Beasley Sets Quarterly Cash Dividend
The dividend is payable on October 7, 2016, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2016.
CMT Sets ‘Nashville’ Return For January
The country music-filled drama returns for season 5 on January 5, 2017, taking the 9pm slot on cable net CMT.
Entercom Gets Interactive With Clip
After a successful launch in Portland, Ore., Clip’s interactive radio platform will now be rolled out to 129 Entercom stations
FCC Forward Auction Reaches $16.4 billion
A shift to three hour-long bidding sessions has fueled activity, with $2 billion raised on Wednesday.
Forum Ends ND Impasse With DirecTV
The ABC affiliates in the North Dakota cities of Fargo and Bismarck are back on DirecTV. But the ABC station in Grand Forks, ND isn’t.
TRANSACTIONS TODAY: Beasley, iHeart, Midwest Communications
A Las Vegas FM’s HD2 signal gets an FM Translator; iHeart divests a silent AM in West Virginia; five Minn. Stations go to Midwest Comm.
NAB Show N.Y. Adds Live Streaming Confab
Facebook exec Bob Gruters will keynote the first Live Streaming Conference, set for Nov. 9 at the Javits Center.
BIA: Radio’s Local Media Revs To Near 11%
A BIA/Kelsey analysis of U.S. local media revenues shows that radio will account for 10.5% of the $146.3 billion total local ad dollars in 2016.
Five Reasons Why Snapchat Matters For Radio
Snapchat users are set to grow by double-digit percentages in 2016 and 2017. Learn how radio’s use of Snapchat is a great ROI tool.
Has TV’s Ability To ‘Take Back’ Dollars From Digital Ended?
Analyst Michael Nathanson says TV’s unexpected return of dollars that had been reallocated to online advertising ended in Q2.
Townsquare Goes With WideOrbit Traffic Platform
All of Townsquare Media’s 310 radio stations will adopt the WideOrbit WO Traffic platform-the largest deployment seen for a
Veritone Closes $50M In Funding
The media technology company is getting up to $50 million in working capital from patent investment group Acacia Research Corp.
Ford Now Developing Driverless Vehicle
Ford has decided to skip driver-assisted technology and go straight for developing an autonomous
Satellite Capacity Rises for Olympics
SES reported a record uptake on its satellite capacity for the games in Rio compared to previous Olympics.
Audio Jack Moving On
The 3.5mm audio jack could soon be a thing of the past.