Marketing 101, Congress style
What do you do when you are running for Congress, and congressional public approval levels are at record lows? Apparently, you keep your return...
Debate engaged over DISH’s AutoHop
Is AutoHop an improvement of existing technology for the convenience of television viewers, or is it an assault on broadcast
TV, MVPD execs spar over retransmission
DISH Network’s Charlie Ergen complained on Capitol Hill about the dual income stream broadcasters are seeking via retransmission
Christian noncoms transfer Tennessee FM
Joy Christian Communications has a four-station radio portfolio. It was going down to three because of a recently-announced sale, but a newly-filed transaction will...
Sirius XM coming to Google TV
Sirius XM will make all of its programming available on Google TV, including Howard Stern's shows and live sports through a new app that...
Cumulus Not sure why the Bills filed this suit
The NFL franchise is seeking to collect at least $1 million in fees it says the radio group owes for
Obama debuts new TV ad in battleground states
President Barack Obama's re-election campaign announced new television ads in three key swing states 6/26, each targeting Mitt Romney. The 30-second spots, set to...
Stocks close with modest advance
Stocks rose a bit Tuesday after a better-than-expected report on the housing market lifted consumer discretionary and energy companies. After rising as much as...
Cleveland getting new rocker in WLFM-LP
Tom Wilson, who with his partners sold two of the city's full-market stations, WDOK-FM and WRMR-AM in a four-station package deal (1999) for more...
Clock ticking on the case of noncom political ads
The Ninth Circuit ruled earlier this year that there was no reason that non-commercial stations should not run political advertising – and the deadline...
Mixed review for SCOTUS from creatives on indecency
The Center for Creative Voices in Media applauded the Supreme Court decision finding for Fox and ABC in their indecency case v. the FCC....
Analysts applaud potential News Corp. split
Wall Street watchers are starting to weigh in on what might happen if News Corp. follows Viacom’s lead and becomes two companies – not...
NAB says FCC must go to bat for over-air viewers
It’s one thing to make room for more wireless broadband services, said NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith in a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski....
Coalition calls for investigation of Black radio
A group of watchdogs, stakeholders and interest groups says the recent LMA that turned New York’s KISS FM into a sports station calls for...
Walmart signs on as “Masterchef” sponsor
Here’s the next effort to promote Walmart steaks—after the current campaign which features unsuspecting diners in fine restaurants: "Tonight, you're eating Walmart steak!" Fox...