Watchdog busy sleuthing TV political files
Media-oriented public interest group Free Press is compiling information on political advertising from television public files and hopes to publish results soon. In addition...
Sunrise upgrades to combo in Wausau WI
WXCO-AM Wausau WI licensee Sunrise Broadcasting has been making a go of it as a standalone Talker, serving the Wausau portion of the Wausau-Stevens...
Michael J. Fox returning in NBC Comedy Series
The star of the 1980s NBC series “Family Ties” who downsized his career while battling Parkinson’s, will return to the network in a starring...
Apple scores patent on radio, video ad skipper
Considering the amount of folks listening to music (i.e. Internet Radio and streaming Broadcast Radio)
Shareholder suit claims Viacom overpaid Redstone
Shareholder Robert Freedman claims in his lawsuit Viacom wrongly overpaid Chairman Sumner Redstone and two top execs by more than $36.6 million from 2008...
SiriusXM to retire $681.5 million in debt early
The satcaster, in the midst of a hostile takeover attempt from Liberty Media, announced that on 9/20 it will retire in full all $681,517,000...
Stocks pare losses to close flat
Stocks closed nearly unchanged on Monday after posting six weeks of gains, as investors retreated to the sidelines ahead of housing data and the...
Melky Cabrera suspension could hurt ratings
The San Francisco Giants are one hot team in that market. Star outfielder Melky Cabrera was having a great year and just got suspended...
FTC shuts down mouthguard claims
When Brain-Pad Inc. said that its mouthguards could protect an athlete’s teeth from injury, no eyebrows were raised at the Federal Trade Commission. The...
PTC says broadcast nudity is on the upswing
According to the Parents Television Council, broadcasters are increasingly showing full-frontal nudity in which certain key private parts are blurred. In a letter to...
Another radio performance royalty bill drafted
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has put forth a bill that would charge broadcasters an interim performance royalty based on
ABC Sunday sees big increases
Shooting up from its young adult lead-in (+83%) at 9pm against NBC’s NFL coverage (Steelers-Colts) and gaining viewers throughout its 2-hour broadcast, the season...
Fox ranked #2 on Sunday
With encores of its animated favorites, FOX ranked #2 last night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and #1 in Teens (tie).
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Obama radio ads to air in battleground states
A series of radio ads from President Barack Obama's re-election campaign hit battleground states 8/20, with each spot focusing on local concerns facing voters...
KCRW commentator Diana Nyad tries Cuba swim again
Long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad, 62, a sports journalist and regular commentator on KCRW-FM LA, continues her pursuit of a record swim from Havana, Cuba...