Global ad spend up 2.4% in Q2
While that’s a moderate 2.4% gain over Q2 2011, it’s still good news. According to Nielsen’s quarterly Global AdView Pulse report, emerging markets saw...
Blueberry gets Bar Harbor FM from Binnie
$100K WBQI-FM Bar Harbor ME form WBIN Media Company Inc. (William H. Binnie) to Blueberry Broadcasting LLC (Louis Vitali). WBIN was buying the station...
Rochester Class A headed for Milachi
$46K WGCE-CA Rochester NY (Greece/Rochester NY) from Edu-Cable Corporation (Brian J. Caterino) to Milachi Media LLC (William Christian, Paige Christian). $4.6K deposit, balance in...
Car sales improve year over year in September
The increase in the sale of new cars during the month of August was through the roof percentage-wise, and while it wasn’t quite so...
Connecticut congressional contingent backs free TV
Legislators have been reminding FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski of the importance of free over-the-air television in advance of voluntary spectrum auctions in the television...
Clear Channel agrees with label #2
The universe of radio and record companies with privately-negotiated royalty agreements just increased by one as Glassnote Entertainment
Michael Savage wins TRN suit; leaves the network
Top-rated talker Michael Savage has won his legal battle (launched 12/10) to free himself from his syndicator
Stocks rally on Spain and U.S. jobs picture
Stocks rose sharply Thursday, with the S&P 500 index rebounding after a five-session losing spell, after Spain detailed an austerity plan that focuses on...
TV is top local news service; radio strong
Whether living in a city, a suburb, a town or a rural area, Americans rely on local television more than any other source for...
Pandora signs Lenovo for “Ultimate Concert Experience”
They’ve launched an exclusive partnership to help students kick off the new school year by giving Pandora listeners across the country the opportunity to...
Sinclair putting out a debt offering
Among the uses Sinclair has for $500M in cold hard cash is paying down debt and perhaps offering a special dividend to its loyal...
Pandora want help from (drum roll please) ME!
It’s not often that I find story material in my personal email box, but today was the exception. I found
WXPN to distribute XPoNential Radio stream
University of Pennsylvania’s Non-comm Adult Album Alternative WXPN-FM Philly has decided it will independently distribute its XPoNential Radio HD2/HD3 stream to public radio stations...
SVU tops on NBC since April 2011
Wednesday Results: From 8-8:30 p.m. ET, the regular-slot debut of “Animal Practice” averaged a 1.4/4 in 18-49 and 5.2 million viewers overall. In total...
Fox wins Wednesday
THE X FACTOR gave FOX a victory last night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. In fact, FOX out-rated the #2 network of...