Media General rides political to broadcast growth
A combination of increased political advertising and renewed retransmission consent agreements drove significant year-over-year broadcast/digital revenue gains for the now nearly pure-play television company.
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Even years events will fuel second-half Media General growth
Media General is already raking in the cash from politicians and political organizations, and that business only figures to heat up as the general...
House Republicans try to delete NPR funding
A bill to fund various government agencies including Labor, Health and Human Services and Education, would also take a swipe at NPR, among other...
Coalition launches ads against NYC beverage ban
A public hearing on NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s proposed ban on 16-ounce and above sugary drinks is a week away, and soft-drink makers and sellers...
The CW to air iHeartRadio concert
The CW will kick off its Fall season with an exclusive broadcast of Clear Channel’s iHeartRadio Music Festival, Monday, 10/1, 8:00-10:00 p.m. ET. The...
Grupo Radio Centro Q2 up 2.3%
Grupo Radio Centro announced results for Q2 and the first half of the year. Grupo owns and/or operates 15 stations, 12 in Mexico City,...
Nexstar sues Time Warner Cable over out-of-market stations
Nexstar has sued Time Warner in U.S. District Court, northern district of Texas. Nexstar, which owns 55 TV stations, claims that Time Warner Cable...
Pay TV could gain leverage on Aereo decision
Like many have feared, Fitch Ratings believes if online TV providers are not required by law to pay re-transmission consent fees to the stations...
Dish wants jury trial against ABC
Dish NetworkVia a motion filed 7/16, Dish Network is demanding a New York jury trial in its
Stocks rise on solid earnings
Stocks reclaimed Tuesday gains after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke and Wall Street's gaze returned to solid results from Goldman Sachs Group Inc....
FCC demonstrates TV political interface
The FCC held a special demonstration of how its new public file political advertising interface would work, from both the television and the user...
FCC advises MPVDs on children’s files, fines one
As a general rule, the FCC noted that MVPDs audited for proper public file information on children’s programming were in compliance. However, some were...
Snowe asks for end of Hearst blackout on TWC
Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-ME) said she realizes that Hearst and Time Warner Cable are engaged in a private business negotiation. But she wants them...
FCC injures NJ AM wallet after hurricane injures its fence
Equity Communications radio station WCMC-AM Wildwood NJ was discovered with only remnants of a fence protecting its tower on 10/18/11. The fence suffered hurricane...
52% of cell phone users simultaneously watch TV
A report released 7/17 by the Pew Internet & American Life Project shows that more than half of all adult cellphone/smartphone owners interact with...