Nothing succeeds like failure in Green Bay TV deal
There is not enough room in the Green Bay-Appleton DMA for a fully-owned-and-operated TV duopoly – but a failed station waiver has been granted...
Guggenheim snags Dick Clark Productions
Mandalay Entertainment and Mosaic Media Investment Partners are joining Guggenheim Partners in the acquisition of Dick Clark Productions. The seller was Dan Snyder’s Red...
Broadcast remains most in-demand program source
A study from The Diffusion Group on “must have” television finds the Big Four broadcast networks at the top of the heap by a...
Seller paper up in smoke
A promissory note was proffered as most of the compensation for WBBV-FM Vicksburg in a deal filed in March of 2008 – just ahead...
Clear Channel launches ClearVision for airports, against CNN
Clear Channel Airports (CCA), a division of Clear Channel Outdoor, announced the launch of a new in-airport TV network called ClearVision. It features entertainment,...
President Obama enlists “Harold & Kumar” in web ad (video)
The spot urges supporters to watch the Democratic National Convention's livestream coverage online Thursday. Actor Kal Penn, who plays Kumar in the stoner comedy...
WEEI unveils 2012 fall football line-up
Entercom Boston’s WEEI Sports Radio Network announced its fall football programming line-up, which again will be highlighted by Patriots Monday and Friday, featuring exclusive...
ABC up 8% in 18-49
Building its overall audience for the 2nd straight week and rising 8% week to week in Adults 18-49, the season’s penultimate episode of ABC’s...
Top cars for city commuting named
For broadcasters serving America’s commuting public – that means radio broadcasters in particular – the information provided in this list of top commuter vehicles...
Journal expands into Nashville with CBS WTVF
Multimedia Journal Communications says it isn’t just getting another television station in WTVF
EMF spins Missouri FM
Pollack Broadcasting Company has a deal with Educational Media Foundation that will allow it to add to its radio station cluster in the extreme...
Fox wins Monday demos
FOX won last night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and Teens. FOX has now ranked #1 on 11 of 12 Mondays this...
NBC: “Grimm” matches ABC-CBS dramas combined
On Friday, at 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “America’s Got Talent” averaged a 0.6/3 in 18-49 and 3.1 million viewers overall.
At 9...
Lachlan Murdoch buys DMG Radio
Lachlan Murdoch has bought the remaining 50% of Australian radio network DMG Radio Australia he did not already own, three years after he first...
Radio One adds an FM in Charlotte
$7.75M WNOW-FM Charlotte NC (Gaffney SC) and WZZQ-AM Gaffney SC. 100% of Gaffney Broadcasting Inc. to Radio One Inc. (Catherine L. Hughes, Alfred C....