Stocks up for third day on recovery optimism
Stocks on Tuesday rose for a third day, with the S&P 500 index finishing above 1,400 and the Nasdaq above 3,000 for the first...
Disney per-share earnings leap on modest revenue gain
We wouldn’t mind having an extra $413M lying around, and we’d notice it too. And so did Walt Disney
Faulty equipment leads to FCC fines
Before selling five Greenville MS-area stations to Delta Radio Network, previous owner Debut Broadcasting allowed a pair of them to fall into a certain...
Another TV station ducks political file requirement
By now, all major network affiliates in the top 50 markets are supposed to have detailed political advertising information included in their online public...
Saga increases profits, open to acquisitions
The net revenue pulled in by Saga Communications during Q2 2012 wasn’t exactly flat, but an increase
Envision launches Majority Rules
Envision Radio Networks and RadioTraks announced Majority Rules, an online music voting service that puts listeners in control of a station’s playlist. Designed to...
Olympics double for Telemundo
Telemundo Media, “the U.S. Home of the Olympic Games in Spanish,” doubled its 2008 Beijing Olympics audience among total viewers during the first eight...
Fox was #2 on Sun., Mon.
FOX aired encores of its summer favorites and the fourth installment of UFC on FOX last week. So far this summer, FOX ranks No....
Univision Radio names sponsors for H2O Music Festival
The H2O Music Festival in Los Angeles is a celebration of the Hispanic 2.0 movement with a showcase of music and unique experiences. Chevron,...
Fisher Q2 TV revenue up 19%; Radio down 2%
Fisher Communications’ Q2 was highlighted by 19% growth in net television revenue compared to the same period in 2011. Excluding
NBC dominates with Olympics
NBC’s coverage of the Summer Olympic Games from London has led the network to its top-scoring week in adults 18-49 and total viewers in...
Radio deals in Vegas and Victoria
$950K KNUU-AM Las Vegas NV (Paradise NV) from BTR West Inc. (Michael Metter) to IHR Educational Broadcasting (Douglas M. Sherman et al). $47.5K escrow,...
Google adds congressional ad app
Advertisers have had the ability to target internet users by zip code for some time, and while that can be helpful to political advertisers,...
Nexstar turns in record-breaking Q2 results
Core advertising revenue was up 6.7% for television group Nexstar – and add in political and the gain
FCC grants a rare move-out CP
Here’s one you don’t see every day – just like Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor in “Green Acres,” an AM station has sought and...