Global ad spend up 3.1%
After a strong finish to 2011, global ad spend continued to rise in the beginning of 2012: up 3.1% compared to Q1 last year....
How loud can you scream Yahoo!
It’s a cross-platform content distribution and promotion deal that combines the audience of Yahoo! Media Network (167 million monthly online users in the US)...
Stocks end higher for second day
Stocks on Wednesday rose for a second day, with the Dow stringing together its first two-day winning run in more than a week after...
FCC and Comcast agree to decree
Compliance with broadband components of the conditions placed on the merger between Comcast
“Talent” tops since 6/5
Tuesday Results: From 8-9 p.m. ET, the "U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Swimming Finals" (1.9/7 share in adult 18-49, 7.0 million viewers overall) is currently...
Fox #1 on Tuesday
FOX ranked #1 last night among Adults 18-49 and Adults 18-34 and posted its most-watched Tuesday so far this summer (5.3 Mil. Total Viewers). ...
Geico spent nearly $1 billion in ads last year
Geico, which spends the bulk of its ad spend on television, outdoor and the internet, spent $993.8 million for marketing in 2011, according to...
WODS flipping to 103.3 AMP Radio
CBS Radio/Boston’s Classic Hits WODS-FM will flip to the company’s CHR AMP format on Thursday, 6/28 at noon featuring today’s most popular songs. 103.3...
Witnesses discuss the Future of Television
The House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing on the Future of Television, inviting as witnesses representatives that could be called a...
Viacom Media Networks adds video
Viacom Media Networks (a division of Viacom) and Dial Global announced a major upgrade to their radio prep services with the addition of exclusive...
Another report of confidence slippage
The Conference Board is the latest to weigh in on consumer confidence, and is also the latest to note a downward trend. It’s basic...
Envision debuts “Hangar 19”
Hangar 19 is a three-hour classic metal show that showcases the metal scene from the ‘80s and early ‘90s. The name Hangar 19 references...
Another bidder on the FCC’s default hook
Talkline Communications was the winning bidder for a CP-to-be in Narrowsburg NY early in 2006 – but it never came forward with the necessary...
Ann Curry staying at NBC News; Guthrie offered “Today” post
Ann Curry is not leaving NBC News, sources told The Hollywood Reporter, contradicting reports that she’s negotiating an exit agreement. NBC execs are close...
FM deals in Arkansas, Alabama
$162.5K KTRN-FM White Hall AR from Bayou Broadcasting Inc. (Kelly Ramsey) to William B. Wachter. $15K escrow, balance in cash at closing.
$10 WHSL-FM...