Thursday, June 25, 2026

Storm takes tower down for three WV stations

Kindred Communications in Huntington, WV lost a 400-foot tower Tuesday night when it was

The rising revolution against pay-TV

A debate is raging in the halls of Congress about the future of TV. And an unholy trinity of the pay-TV
CBS

CBS looking at deals after divesting outdoor stake

CBS has taken the final step in the spinoff of its CBS Outdoor business following CBS Outdoor Americas'
AT&T

AT&T files DirecTV deal with FCC

AT&T's buy of DirecTV would offer consumers access to video in a variety of media and give the

PPM Day 3 Update

The Nielsen May PPM covers the trend setting April / May Arbitron scorecard of the past. We don't have the absolute total story, with non-subscribers not included, but the broad numbers offer market insights for what's hot…and what's not. Here's Day 3 of the just released overview from Nielsen, currently in the process of cross checking the Los Angeles numbers for April / May re-release:
IAB / Interactive Advertising Bureau

Internet ad revenues hit all-time Q1 high

Internet advertising revenues in the U.S. reached $11.6 billion for the first quarter of 2014, marking a

Rich Redmond, chief product officer, GatesAir

Rich Redmond serves as Chief Product Officer for GatesAir, responsible for product engineering

Radio Market Ad Trends Dinner takeaways

On 6/10 we hosted the Radio Ad Trends dinner with Cumulus’ sales management team. The dinner

David Oxenford on music license hearings

On 6/10, the U.S. House Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property held the first of two

Statements from “Media Ownership in the 21st Century”

The House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing
Telemundo

Telemundo taps HBO for Latin America distribution

Telemundo Internacional announced the appointment of HBO Latin America Group to exclusively

Former TWC CEO Glenn Britt passes at 65

Former Time Warner Cable chairman and CEO Glenn Britt died 6/11 in NYC at his home following a battle

LA PPMs coming Tuesday; Reason for delay

On 6/9, Nielsen Audio announced the Los Angeles market PPMs for May were going to be delayed for
CBS Outdoor

CBS to divest CBS Outdoor America

CBS announced it will divest the 81% of CBS Outdoor America (CBSO) it holds. Shareholders can exchange
NJBA / New Jersey Broadcasters Association

NJBA responds to royalty hearings

Here is a statement issued by The New Jersey Broadcasters Association CEO Paul Rotella in response to