Cumulus taking Geraldo Rivera national
Both Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey and COO John Dickey have stated they will be looking to take talent at their radio stations national via...
Stocks rise on hope for Europe
Stocks rose on Friday, sealing their best week this year, on hope Europe would move to combat its economic crisis. Up 3.6% for the...
Last.fm suffers password leak
CBS Interactive Music Group’s Last.fm began warning users 6/7 to change their passwords sooner, rather than later. It’s directing them to log on, change...
Brad & Britt land at WBT
Greater Media announced Brad & Britt have been named as the new afternoon drive team at WBT in Charlotte. They will begin their new...
“Saving Hope” time slot up 34% vs. last summer
Thursday Results: At 8 p.m. ET, an encore telecast of “The Office” averaged a 0.6/2 in 18-49 and 2.1 million viewers overall, and at...
Fox ranked 2nd on Thursday
Airing the series premieres of TAKE ME OUT and THE CHOICE, FOX ranked second for the night among Adults 18-49 and won the night...
Duets rocked ABC’s Thursday
Based on Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings: In head-to-head competition from 8-10pm, ABC’s Duets outdrew back-to-back series debuts on Fox (Take Me...
Cable and radio continue to push the presidential race
Coverage was all over the map during the week of 5/28-6/3, according to the latest report from the Project for Excellence in Journalism. But...
FCC doubles down on Michigan AM
The bank account at Birach Broadcasting’s WCXI-AM Fenton MI is going to be a little lighter after the FCC discovered a few problems with...
Viamedia numbers strong in NYC DMA
Here’s an 8-quarter rate card county household count for the NYC market sent to RBR-TVBR. It’s from spot cable ad inventory rep Viamedia. Viamedia...
FCC chair said ready to end viewability rule
A major factor in the DTV transition was making sure no viewer was left behind, and a big part of that was making sure...
Bakers buy in shadow of Washington DC
The hybrid radio portfolio of the Baker family includes commercial and noncommercial stations – in this deal, the noncom Positive Alternative Radio side is...
Viacom has debt for sale
Sumner Redstone’s Viacom is looking to retire debt, and to that end, it is willing to take more debt on. It’s peddling two sets...
Wells Fargo tends to the trends
Analysts at Wells Fargo had the chance to speak with a number of broadcasters during the recent SNL Kagan event, and made use of...
Emily Maynard’s higher calling for some kissing: The Bachelorette goes to Bermuda
It was a bit of a slower episode in Bermuda, but I think that a few things that took place this week will set...