Rockefeller wants FCC to apply brakes on TV deals
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) has already asked the GAO for a
2013 holiday season will be less luxurious
While most of the prognostications we’ve seen have been calling for modest gains in gift shopping this
CCM&E + CMT = multiplatform Country juggernaut
There will be unparalleled promotional exposure for any Country artist lucky enough to earn
NextRadio continues robust growth pattern
The numbers continue to grow for FM of cell – in two weeks, the service has attracted thousands of new downloads and listening hours while roping in hundreds of new accessed radio stations. And the service is also bringing home a good consumer report card.
Nielsen snaps up Harris Interactive
Nielsen can measure television audiences and radio audiences, and it would like to add the ability to
LA LPTV sold
New York Spectrum Holding Company has another deal to snap up a low power television station. This time, according to brokerage
Analysts agree: Gray hits it out of the park with Hoak
Both Moody’s Investors Service and Wells Fargo have taken a look at the $342.5M deal sending stations
NRF extrapolates positive October to the holidays
Consumers exhibited confidence during October 2013 the old-fashioned way – they spent some
Television M&A activity far from over
Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker has been tuned in to broadcast groups as the Q3 revenue results
Kagan sees retrans more than doubling by 2019
Projections for broadcast retransmission consent fees are on the rise, according to research firm
Radio grows slightly in Q3
When it comes to adding revenues, up is better than down, and for radio Q3 2013 was an up quarter – even if it was only a 1% gain. The fly in the ointment was national, which dropped while digital was soaring.
Saga: Divide and prosper
As it did last year, Saga Communications is offering a special cash dividend to its shareholders as 2013 winds down. But this time the face value amount is higher, and if you take an earlier share manipulation into account, it’s significantly higher.
140 million to shop over Thanksgiving
You’ll find them in stores, you’ll find them online and you’ll find them in large numbers
EMF gets big NC signal
The changes won’t be apparent to local listeners when Educational Media Foundation takes possession of WWLV-FM Lexington NC
State broadcasters take on indecency
The vast majority of state broadcast associations collaborated on reply comments pertaining to