Auction-related international spectrum talks in progress
In order to pull of the incentive auction program of television spectrum in 2014, the FCC must
GM returns to FB with Chevrolet Sonic effort
In a report from The Wall Street Journal, GM’s marketing VP for its Chevrolet division, Chris Perry, was quoted as saying that the company...
Sirius XM’s new Chairman is Gregory Maffei
Gregory Maffei, president and CEO of Liberty Media, has replaced Eddy Hartenstein as chairman of the
Walden targeted by Club for Growth
House Communications Subcommittee Chair Greg Walden (R-OR) criticized Social Security cuts in a budget submitted by President
Court turns down Howard Stern’s Sirius XM appeal
Howard Stern lost a bid to revive his pay lawsuit against Sirius XM Radio after a New York state appeals court found he wasn’t...
Sinclair reels in Fisher in merger
No grass is growing under the feet of the Sinclair M&A team – its latest deal will bring in 20 television stations, relationships with...
Mel Karmazin made $11 Million last year
The Sirius XM Satellite Radio CEO departed the satellite service last year with plenty of money in his pockets. Karmazin earned $11M
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