Watchdogs disagree on TV content ratings
Parents Television Council believes V-Chips do not protect children from inappropriate content because programmers do not rate their programs properly. TV Watch believes PTC...
NAB’s Smith highlights the push for FM on cell
Addressing the 2012 Radio Show in Dallas, NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith pressed the case for a radio chip in cell phones and said he...
Ryvicker on Viacom addressing Nickelodeon ratings slide
Marci Ryvicker, Senior Analyst at Wells Fargo, provided some takeaways from Viacom CEO, Philippe Dauman’s presentation at Goldman Sachs' 21st annual Communacopia Conference in...
Independent Radio Syndicators form new organization
The Organization of Independent Radio Syndicators, Networks, Journalists and New Media Companies, has formed in the wake of the TRN lawsuit against Dial-Global, et...
RADAR 114: No rankers supplied
Arbitron reported in its September 2012 RADAR 114 report that over 184 million Persons 12+, or 71% of this demo heard one or more...
TuneIn signs Bonneville
TuneIn has signed yet another broadcasting group to its roster of online streams--Bonneville International. Through this relationship, TuneIn will bring Bonneville’s vastly in four...
Stocks end higher over upbeat housing data
Stocks finished higher Wednesday, buoyed by strength in shares of home builders after data on home sales came in better than expected. The Dow...
20/20 scored #1 with Adults 25-54
Shooting up from its lead-in at 9pm and gaining audience from its first to second hour against all-original competition on NBC (Go On/The New...
NBC: “Voice” up by 13%
Tuesday Results: From 8-9 p.m. ET, “The Voice” (4.5/14 in 18-49, 13.3 million viewers overall) led the night, growing versus the prior Tuesday by ...
Fox’s SYTYCD up 7%
The season finale of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE on FOX posted a 1.6/5 last night, up +7% from last week among Adults...
NFL, Dial Global sign multi-year extension
Dial Global will continue as the exclusive network radio partner of the NFL. Dial Global (and previously Westwood One before the merger with DG)...
Post-Newsweek stations forms digital media hub
They've formed Post–Newsweek Digital, a digital media unit based in Detroit, to help support and grow this end of its business. The development of...
NRSC adopts new guideline on RDS; updates AM standards
From the 2012 NAB Radio Show National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) meetings: They’ve adopted a new NRSC Guideline that focuses on recommendations for broadcasters...
Marketron launches “Insight”
Marketron, provider of business software solutions and services for the media industry, announced at the NAB Radio Show in Dallas the launch of Insight,...
Moody’s rates Local TV debt
A series of financial instruments in the Local TV debt portfolio have earned a B1 rating from Wall Street umpire Moody's Investors Service. The...