State broadcasters blast Congressional ad tax plans
The deductibility of advertising expense has been a cornerstone of America’s business regulation for
What they’ll be talking about at the next CES
The Consumer Electronics Association will be holding the 2014 International CES from January 7
Online to accelerate local media growth
BIA/Kelsey has reviewed its predictions for local media revenue and says the sector will do better
Major sports go to bat for TV v. Aereo
The National Football League and Major League Baseball filed a brief with the Supreme Court strongly
Serial, surround-sound campaign puts CDW in national spotlight
Today’s IT professionals must do much more than implement and manage technology
Smulyan leveraging technology to secure radio’s future
According to Emmis chief Jeff Smulyan, radio doesn’t have an effectiveness problem, it has a
FXX gets cable rights to “The Simpsons”
21st Century Fox’s new FXX network has scored both cable and online streaming rights to reruns of Fox’s "The Simpsons" in what is billed as one of the most expensive syndication deals in television history, FXX said. The animated show is the longest running comedy series yet and so far only been syndicated on local broadcast affiliates.
Nielsen to lay off a total of 333 in Columbia, MD
While it’s obvious they are not waiting until January to lay off many former Arbitron workers in
Media General, DISH strike retransmission deal
After going dark on DISH in October in a dispute that went so far that the FCC was called in to mediate
Alec Baldwin suspended by MSNBC
Alec Baldwin’s MSNBC show “Up Late With Alec Baldwin” has been suspended for eight days
Moonves willing to negotiate with Dish on Auto Hop
Deadline.com says CBS Corp. CEO Les Moonves is taking Dish Network Chairman Charlie Ergen seriously
Premiere decides to re-up Randi Rhodes
Premiere Networks confirms a Politico story: Liberal talker Randi Rhodes has renewed
Atlantic City up in arms about sale of local TV station
In the world of Nielsen DMAs, Atlantic City NJ is a somewhat distant outpost of Philadelphia – but it does have one local over-air full power television station. But the proposed sale of NBC 40 WMGM to a company widely believed to be a spectrum speculator has spawned a protest movement.
Comcast’s Xfinity to sell movies for download and streaming
Comcast plans to start selling movies via set-top boxes and its Xfinity TV website by the end
Cumulus to sell KABC, KLOS site
What a smart move: Cumulus will sell its longtime 45,000 sq.-ft. facility and property for the stations on South La Cienega Boulevard in LA. The 10-acre site is near a stop on the Expo Line rail route connecting downtown LA and suburban Culver City, reports the LA Times: