FTC shuts down internet advertising scam
The web is the wild wild west of advertising these days – and in this case, a company advertised a service that was supposed...
Analyst sees radio revenue upswing
Second quarter business is said to be picking up, and is being driven by local revenues. Buys are still coming in late, but visibility...
Univision unveils 2012-13 lineup
Univision, the top-rated Spanish-language network, unveiled its 2012-13 lineup of new and returning shows 5/15 at the New Amsterdam Theatre NYC. It was hosted...
Tequila Avion launches first TV campaign (video)
“Choose Pleasure” is the tagline of Tequila Avion’s first-ever TV campaign, via Walton Isaacson New York. The effort includes 60-, 30- and 15-second ads,...
Radio 92.9 EarthFest on Saturday
Greater Media’s Alternative WBOS-FM Boston will hold its 19th annual Radio 92.9 EarthFest Saturday, May 19. The musical lineup will include Third Eye Blind,...
ABC scores second place for 4th week in a row
Overall: During the week of 5/7/12, for the 4th week in a row, ABC qualified as the 2nd-most-watched television network to CBS, outdrawing Fox...
Fox #1 in 18-49 for 5th straight week
FOX ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens for the fifth consecutive week, thanks to the strong season finale of NEW...
NBC: “Talent” ties for #1 from 8-10 in 18-49
Monday Results: From 8-10 p.m. ET, the seventh season premiere of "America’s Got Talent" (3.6 rating, 10 share in adults 18-49, 10.3 million viewers...
CBS tops the week
CBS placed first in viewers, adults 18-49 (tie) and adults 25-54 for the second consecutive week with eight of the top 10 scripted programs,...
FOX: House up 5% on Monday
FOX aired the BONES season finale and an original HOUSE last night. It scored 1.9/5, the same as last week and up +1% in...
FMs sold in Florence AL, Visalia CA
$800K WYTK-FM Florence-Muscle Shoals AL (Rogersville AL) from Shoals Broadcasting Corporation (Mark A. Pyle) to Valley Broadcasting Inc. (Gregory H. Thornton). $700K cash at...
Carolina noncom picks up Epperson station
When true radio professionals think Epperson they think more than the family’s long-time connection to Salem Communications – they also think of the family’s...
New commissioners speak
Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai are the newest FCC commissioners, and in both cases they are honored, privileged and looking forward to working with...
ACA resists MVPD status for online competitors
The American Cable Association believes that conferring full MVPD status on pure-play online distributors would be disruptive and unreasonable – it called on the...
Sinclair, Fox agree to affiliation terms, purchase options
Television group Sinclair has secured rights for 19 owned-or-operated Fox affiliates through the end of 2017, and has the option to