Hearst pulls the plug on Time Warner Cable
After extending talks beyond the original expiration of their retransmission consent contract with Time Warner Cable on 7/1, all Hearst O&O stations except one...
NBC #2 for the week
Monday Results: From 8-9 p.m. ET, "Fear Factor" averaged a 1.3 rating, 4 share in adults 18-49 and 4.0 million viewers overall. From its...
ABC delivered 4 of the Top 20
Overall: During the week of 7/2/12, ABC delivered 4 of the Top 20 most-watched television shows overall: The Bachelorette – #8, 20/20 – #13,...
Food, baseball propel Fox to Independence week win
Thanks to strong performances by HELL’S KITCHEN, MASTERCHEF and FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL, FOX won the Independence Day holiday week among Adults 18-49. Overall, last...
Spectrum is dominant topic at FCC
There is no question that getting spectrum into the hands of broadband providers is the primary objective at the FCC right now – it...
FCC licensee diversity, sunsetting discussed on the Hill
All five FCC commissioners told members of the House Communications Subcommittee that the Commission was working on efforts to encourage more minority and female...
Genachowski confirms FCC role in retrans is limited
A number of television topics were raised during the House Communications Subcommittee FCC Oversight hearing. Incentive auctions were a big topic, but the highlight...
Cumulus, EMF engineer a purchase/swap deal
Educational Media Foundation is buying a Cumulus FM in the Mobile market, and swapping a Mobile FM to Cumulus in a straight-up swap for...
Broadcast radio forgotten during committee give and take
Sometimes being ignored by the powers that be in Washington is a good thing, and if that’s true, then the House Communications Subcommittee hearing...
NBCU to sell AETN share for $3 billion
We had originally heard $2.8 billion, but that figure has moved up to $3.03 billion, the company said in a regulatory filing 7/10: Comcast...
A note from Bob Pittman to CC employees
Perhaps the heat from his Cannes debauchery got too hot?: Clear Channel was spending big, big bucks recently at the Cannes Lions International Advertising...
Global internet ad spend up 12% in Q1
Driven by strong growth in Latin America and the Middle East/Africa, Internet ad spend rose 12% in the first quarter compared to Q1 2011,...
Pandora’s June listener hours up 77%; What’s DRIVING it
As much as has been reported that Pandora is getting competition from Spotify, Slacker and other, it’s still faring quite well in the ears...
Judge sends AutoHop suit to California
Dish Network has lost its bid to move the legal dispute over its AutoHop ad-skipping technology in New York. U.S. District Judge
Deals in Illinois, Iowa and North Carolina
$1M WKIF-FM Kankakee IL from WKIF Inc. (Charles F. Gross), a subsidiary of Newsweb Radio Company (Fred Eychaner) to Trust B of the Lorin...