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,...
Nielsen

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 / National Association of Broadcasters

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

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...
Jeff Smulyan

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
Marci Ryvicker

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...

FOX animated about Sunday performance

FOX’s animated comedy finales won last night among Adults 18-34 and Men 18-49 and ranked second among Adults 18-49. * The season finale of FAMILY...

ABC claims Sunday 5/20 victory

Registering its longest winning streak on the evening in 3 years, ABC finished #1 for the 5th consecutive Sunday in Adults 18-49, overshadowing Fox’s...

Young Hispanic women want health info

A survey from Cultur Health notes that young Hispanic women in the 25-35 age bracket crave information on health care. Of interest is the...

Noncom buys three on or near TX panhandle

$33K KOGW-FM Stratford TX; KWHC-FM Clayton NM; and KOGX-FM Wheeler TX from Better Public Broadcasting Association (Dennis Burton) to Top o’ Texas Educational Broadcasting...