Thursday, May 14, 2026

Lincoln Financial Group

Lincoln Financial Media Q2 down 10.5%

Lincoln Financial Group’s Lincoln Financial Media revenues fell 10.5% to $17 million in Q2. LFG revenues rose from $3 billion to $3.3 billion. Net income for the quarter was $398 million, or $1.48 EPS, compared to net income in Q2 2013 of $317 million, or $1.15 EPS.
DirecTV

DIRECTV Q2 revenue, profit up 5%

DIRECTV reported Q2 revenues increased 5% to $8.11 billion. Operating profit increased 5% to

More numbers all the time

Now, another batch of Nielsen Audio results for markets in the Top 150; we're posting Total Shares 12+ from subscribers. The amount of detailed information compiled by Nielsen is a tremendous service for radio. The 12+ broad strokes tell a story.

Talk of Fame Sports Network launches on Yahoo! Sports Radio

Talk of Fame Sports Network, a new weekly program hosted by veteran

Report: WCCC-FM being sold to EMF

The official announcement isn’t expected until Friday, but the rumors that Boston-based Marlin

Cumulus/Westwood One sign with CNN Newsource

Cumulus has struck a deal for rights to CNN’s content to distribute to affiliates. The content will be
CBS

CBS may be eyeing an earnings miss

Alpha Now/Seeking Alpha’s Sridharan Raman says CBS is battling several headwinds in the
Next Radio

Research finds strong demand for NextRadio

Smartphone owners are highly interested in NextRadio, the new app that allows consumers to listen to
WWE / World Wrestling Entertainment

WWE, Rogers sign 10-year distribution deal

Rogers Communications and WWE announced a 10-year broadcast and multimedia agreement, making

Discovery Q2 up 10% on International

Discovery Communications’ Q2 revenues were $1.610 billion, up $143 million, or 10%, over Q2

Advertising transparency – Let the buyer beware

A few days ago The Wall Street Journal published an article titled, Why Advertisers Are Questioning
The Big Bang Theory

Big Bang Theory delays production

Production on the CBS comedy was due to resume 7/30, with five key cast members still without deals for
Meredith

Meredith Local Media Group up 20% in fiscal Q4

Meredith reported fiscal Q4 2014 net earnings increased 20%, and earnings per share rose 19% to
E.W. Scripps Company

Scripps, Journal merging broadcast ops, spinning off newspapers

The E.W. Scripps Company and Journal Communications have

BMI partners with iBiquity on new music initiative

BMI has partnered with iBiquity Digital on a new music initiative called the “HD Radio Artist Spotlight”