Jeff Beck expands Alabama radio group
No, not that Jeff Beck – we’re talking about Jeffery Allen Back of The Jeff Beck Broadcasting Group Inc., who is buying an AM...
Nielsen could re-define U.S. TV households
Many U.S. homes now get TV programming through DVDs or services like Netflix or Apple TV, according to Nielsen’s new Q1 Cross-Platform Report. In...
Searchlight Capital buys Digital Domain after Ch. 11 filing
Digital Domain Media Group (DDMG), the parent company of visual effects studio Digital Domain, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 9/11. The filing listed...
Stocks end near lows; Intel weighs on Dow
U.S. stocks ended near session lows on Monday after a late-session selloff marked by a flurry of headlines about Spain's debt crisis and a...
Reno-area talker cut after gay-issues program
Sean Savoy, a local talker on Fox News Radio affiliate KKFT-FM received complaints for a gay-themed program that aired 8/12. Soon after, he was...
House hearing on federal spectrum on tap
The House Communications Subcommittee will look at the prospects of repurposing spectrum currently in the hands of the government to help spur the expansion...
Sale of Anastos Albany radio quartet over the finish line
New York City TV news anchor Ernie Anastos is now officially out of the radio business as Joe Reilly’s Empire Broadcasting Corporation closed on...
Florida noncom invests in online health news service
Commercial broadcasters aren’t the only ones looking to the internet to maximize the value of their operation. WUSF Media is enhancing its public television...
Texas station on the block
Sunbelt Multimedia is having trouble keeping up with its bills, and as a result, its Telemundo affiliate in the Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen DMA has been put...
FCC allows Austin move-in to proceed
The engineering complexities for broadcasters within spectrum-shot of an international border slowed down a proposed city of license change so long that the FCC’s...
FOX Sunday ranked #2
Due to the nature of live sports, Fast Nationals for FOX are approximate. THE SIMPSONS began at 8:12pm with entertainment prime sliding.
FOX ranked #2...
Post-convention ad blitz readied
Get ready, presidential swing states. Now the campaign ad crush and TV spending spree really begins. The biggest change is on the Republican side,...
Citi’s “The Ex” campaign features celebs (video)
Citi Private Pass, an entertainment access program, offers access to thousands of events each year including presales, preferred seating and VIP experiences. The experiences...
Hendrie getting numerous TV gigs this year
2012 has been a busy year for Talk Radio Network–FM’s Phil Hendrie—both behind the mic, in movies, TV and cartoons. Hendrie is set to...
NBC: “SNL” was #1 Sat. night
In Late-Night Metered-Market Household Averages for Saturday night: An encore telecast of “Saturday Night Live," with host Jimmy Fallon and musical guest Michael Buble...