Watchdog petitions for Hill hearings on News Corp.
Experienced FCC watchers believe that US broadcast licenses held by News Corporation are in little or no regulatory danger as a result of the...
LIN rocks double-digit Q1 gains
Most public television groups have been reporting strong results for Q1 2012, and LIN says it’s outperforming them. In addition to
Texas radio’s MBM Revolution buys again
Roberto Gonzalez’s MBM Revolution didn’t have any radio stations until it started buying them up last summer – now it is amassing an
Netflix, 20th Century Fox strike pay TV deal in South America
Netflix and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution unveiled a multi-year licensing agreement that will soon make a host of TV series and films available...
WVOE-AM reaches 50-year milestone
Radio One’s WOL-AM DC has some good company: Ebony Enterprises’ WVOE-AM in Chadbourn, NC first signed on in April, 1962 and is now the...
Stocks tumble on more overseas fears
Stocks sank Tuesday as Greece's uncertain political situation keeps investors jittery. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 77 points, or 0.6 to 12,932. Broadcasting...
ABC says bye to Oprah, hello to better margin
Operating revenue at Walt Disney Company’s broadcasting segment was only up 2% in its fiscal Q2, which ended 3/31/12. But a drastic reduction in...
Changing of the guard at Post-Newsweek stations
The Washington Post Company has announced that Alan Frank, the President/CEO of its broadcast division, will be retiring at the end of the year....
Entravision’s Q1 was up $2.5 million
Entravision’s net revenue for the quarter increased to $46.5 million from $44.0 million in Q1 2011--an increase of $2.5 million. The increase came from...
DSCC takes time in battlegrounds
The Democratic Party is interested in maintaining its control of the US Senate, and to that end, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has made...
Citizens want radio-receiving cell phones
The NAB was excited by a new Harris Interactive poll that showed support for terrestrial radio capability in cell phones is picking up. 81%...
Compass unveils 2012 College Football schedule
Compass Media Networks announces full coverage of college football with over sixteen compelling games starting September 1st and culminating with exclusive coverage of the...
FOX had 3 of the Top 20 programs in Adults 18-49
For the fourth consecutive week, FOX ranked No. 1 among Adults 18-49, Adults 18-34 and Teens. Powered by its Tuesday comedy block, two nights...
CBS wins in Adults 18-49, 25-54
CBS placed first in viewers and key demographics during the first full week in May led by the Network's top-rated comedy block, THE BIG...
ABC finishes in 2nd place for the week
During the week of 4/30/12, ABC finished as the 2nd-most-watched network to CBS for the 3rd week running and beat out Fox by 13%. ...