Rosenthal adds Katz Television Group role
Katz Media Group (KMG), a major rep company for radio and television in the US, announced that
Moonves: ABC-Dish deal a good start, but…
CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves said the agreement Dish Network reached with Disney/ABC this week on
Comcast expands low-income ISP service
A good move as the review and approval process for its $45.2 billion buy of Time Warner Cable
Connoisseur buying Buckley Hartford Radio Group
Connoisseur Media and Buckley Broadcasting announced 3/5 that Connoisseur is purchasing
Wheeler appoints acting Enforcement Bureau chief
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler announced his intent to appoint Travis LeBlanc as acting
Dish, ABC pact for ad-skipping deal
Dish Network has agreed to curtail the use of its controversial ad-skipping feature Auto Hop on
NABOB sees benefit in JSA, SSA waivers
NABOB has always opposed JSAs and SSAs, but a change is in the air. In meetings with the FCC
Scripps Q4 TV revenue down 24%
Blame it on political comps: The E.W. Scripps Co.’s Q4 television station revenue was $115 million, a decrease
Emmis wins in shareholder suit
Judge Sarah Evans Barker of the United States District Court, Southern District of Indiana, has ruled in favor of Emmis Communications in a suit filed by dissident preferred shareholders.
“We were confident in our position, and the federal court has confirmed it,” said Jeff Smulyan, President and CEO of Emmis Communications.
Here is a copy of the judge’s ruling. Get your reading glasses, because this is a long one:
NAB files amicus brief in Aereo case
Here’s an amicus brief filed 3/3 with the Supreme Court by NAB and broadcast network
NABOB: African American buyers shut out of YMF deal
The “refusal” of station owners to sell to African American buyers continues to wreak havoc upon
Comcast looking at subscriber spinoffs for TWC deal
Comcast looking at options for how to divest about 3 million cable subscribers as part of a takeover
FCC wants $1.9M in penalties for running an ad
The penalties represent the largest yet proposed in ongoing investigations of misuse of
Curtis Media closes on High Point translator
Eastern Airwaves, LLC, an affiliate of Curtis Media, has closed on the purchase of the construction permit for
Porky Chedwick passes at 96
He was the "Daddio of the Raddio" and the "Boss Man." And for generations of Pittsburghers, Porky Chedwick was a respected













