University of Missouri expands across the Mississippi
The Curators of the University of Missouri have one television station and seven radio stations, all located within their state. Now they have a...
Consumer spending improved but sluggish
The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index for April is out, and a mixed brew of economic elements have resulted in some improvement over March –...
NAB takes online TV political file rule to court
It seems the very height of unfairness for the FCC to force television stations to post sensitive political advertising information online while imposing no...
Binnie to buy Nassau New England stations
LPTV-owning businessman Bill Binnie will walk away with more than two dozen radio stations after the completion of round two of the Nassau Broadcasting...
SEC looking to start its own TV network
According to Sports Business Daily, the SEC (Southeastern Conference) is once again looking into the idea of starting its own SEC Network for college...
PRI gets $1.6 million grant from Bill Gates
Public Radio International received a two-year, $1.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to lead a major initiative to raise awareness,...
Local TV ads preferred by presidential candidates
During Q1, campaigns for the five leading U.S. presidential candidates—Newt Gingrich, Barack Obama, Ron Paul, Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum—placed nearly 66,000 advertisements on...
Stocks rise despite Facebook defriend trend
Wall Street went joy-riding Monday, even though Facebook stocks have already started hitting potholes. Broadcasters enjoyed going along for the ride, with Cumulus the...
NAB asks FCC to stick to the LPFM plan
After years of push and pull, Congress finally passed the Local Community Radio Act without NAB objection, a bill designed to increase the number...
FTC holding event on online/mobile advertising
Advertising may be annoying to some, but when it’s on a digital platform, it can threaten an individual’s privacy. For that reason, the FTC...
CBS gets college hoops rights from ESPN
Already the biggest broadcaster of college basketball, CBS is adding the right to telecast 20 more games during the 2012-2013 season and 26 more...
NBC passes and sings its way out of ratings cellar
The broadcast television season is about to come to an end with Fox on top, and the experts are already picking the pecking order...
Smulyan and Simon invest in Emmis
Emmis honcho Jeff Smulyan and NBA Indiana Pacers head Herbert Simon are the principals of HSJS LLC are using that firm to acquire
Political spending picking up steam
Broadcast television has already banked a significant amount of money aimed at influencing the
NBC gives high grade to Apprentice
Sunday Results:
* From 9-11 p.m. ET, the season finale of "The Celebrity Apprentice" (2.2/6 in 18-49, 6.8 million viewers overall) generated the show’s highest...