NABJ names 2012 Salute to Excellence Awards finalists
The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced the finalists for its 2012 Salute to Excellence Awards. The competition honors work from print, television,...
Sun Broadcast Group, partners with Envision
Sun Broadcast Group announced a partnership with Envision Radio Networks, that will provide national network sales for the 15 second in-feature inventory for the...
Clark Howard joins new HLN weekday show
Clark Howard has joined the new HLN weekday show 5 to 7 p.m. with Ryan Smith and Isha Sesay. Starting Monday, 6/4, “Evening Express”...
Viacom ups dividend
Sumner Redstone’s Viacom Inc., which provides entertainment for millions over a multitude of media platforms, is adding the sum of two-and-a-half cents to its...
Study finds CBS to be the deadliest major network
Funeralwise.com has analyzed four months worth of television and cable programming aired during 2012, and discovered that cable programs tend to have more dead...
Pandora Q1 up 58% (audio)
For Q1 of fiscal 2013, total revenue was $80.8 million, a 58% YOY increase. Ad revenue was $70.6 million, a 62% YOY increase. Subscription...
Open gate around tower leads to FCC fine
During a 12/17/10 inspection of the transmitter site of WOYK-AM York PA, FCC agents discovered a gate with a broken hasp, allowing unrestricted entry...
Clear Channel launches 99X in Cleveland
Once CBS Radio’s WKRK-FM Cleveland flipped from Alternative to Sports Talk, Clevelanders were without a true Modern Rock station, aside from the bevy of...
NBC: “Talent” wins over the “Dancing,” “Glee”
From 9-10 p.m. ET, “America’s Got Talent” (3.2/9 in 18-49, 9.3 million viewers overall) is #1 in the time period among ABC, CBS, NBC...
ABC’s Dancing finale tops Tuesday Idol finale
With a Recap Show and the Grand Finale 14th-season closer of Dancing with the Stars, ABC qualified as the most-watched network on the final...
Fox: Idol, Glee highest in 3 months
The AMERICAN IDOL Top 2 performance show and the season finale of GLEE gave FOX a Tuesday victory among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34, Adults...
Scripps producing two original shows
The E.W. Scripps Company is producing two original shows with national appeal that will begin airing 9/17 in seven of the company's 13 TV...
Yahoo! Screen to promote new Focus Electric
Yahoo! and Ford announced ‘Plugged In,’ a weekly online reality competition show coinciding with the launch of the all-new 2012 Focus Electric and airing...
Entercom adds FM in San Francisco
$25M KBLX-FM San Francisco CA (Berkeley CA) from Urban Radio LLC Debtor-in-Possession (Pierre M. Sutton et al) to Entercom San Francisco License LLC (David...
Hubbard may fill its cupboard with Tribune properties
Word is out that Tribune may reorganize its corporate structure and possibly sell off assets, and Minnesota-based multimedia company Hubbard Broadcasting is interested, depending...