Saturday, May 9, 2026

For Sale

Cox television properties for sale

If you’d like a major network affiliate in a somewhat less-than-major market, Cox Media Group may have a deal for you. The company is spending...
DirecTV

Viacom and DIRECTV come to terms

A long term agreement said to run seven years will restore 17 Viacom basic cable channels and an
Broadcasting Pirate

More FM pirate action in southern Florida

Fort Lauderdale FL was the theater of operation for DJ Real Deal – that is, until the FCC traced an unauthorized signal on 89.1...
Cox Media Group

Cox blockbuster: Six radio market clusters on the block

There is a lot more going on at Cox Media Group than the acquisition of a pair of TV duopolies from the
Digital Downloads

New chipset for DAB radios allows AM-FM reception, too

We’ve had that ability from the start with HD Radio, but for the Eureka-147 system, it was one or the other—because the frequencies were...
People watching TV

TVs, Blu-ray players to surpass game consoles as connected devices

Connected TV penetration in North America and Western Europe will surge from just over 10% in 2011 to over 50% by 2017, according to...
Twitter

Twitter now offering targeted ad Tweets

Twitter’s new advertising tool that lets companies target their tweets at specific users. Advertisers can post messages that only appear for users in specific...
Time Warner Cable

Hearst, TWC strike a new retrans deal

Hearst Television has reached a retransmission consent agreement with Time Warner Cable covering carriage in 14 markets with these
Nielsen

Nielsen details next generation local ratings

Nielsen announced a comprehensive plan for upgrading its Nielsen Local Audience Ratings. The next generation will dramatically increase sample sizes and stability across all...

Stocks extend rise as IBM, tech lead

Stocks extended gains into a third session Thursday, led by tech stocks, as investors bought on relief earnings were largely beating expectations and helped...
Envision Radio Networks

Envision’s Guest Services adds “Your Hollywood 60”

Envision Radio Networks’ Guest Services has expanded its service to include Your Hollywood 60, which brings customized 60-second interviews with Hollywood’s most elite celebs. Your...
Political Advertising

Disclose Act fails to gain closure

53 senators were in favor of a measure that would require certain political advertisers to name anyone who kicked in $10K or more to...
FOX

Fox wins 4th consecutive night

FOX Wednesday Ratings: FOX won the night among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults 25-54 and Teens, thanks to two exciting hours of SO YOU...

GHB spins small market NC station

Bert Lindsay will be the proud owner of WSVM-AM Valdese NC when acquisition of the station from GBH Broadcasting Corporation makes it to the...
NBC

“Talent” ties for #1 for the night in 18-49

Wednesday Results: From 9-10 p.m. ET, the “America’s Got Talent” Results Show (1.9/6 in 18-49, 7.5 million viewers overall) is currently tied for the...