FCC vacates program access rules
The FCC has allowed rules forcing owners of regional sports networks to provide them to competitors, but left in their place a requirement to...
Auto Hop role in retrans negotiations examined
The basic issue between broadcasters and satellite MVPD Dish Network is money, of course, but Dish’s ad-skipping Auto Hop feature tends to come up...
Pandora continues to ask for heat on legislators
Pandora’s Tim Westergren recently asked us to contact one of our state’s US Senators about the Internet Radio Fairness Act. Now the “Pandora Team”...
ABC up 15% over year-ago Sunday
Up against NBC’s Sunday Night Football and an NFL-overrun boosted CBS, ABC outdrew Fox’s Sunday night schedule by 2.0 million viewers. During the 7...
Merlin sells WRXP to CBS Radio
It looks like the rumors are at least partly true: CBS Radio has signed a definitive agreement to purchase WRXP-FM NY from Merlin Media...
Stations in Florida, Tennessee sold
$325K WURB-FM CP Cross City FL from Alex Media Inc. (Alexander Berger) to Urban One Broadcasting Network LLC (William Johnson). Unspecified mix of cash...
Media General spins off Tampa newspaper
The Tampa Tribune and related assets are now owned by Tampa Media Group in a deal that completes television group owner Media General’s exit...
Gannett and Dish come to terms
An early morning press release from Gannett revealed that had reached an agreement with Dish Network to extend negotiations on a new retransmission pact....
Michael and Silberberg swap FMs in SD-WY border area
Steven Silberberg will strengthen his holdings in the South Dakota side of the state line, while Victor Michael strengthens his holdings on the Wyoming...
Orlando Magic pulling Spanish-language radio broadcasts
For the first time since the 1997-98 season, Orlando Magic games will not be broadcast locally in Spanish on the radio. The team was...
YouTube adds 60 new global video channels
Google's YouTube is funding a new batch of video producers to join the 100 it launched over the past year. This time, the focus...
Time-shifted viewing broadcast numbers best cable’s top shows
So says a TVB analysis of ratings for the first week of the 2012/13 broadcast season: the time-shifted portion of broadcast television’s same-day Top...
Stocks gain for week; Apple drags on Nasdaq
Stocks finished mixed on Friday, but posted weekly gains, as enthusiasm over a drop in the unemployment rate gave way to caution ahead of...
Renowned broadcasting vet Wayne Brown passes
Wayne Brown, a beloved and influential member of Atlanta’s media community, has passed away from a battle with cancer. With more than three decades...
Obama ads flood swing states
President Obama’s reelection campaign is bombarding his opponent, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, with a flurry of television advertising in swing states that are...