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...
Saga rewards investors with one-timer dividend
Saga Communications isn’t going to just let $7M sit around gathering dust. No, it is making a special distribution to investors that will become...
Jelli closes on $9 million in additional funding
The “socialradio platform” latest round of funding was led by new investors Intel Capital and Relay Ventures, with participation from existing investor First Round...
WorldLink to handle DR for Pac-12 Networks
WorldLink, a global multi-platform ad sales firm, will exclusively oversee direct response ad sales for the recently launched Pac-12 Networks, the new group of...
AOL’s video library to be distributed on YouTube
Its entire original video content library will be distributed and monetized on YouTube. The deal brings nearly 20,000 high-quality videos from leading AOL brands,...
FCC moving ahead with Liberty request; seeks comment
The Commission has called for public comment on Liberty Media's application for de jure control of
Fox’s Bones was second highest drama
FOX aired originals of BONES and THE MOB DOCTOR last night: BONES: 2.1/6, down -9% from last week in Adults 18-49 (vs. 2.3/6).
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ABC: #1 Scripted Show, drama, new comedy in 18-49
Overall: ABC finished as the 2nd-most-watched network overall during the opening week of the 2012-13 TV Season (w/o 9/24/12), outdrawing an NFL-fueled NBC and...