Fire damages Tyler Perry studio complex in Atlanta
A four alarm fire damaged the large studio complex in southwest Atlanta on 5/2. It took over 100 firefighters and 20 trucks over an...
Wild Turkey debuts first-ever TV ad
Debuted nationally 5/1, the inaugural “Give ‘Em The Bird” spot advances the Campari America brand’s ongoing campaign that launched last year. The humorous spot...
Big expectations for NBCU at Comcast (audio)
Coming off of a big Q1 for NBCUniversal, the folks at Comcast who now run NBCU think this is just the beginning. How big...
Strong Q1 for Gray Television
A 16% revenue gain to $80.7 million in Q1 for Gray Television not only beat Wall Street expectations, but management’s own guidance of a...
NBCU beat expectations for Comcast
NBCUniversal (NBCU) posted double-digit gains in revenues and operating cash flow (OCF) in Q1, beating Wall Street expectations and helping parent Comcast post double-digit...
Looking ahead at CBS Corporation (audio)
After CBS Corporation reported record results for Q1, how are things looking for the rest of 2012 and into 2013? Here’s what CBS management...
John Tesh launches “K Tesh/Los Angeles”
It’s a new Christian online radio station geared toward Southern California listeners. K Tesh Los Angeles features Christian AC music and talk with Tesh’s...
Stocks enjoy May Day surge
Many European markets were closed on May 1st, the workers' holiday, and the Wall Street focus was on a good report about US factory...
Michigan legislator worried about incentive auctions
Hansen Clarke (D-MI), who represents Detroit in the US House of Representatives, expressed concerns about incentive auctions in a letter to FCC Chairman Julius...
CEA wants NAB to cheerlead auctions
Gary Shapiro, President/CEO of the CEA, sent a letter to his opposite number at NAB, Gordon Smith
College station fined for unapproved vacation
For almost a year, Bethany College’s WVBC-FM in Bethany WV was off the air. However, the rules say that any hiatus longer than 30...
Chrysler up; Ford, GM down in April
According to The Detroit News numbers, GM sales were down to 213,387 primarily due to a 25% drop in fleet sales. Retail sales were...
Record Q1 results for CBS Corporation
Revenues were up 12% to $3.92 billion in Q1 for CBS Corporation, with Executive Chairman Sumner
WJAR/NBC 10, Cox launch Ocean State Networks
Media General’s WJAR/NBC 10 Providence-New Bedford and Cox Communications are joining forces 5/2 to launch Ocean State Networks (OSN) on Cox channel 5 and...
Memorial service planned for Brian Carter
There will be a memorial service former Power 99 FM and WDAS-FM morning personality Brian Carter on Wednesday, 5/2. The service will take place...