Great Radio, Sound Comm. buy NY cluster
Great Radio, LLC and Sound Communications, LLC have agreed to acquire the Elmira/Olean & Salamanca, NY holdings from
Commissioner Pai addresses auction at Open Meeting
Here are Commissioner Ajit Pai’s comments on the voluntary spectrum incentive auction proceeding and Incentive Auction Task Force
Beasley shows a slight Q4 revenue drop
Net revenue in Q4 was $27.3 million, down half a percent from $27.4 in Q4 2012. CEO George Beasley blamed the lack of political dollars. Excluding political, Beasley Q4 same station revenue was up 2%.
Viacom’s Media Networks up 6% in fiscal Q1
Viacom’s fiscal Q1 of 2014, ended 12/31, saw revenues of $3.20 billion for the quarter, down 4%, reflecting
TWC raises quarterly dividend; Q4 revenue up 1.7%
For both Q4 and FY, the decline in ad revenue was primarily due to lower political advertising revenue
KLCS-TV, KJLA-TV to test spectrum share
Non-commercial KLCS-TV and commercial KJLA-TV have asked the FCC for permission
FEMA releases report favoring FM RBDS for alerts
FEMA has released to the public an updated study funded by Homeland Security and prepared by
“Univision Canada” launches
Univision Communications announced a licensing agreement with Telelatino Network, a holding of Corus Entertainment, to rebrand
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