March radio deals leave massive paper trail
So far in 2013, two out of 59 radio deals have accounted for over 75% of all value – they are the two sales by Cox to two different buyers. Not only did dealing slump in March, the amount of actual cash changing hands was utterly eclipsed by the seller paper involved in the deals.
Live TV ratings taking a big hit, thanks to time-shifting
The rapid rise of time-shifted viewing, driven by DVRs, VOD and mobile devices, have decimated TV ratings in Q1 and threatens to
SiriusXM reports record EBITDA, subscribers
Q1 saw revenue of $897 million, up 12% from Q1 2012’s revenue of $805 million. Net income for Q1 2013 and 2012 was $124...
Big TV payday for Phillies in the offing?
Yahoo Sports noted the spending spree that a new TV deal sparked for the Los Angeles Dodgers, and said the next big deal could enrich the Philadelphia Phillies. But at least one baseball executive worries that this may simply be the next bubble waiting to burst.
Barry Diller: the legal battle is over
The IAC Chairman and Aereo head honcho told a crowd at the Milken Institute's Global Conference in Beverly Hills 4/29 that Aereo's
Sinclair scores a Q1 touchdown
The Super Bowl was one of the reasons rapidly-expanding Sinclair Television Group was able to post better than 7% gains in same-station local revenue...
HuffPost Live content coming to cable
The Huffington Post has found a home on cable TV for its eight-month-old Internet channel, HuffPost Live. Mark Cuban's cable channel
“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