ABC scores high in Adults 18-49
Overall: During the week of 5/21/12, ABC finished a strong second in viewers and young adults. Among Adults 18-49, ABC beat out NBC by...
Cox Media Group invests in iHigh
Lexington, KY-based iHigh, a youth digital television platform and online network, received $11.7M in funding from Cox Media Group. The investment will fuel the...
Details on Cumulus/Townsquare transaction
N/A KTEM-AM/KLTD-FM, KOOC-FM, KSSM-FM & KUSJ-FM Killeen-Temple TX (Temple, Belton, Copperas Cove, Harker Heights TX); WBMS-AM & WFHN-FM New Bedford-Fall River MA (New Bedford,...
Planned Parenthood jumps into the election fray
Only twice before has Planned Parenthood supported a presidential candidate over another, but this year the contrast between the two candidates has inspired it...
GOP PACs looking to spend $1B this cycle
The combined financial might of a PAC dedicated to the support of Mitt Romney and a platoon of political
Pluss will try to make a plus out of Nassau group buy
Nassau Broadcasting is the debtor-in-possession which has auctioned off its group, and Goldman Sachs and P.E. Capital among Nassau’s backers looking for a payoff....
MundoFox readying Spanish-language evening news
This summer News Corp.’s Spanish-language broadcast channel MundoFox will include a national evening news show anchored by Rolando Nichols of Meruleo Group's KWHY-TV LA,...
LOVEFiLM and NBCUniversal sign licensing deal
U.K.-based LOVEFiLM, an Amazon company, announced a new multi-year digital license agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution, providing LOVEFiLM members exclusive streaming access to...
Former LA mayor Riordan launches radio campaign
Richard Riordan launched a statewide radio effort this week to encourage Latinos to vote and to consider the Republican Party. Riordan is featured in...
Stocks rally 1% on Greece, stimulus hopes
Stocks advanced 1% Tuesday after polls showed more Greeks wanted to remain in the euro zone and a combination of weak global data and...
Open Internet Advisory Committee named
As part of its network neutrality proceeding, the FCC has appointed a committee to keep tabs on how the whole thing is working out,...
Lamar rating rises as leverage falls
Moody’s has given outdoor firm Lamar a corporate family rating of Ba3 based on its strong presence in a high-margin business and its steadily...
Legislators questioned fairness of TV online political info
John Dingell (D-MI) and Gene Green (D-TX) wrote a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
Fisher agrees to decree after radio contest caper
It is against the on-air contest rules to do anything whatsoever that may affect the outcome, and although Fisher Broadcasting’s KVI-AM Seattle feels it...
Pom Wonderful launches campaign
POM Wonderful, following the FTC Administrative Law Judge’s ruling issued on 5/21, is exercising its right to legally advertise the general health benefits of...