Entercom

Entercom tripped up during Q3

The numbers weren’t particularly good for radio group Entercom as it watched most important metrics decrease comparing YOY Q3
People

Blogger: Radio chasing away the young demo

Gary Duff is in radio, and he has an opinion on why so many aged 18-30 are no longer in the audience – he says radio has failed to develop the talent in that age group necessary to communicate with them.
WMEN-AM 640 Sports

Dan Sileo fired after posting threatening tweet

James-Crystal Enterprises’ WMEN-AM (”640 Sports”) West Palm Beach-Miami has fired host Dan Sileo
Headline News Network

HLN preparing for programming shift, layoffs

Mediaite has learned that CNN’s sister network HLN (Headline News) is preparing for “a significant
Shopping

Washington dampens holiday spending enthusiasm

Financial services firm Edward Jones is getting contradictory results in its analysis of this year’s holiday
Nexstar Broadcasting Group

Nexstar beats Q3 expectations

One way to increase revenue in a political off year is to increase the number of stations you own and/or operate, and that has definitely been the modus operandi for Nexstar Broadcasting Group. On top of that, it was able to beat expectations.
Gavel

Stakeholders: Eschew auction restrictions or loss cash

Two organizations, The Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition and the Consumer
SBS / Spanish Broadcasting System

SBS launching “Aire Radio Networks”

The former major league pitcher for the Minnesota Twins takes another swing: Jack Hobbs, ‎Executive Vice
Gray Television

Yellowstone goes to Gray

Gray Television group has a deal to expand into three small western DMAs, acquiring three full power signals and one low power.
Mignon Clyburn

Clyburn takes on TV sports blackouts

The FCC has been telling interested legislators that it was close to issuing a recommendation on
Thumbs Up

Top 2014 auto models named

If you are a broadcast salesperson looking for something to take out into the field, your wish is our command. Consumers Digest has assessed the new crop of automobiles for 2014 and has released its Best Buy list, which includes dozens of pitch-worthy models.
Starcom

Turner, Starcom strike brand integration deal

The deal will feature brand integrations for Starcom USA (Publicis Groupe) clients within
CBS

CBS, Nielsen launching cross-media measurement trial

More good news coming from the Nielsen-Arbitron merger: They jointly announced CBS’s participation in
Chart

Retail picked up steam in September

Although government stats said otherwise, the different computational methods of the
Dollar Sign

RBR-TVBR News Analysis: Music blog and the meaning of value

A post on the website of recording industry organization musicFIRST notes that it is demeaning to be