The pain from Spain falls mainly, well, everywhere
Worries about the precarious financial position of Spain caused a great deal of skittishness on Wall Street. Nevertheless, radio companies managed to increase value,...
Murdoch loosens grip on News Corp.
With his global media corporation getting ready to split into print and broadcast divisions, Rupert Murdoch is stepping down from the chair of UK...
Ryan’s Quest for Trophy Wife Continues, Kalon Needs a Muzzle
The Men Tell All (MTA) seemed to have filler more than anything new or noteworthy last night. The instances they chose to highlight have...
Oregon Rep. speaks up for public broadcasting
Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) thought the congressional battle over funding public broadcasting was over for awhile, and took to the House floor to express his...
Mexican group meeting to vote on KXOS-FM Los Angeles acquisition
Grupo Radio Centro has been running Emmis Los Angeles outlet KXOS-FM in an LMA-to-buy, and it will get a substantial discount if it closes...
Rush Limbaugh defended by the Obama administration
29,189 individuals signed a petition urging Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to boot Rush Limbaugh off of Armed Services Radio. However, his presence there was...
Arkansas deal adds to Crain daisychain
$566K KHAN-FM Kensett AR from Malvern Entertainment Corporation/Gray Media Corporation (Scott A. Gray) to Crain Media Corporation (Larry Crain Sr., Janett Crain, Larry Crain...
Red Rock expands in central Minnesota
An AM-FM pair serving an unrated portion of Minnesota anchored by the community of Brainerd is going to a radio company closely related to...
MundoFox adds three Adelante stations
Adelante Media Group television stations in Milwaukee, Salt Lake City and Sacramento have all agreed to affiliate with New Corporation’s new Hispanic television network.
The...
Obama campaign booking radio spots in smaller markets
A strategist tracking the 2012 air war flags an interesting development: the Obama campaign is booking ad time for rural radio in and around...
Netflix, YouTube must-have apps for Smart TV owners
Smart TV manufacturers are hoping that the popularity of apps with smartphone and tablet users makes its way to the living room. Manufacturers and...
ABC scores second on Thurs.
ABC was the 2nd-most-watched network on Thursday night to a Big Brother-boosted CBS. In addition, among Adults 18-49, ABC defeated Fox by 18% and...
“Rock Center” up 33% over last summer
Thursday Results: At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “The Office” averaged a 0.6/2 in 18-49 and 2.0 million viewers overall, and at...
Fox ranked third on Thurs.
Airing an original TAKE ME OUT and two encores of NEW GIRL, FOX ranked third last night among Adults 18-49, #2 in Adults 18-34...
Automakers confidence and hiring on the upswing
The economic recovery remains sluggish, but the overall picture for the US automotive industry is positive, largely thanks to pent-up demand.
According to a KPMG...