Russia to ban ads on subscription cable networks
Russia’s Duma has passed a bill banning advertising on pay cable channels in an attempt to prop up
SAG-AFTRA, AMPTP announce tentative deal
SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) have
SiriusXM fires Anthony Cumia
The co-host of Sirius XM’s “Opie and Anthony” show was fired 7/3 after making "racially charged and hate-filled remarks on social media,"
Simmons Media Salt Lake City sale closes
Media Venture Partners announced that Simmons-SLC, LLC has closed (7/3) on its sale to Broadway
Lack of interest: CW cancels “Famous In 12”
The TV series which debuted 6/3 was designed to make a family famous is off the air because viewers
Online political file mandate now includes all TV stations
July 2 is the day the FCC rule requiring online records of who paid for political ads takes effect for
Imagine CEO Charlie Vogt scores 2014 CEO Award
Imagine Communications, a market leader of media software and video infrastructure solutions serving
Google buys Songza
Google plans to blend Songza's technology into its own music-streaming service, Google Play Music All Access, which costs
KHRK-FM adds additional signal into Arkadelphia
Noalmark Broadcasting’s rocker KHRK Hot Springs, AR “Real Rock 101.5” has added sister station
Berkshire Hathaway finalizes terms on WPLG-TV buy
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway added a television station to its media holdings with the acquisition of
2014 NAB Marconi Radio Award finalists named
The National Association of Broadcasters announced the finalists for the 2014 NAB Marconi Radio
Main Line Broadcasting sale closes
Media Venture Partners announced that Main Line Broadcasting has closed on its $57,000,000 sale to
Nielsen Q1 Cross-Platform data shows TV’s scale, stability
Brian Wieser, Senior Research Analyst, Pivotal Research Group, writes that Nielsen published its
FCC proposes revisions to EAS rules
Peter Gutmann at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, notes that the changes are in response to its
Bliss sale price revealed in Milwaukee sale
Bliss Communications, publisher of The Janesville, WI Gazette and parent company of Racine












