Execs from Hulu, Omnicom, TVB, Viacom join CRE
The Council for Research Excellence (CRE), a diverse group of senior-level research pros from throughout the media and ad industries dedicated to advancing the...
Langer spins Philadelphia suburban AM
$262.5K WFYL-AM Philadelphia PA (King of Prussia PA) from Langer Broadcasting Outdoors LLC (Alexander G. Langer) to Trinity Associates Broadcasting LLC (Alan Loch, Susan...
LPTV near Birmingham goes to ACN Sports
$420K WOTM-LP Montevallo AL from WOTM LLC (Michael Plain) to ACN Sports (James E. Earley, Tommy O. Combs). $130K debt assumption, $15K dedicated to...
High value for used cars
Would you like another sign that there is pent-up demand for brand new cars? It’s the fact that there is a shortage of used...
LIN locks in its newly acquired TV satellite stations
The acquisition of the New Vision Television group by LIN included satellite stations attached to flagships in Honolulu and Wichita. As usual, it triggered...
ACA condemns baseball broadcast deal
They may be celebrating the new pact between Major League Baseball and Fox and TBS in some quarters, but members of the American Cable...
Jacobs is one radio outpost closer to surrounding Tri-Cities WA
A deal for KWCQ-FM Condon OR will bring a third FM into the portfolio of Jacobs Radio Programming. They have no common primary contour...
Skyrocketing album sales for Mumford and Sons
While you can’t exactly call British folk-pop outfit Mumford and Sons a Clear Channel act, they are now part of the Clear Channel family...
Genesis signs with NBC Sports Radio
As we called it, Genesis Communications, after splitting with ESPN Radio, announced its Sports Talkers in Tampa, WHBO-AM, and Orlando WHOO-AM, have partnered with...
MLB gets $6.8 billion for TV rights from Fox, Turner
The just-announced deal includes rights to broadcast games from 2014 through 2021 in a contract extension. Fox will pay an average of $525 million...
Crossroads readies $16M anti-Obama ad (video)
Super PAC American Crossroads and its affiliate Crossroads GPS are about to unleash their biggest ad offensive of the 2012 campaign, with $16 million...
CC Satellite signs TeleSouth for XtremeSat Media
Clear Channel Satellite announced deployment of the first XtremeSat Media satellite broadcast distribution platform for TeleSouth Communications. TeleSouth purchased the system to deliver 10...
Blue-chip stocks close lower; Nasdaq gains
Blue-chip stocks finished lower Tuesday, though off the session's weakest level, as the Nasdaq Composite scored a modest gain to end a two-session losing...
Report touts role of media buyer in Election 2012
It takes more than just money to run an effective political air war – it is critical to know where to spend that money,...
Watchdog focuses on Denver TV ahead of debate
Colorado has been considered a battleground state in recent years, and Denver has been buried under a deluge of political advertising. Free Press is...