Stock Market

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
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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.
Brian Wieser

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

Glenn Beck customizes for Philly

Glenn Beck’s Internet-only TheBlaze Radio Network will be getting a localized Philadelphia element by
Political Advertising

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
Greg Walden

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
Sirius XM

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.
Pandora

Another shaky review for Pandora

Valuentum’s RJ Towner took to the virtual pages of Seeking Alpha to express concern about the
Jerry Doyle

Trouble at TRN with Jerry Doyle?

From Jerry Doyle's Facebook page 10/23: "Morning all. JD here. Having issues with my syndicator TRN
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Consumer financial security measure slips below par

Bankrate.com says that consumer spending is the single most important factor in building a
iTunes Radio

iTunes Radio now at 20 million listeners

Since launching iTunes Radio some 5 weeks ago, Apple says the Pandora-like service has reached
Nielsen

Nielsen profit spikes on TV ratings demand

Nielsen Holdings NV reported a 28% rise in Q3 profit due to higher demand for the company's
Film On

FilmOn X says it’s not in contempt of court

On the deadline day set by a federal judge last week to explain why she shouldn’t hold FilmOn X in