Nielsen, CBS expand measurement, research initiatives
They’ve expanded their longstanding relationship with a focus on
Meredith fiscal Q2 Local Media Group down 6.4%
The drop was expected due to a $25 million decline in political ad dollars. The Local Media Group which includes its television stations and a video content creation unit scored $104 million, in fiscal Q2 2014 revenue, down 6.4% compared to $111 million in the prior-year period.
CCME launches Networks Group, names president
Clear Channel Media and Entertainment has created a new unified Networks group. EVP/GM of
ESPN Richmond adds FM signal
Red Zebra Broadcasting’s ESPN 950 WXGI-AM announced it will LMA Religious 100.5 FM
LIN Media buys Federated Media Publishing
Federated Media Publishing, a content marketer for the social web, has sold its business to
Comcast, Charter pact for Time Warner Cable
Charter Communications has now agreed in principle to sell Time Warner Cable's New York
SiriusXM taps advisers for Liberty bid
SiriusXM announced that the Special Committee of its Board has retained Evercore Group to act as its
Liberty Global to acquire Ziggo
In October Liberty Global’s preliminary takeover bid for Dutch cable TV operator Ziggo was rejected by the Ziggo board. Liberty had
DIRECTV, DISH combine addressable ad platform
The satcasters have combined sales efforts for addressable advertising allowing statewide political
Law Firm: SCOUTS question bodes well for broadcasters
Attorney Harry Cole wrote in the Fletcher Heald & Hildreth CommLawBlog that
Court of Appeals upholds Hopper, AutoHop ruling
On 1/24, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit unanimously denied
Savage, Hannity feud heating up
The dislike between WestwoodOne’s Michael Savage and Premiere’s Sean Hannity has burst to the surface
Comcast/NBCU strike 10-year deal 49ers, Levi’s Stadium
Comcast and NBCUniversal unveiled 10-year agreement with the San Francisco 49ers and
New Charlotte area tower rejected
Lexington, NC-based Davidson County Broadcasting’s proposed 1,190-foot-tall FM tower
Liberty Media weighs in on Charter’s TWC bid
Liberty released the following statement from its Chairman, John Malone, and its President and CEO, Greg Maffei, regarding support for