Dish Network-DirecTV merger could happen
Dish tripled its cash balance during the past year and its Chairman Charlie Ergen has accumulated
Awards show drives iTunes sales
The 4/7/13 broadcast of the Academy of Country Music Awards gave CBS a win in the Nielsen race – and it was also a win for the musicians who were associated with the program.
MTV cancels Buckwild; producer vows to continue
MTV decided to cancel the show a week after one of its stars, Shain Gandee, 21, was found dead 4/1 in his vehicle, along...
Alec Baldwin may host NBC “Late-Night”
Following news that "Late Night" host Jimmy Fallon will be taking over for Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" next year, former "30 Rock"...
Investors like TV, lukewarm on radio
Wells Fargo’s NAB Investor Forum yielded a sense of the broadcasting business, according to the company’s Marci Ryvicker. In general, TV is looking
Pandora hits 200M registered users
The milestone refers to registered users just in the US. The music discovery radio service had its first user register in the summer of...
Clear Channel Winds-Up with another label deal
Wind-Up Records is said to be one of the biggest indies out there, and the label is becoming the latest addition to Clear Channel’s
Univision: Aereo could also force it to cable
Shortly after News Corp. President/COO Chase Carey raised the possibility of becoming a subscription cable service if
NAB: GE Capital wants to do business
While some have said that NAB is off to a slow start, at least in terms of deal making, there is a bright
Viacom and Disney stocks at all-time high
Viacom's stock hit the high after Nomura analyst Michael Nathanson raised his price target by $2 to $68. He also reiterated his "buy" rating...
Fox may go to cable-only if Aereo wins
And can anyone blame them? News Corp. President/COO Chase Carey told an NAB Show audience that,
NAB’s Smith addresses NAB
National Association of Broadcasters President/CEO Gordon Smith began and concluded his keynote address with a thank you. In between, he expressed
Another misguided attack on the FCC over indecency
Morality in Media, which is primarily concerned with pornography, also keeps its eye on indecency issues
Garber weighs in on the future of radio
Many events during the past 80 or 90 years have motivated observers to predict the imminent demise of AM and FM radio – and...
Dial Global consolidates ops in LA
As part of a consolidation of its facilities in LA, Dial Global is moving some operations at its Valencia