“FCC Seeks To Weaken Indecency Enforcement”
That’s the title of an email sent to RBR-TVBR by the content watchdogs at Morality in Media. The email was
Objection overruled: Cox radio deals approved
Citizens for Equity in Taxation has filed a petition to deny the sale of radio stations from Cox to SummitMedia and Connoisseur Media on grounds that ultimately its members, and indeed, all citizens of the US will have to pay more taxes to make up for taxes potentially avoided by the dealing parties.
AOL Music shutting down?
While we write this, AOL Radio, powered by Slacker, is still playing. However, the AOL Music site, which houses AOL Radio, is reportedly
Hyundai pulls suicide ad (video)
Hyundai pulled a suicide ad 4/25 amid outcries from the public. The online effort featured a man trying to commit suicide
Cars continue to be driven off dealership lots
The rebound of the automobile industry has been one of the key factors in the return to health of broadcasters, and Kelley Blue
Nielsen Q1 income up, thanks to retail measurement
Nielsen reported Q1 net income was up a healthy 36% to $34 million, or 53% compared to Q1 2012. Net income per share, was...
Glowing reviews after Nexstar’s latest buy
Wells Fargo analyst Marci Ryvicker felt the need to hit the caplock key when describing the accretive properties of Nexstar’s $270M
Nexstar acquires CCA group
Stations belonging to Communications Corporation of America and White Knight Broadcasting will be going to
Univision launching Uforia music service
Univision announced the Uforia music service and upgraded radio app focused on content curation and customizable channels at the Billboard Latin Music Conference 4/23....
Thought-provoking Sinclair El Paso buy/assign deal
A deal for KDBC-TV El Paso TX ultimately involves not two but four companies, and it would appear to signal that more dealing is at hand. The seed contract spells the transfer of the station from TTBG to Sinclair.
Retransmission fees deliver flat Q1 at Media General
Media General’s Q1 revenue was $73.9 million, down slightly from $74.2 million last year. Gross Political revenues took a big hit
Cox Enterprises reshuffles management team
Cox Enterprises announced that after 33 years of service President and CEO Jimmy Hayes will retire in April, 2014
Montana’s Senator Baucus retiring
The Democratic Party already was facing a challenging 2014 election cycle before the retirement announcements started flowing.
Aereo to launch in Boston
The much-embattled live broadcast TV streaming service owned by Barry Diller will launch their platform in Boston on 5/15
GE Capital at the NAB
Sometimes a party is just a party, and other times this type of event gets a little extra attention, as was the case at...