Local advertising and better data: A sensible combination
It comes as no surprise to those of us who transact business in the spot television arena that local audience
DirecTV, TWC, Charter looking at Aereo knockoffs
The three MVPDs, emboldened by Aereo’s nearly nationwide rollout, are considering retransmitting free
Nielsen to incorporate mobile viewing into TV ratings
Something both Nielsen, the networks and media agencies have been working on and championing
Media stocks expected to outperform
It’s been rough going for the media during the past five years, according to stock watchdog EY, but the
Handy partner for Goodman in Chicago
The contract for the acquisition of NextMedia by Dean Goodman’s new Digity LLC radio group is expected to be made public any day now. And we do have details on a related deal – the sale of two suburban Chicago FMs to Matrix Broadcasting LLC.
Radio restoration?
Brian Wieser, Senior Research Analyst at Pivotal Research Group, is seeing a positive trend emerging for the radio biz. In recent periods,
MediaVest, Google sign major ad placement deal
Outside of the usual digital UpFronts in May, Google has signed its biggest cross-media advertising
Glenn Beck customizes for Philly
Glenn Beck’s Internet-only TheBlaze Radio Network will be getting a localized Philadelphia element by
Study: Only modest local TV political gain in 2014
The lack of competitive races and even more to the point, a lack of competitive races in large media
Walden facing a primary
As Chair of the influential House Subcommittee on Communications, former radio group owner Greg Walden (R-OR) gives broadcasters
My take on “Nielsen Audio”
While there are concerns about Nielsen becoming the sole company measuring the currency for both radio and television (which was the
SiriusXM hits record Q3 revenue
The satcaster saw record revenue for the quarter of $962 million, up 11% from Q3 2012 revenue of $867 million. Net income for the quarter was $63 million, down from $75 million in Q3 ’12, which includes losses on extinguishment of debt of $108 million. Earnings per share was $0.01 in the quarter.
Another shaky review for Pandora
Valuentum’s RJ Towner took to the virtual pages of Seeking Alpha to express concern about the
Trouble at TRN with Jerry Doyle?
From Jerry Doyle's Facebook page 10/23: "Morning all. JD here. Having issues with my syndicator TRN
Consumer financial security measure slips below par
Bankrate.com says that consumer spending is the single most important factor in building a