SBG / Sinclair Broadcast Group

Pai-O’Rielly issue joint statement on Sinclair turning in licenses

When the FCC voted 3/31 to restrict broadcasters’ use of JSAs, many
DirecTV

DirecTV adding Newsmax TV

Newsmax Media’s Newsmax TV has signed a distribution deal with DirecTV and is accelerating toward a national launch that expects

Buckley sells KWAV-FM to Mapleton

Mapleton Communications and Buckley Broadcasting Corp. announced today that Mapleton

RIAA to Copyright Office: Radio needs to pay more in royalties

The US Copyright Office has begun an examination of the music licensing marketplace and has sought
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

Vermont legislation potentially harmful to broadcasters

Sue Keenom, NAB SVP/State Associations and Board Relations, sent an email out 5/29 to all

L&L names Phil Becker VP/Programming

L&L Broadcasting announced Phil Becker has been named VP of Programming for the company
Apple

Apple reaches deal to acquire Beats for $3 billion

Apple has agreed to acquire Beats Music and Beats Electronics for $3 billion. The deal is the largest

Nielsen expands sample size in local TV markets

Nielsen announced a significant and broad expansion to its ongoing sample improvement plan that

Midwest Communications buys South Central Radio properties

An application is being filed with the FCC by Midwest Communications of Wausau, WI and South Central

After sale, KDAY-FM hits record cume

KDAY 93.5 FM, SoCal’s original hip-hop and R&B station, and the most recent brand addition to Meruelo

Hispanics well ahead of the pack in mobile video

Hispanics over-index in a number of mobile media usage and consumption, including watching

NABOB, NNPA continue fight for anti-tobacco ads

On 1/13, Target Market News broke a story that DOJ and the largest tobacco companies had negotiated
Pile of Money

Media execs fill AP’s Top-10 paid CEO list

Propelled by a soaring stock market, the median pay package for a CEO rose above eight figures for the

AT&T sues San Francisco over U-verse utility box placement

AT&T has filed a suit against San Francisco over its protest to its proposed placement of utility

KWEM returning to airwaves

Blues icon KWEM-AM began broadcasting in West Memphis, AR in 1947 and lasted until 1960. It’s being re-launched this week on the