM/KVOX-AM/WDAY-FM/KRWK-FM, KMJO-FM & KBVB-FM Fargo MN-Moorhead MN (Fargo, Hope ND, Barnesville MN) from Radio Fargo-Moorhead Inc. (James D. Ingstad) to Midwest Communications Inc....
NRJ moving into Harrisburg DMA
$9M WGCB-TV Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York PA (Red Lion PA) from Red Lion Broadcasting Company (Anna L. Plourde-Norris, Executrix) to NRJ Holdings LLC (Robert G. Andrews, Ted...
Variety sold to Penske’s Deadline.com
Hollywood trade icon Variety is now the property of Penske Media Corporation, owner of Hollywood blog Deadline.com. The seller is Reed Elsevier. Changes are...
CBS and DirecTV reach long-term retrans deal
Another peaceful retransmission consent deal has been struck which will ensure that the owned-and-operated television stations
Old-fashioned AM-FM combo forming in northern Georgia
It will not be necessary to create a local ownership report for the deal that will pair WACF-FM Young Harris GA with WJUL-AM in...
Ion re-ups with DirecTV
ION Media Networks signed a new long-term partnership for ION Television’s nationwide carriage on DirecTV. The deal covers the distribution of ION’s flagship network,...
TRN moves Rusty Humphries into Jerry Doyle’s previous slot
As promised, Talk Radio Networks CEO Mark Masters has announced who will occupy Jerry Doyle’s previous time slot, after moving Jerry to Michael Savage’s...
Stocks finish lower; technology leads drop
Stocks on Monday retreated from near five-year highs as investors braced for what's expected to be a weak earnings season. The Dow Jones Industrial...
Point Broadcasting creates SoCal sales and marketing division
Point Broadcasting, which operates three SoCal radio groups, announced that the sales and client marketing services across its radio station clusters and affiliated companies,...
TuneIn to stream SF MusicTech
TuneIn is streaming from the SF MusicTech conference 10/9 between 8:50 am and 6 pm, PT across three channels. This will be exclusively available...
Family Guy tops the night for Fox
On Sunday, FOX’s FAMILY GUY was the highest rated entertainment program of the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens.
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NBC: SNL dominated
In time zone-adjusted metered-market ratings, the Miami-Notre Dame game from Solider Field in Chicago (won by Notre Dame 41-3) averaged a 2.4/4 in metered-market...
NBC greenlights “Get Out Alive”
“Get Out Alive” (working title) is a new, larger-than-life and extreme adventure reality-competition series headlined by world-renowned adventurer Bear Grylls, to be co-produced by...
NRA attacks Pres. Obama in TV ads (video)
After the National Rifle Association endorsed Mitt Romney for president last week, the group aired its first TV ad of the 2012 election season...