Russia takes Voice of America radio off air
Russia has pulled the Voice of America radio station from the airwaves in Moscow, a senior
The Weather Channel returns to DIRECTV
The Weather Channel will return to DIRECTV (channel 362) 4/10 as both companies have settled on a new
DISH, Hearst reach retrans. deal
DISH Network announced 4/9 that it has reached an agreement for carriage of Hearst’s television
NAB Show attendance surpasses 98,000
According to NAB’s preliminary figures for the 2014 Show, total registered attendance was
Wells Fargo flips on TV stock ratings
On 3/17, Marci Ryvicker, Wells Fargo Securities Senior Analyst, announced a Television stock sector
BMI declares “Year of the Songwriter”
Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), the global leader in music rights management, announced the
“NBC Comedy Playground” initiative launched
In an unprecedented effort to discover fresh comedic voices, NBC Entertainment President
ACA-NTCA letter details problems of Comcast-TWC merger
In advance of the 4/9 Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
Hearst blacks out DISH customers in 25 markets
Some 29 Hearst stations in 25 markets went dark to Dish Network subscribers 4/8 after they failed
Comcast, TWC file deal with FCC
On 4/8 Comcast and Time Warner Cable filed the proposed $45.2 billion deal for Time Warner Cable. David Cohen, Comcast EVP, also wrote in a 4/8 SEC filing that the deal presented to the FCC lays out in considerable detail how Comcast and TWC are better together for millions of customers and businesses, “describing the exciting enhanced services and other concrete consumer benefits that will be available because of the transaction. Importantly, we show that these significant benefits are achieved without diminishing competition in video, broadband, phone, programming, advertising, and other markets.”
Cumulus unveils “NASH Campus”
Cumulus announced the debut of the NASH Campus, the nation's first multimedia facility devoted solely to
Steve Burke: NBC winning the 18-49 game
NBCUniversal CEO Steve Burke told the media at a lunch at 30 Rock that NBC is poised to finish the
Jeff Haley details Mediascape progress from NAB
The Marketron CEO, fresh from signing new deals with Jelli, Imagine Communications, Efficio
Lake: FCC not trying to get spectrum by JSA move
FCC Media Bureau Chief Bill Lake told attendees at NAB’s annual Garvey Schubert Barer breakfast
Aereo expanding as SCOTUS case nears
As Aereo readies for its Supreme Court fight with major broadcasters over copyright infringement