Michigan delegation queries FCC on auctions
Like a number of states, Michigan is close enough to the border with a sovereign nation that the channels it has available for broadcast...
Tax time not such a bad thing for broadcasters
Nobody likes to pay taxes. However, the upside of taxation in America is the preponderance of cash that floods into the economy in the...
“Pivot” network to break out of subscription model
The new cable network from Participant Media plans to offer an Internet subscription to customers
Supreme Court sides with Comcast
A divided U.S. Supreme Court put the brakes on a class-action lawsuit against Comcast 3/28, alleging
Windows update to activate FM chip
Microsoft is preparing a new Windows Phone 8 update, The Verge has learned. Sources revealed that the software maker
DirecTV ready to draw a line on sports costs
The price of broadcast rights for professional and college-level sporting events has been skyrocketing, and as a rule
Radio freedom resolution picks up steam in Senate
109 members of the US House of Representatives are confirmed supporters of the Local Radio
Discovery Communications to launch TLC in the UK
Discovery Networks International says it will launch TLC in the UK and Ireland 4/30 on BSkyB, Sky satellite platform, Virgin Media cable TV, BT...
Bob Pittman to add Chairman stripes at Clear Channel
So says a filing with the SEC: CCME will replace Mark Mays as Chairman of the Board with CEO Bob Pittman on 5/17. He...
Judge denies motion in DigiMedia case
U.S. District Court Judge Leonard Stark has denied a motion by Mission Abstract Data and its DigiMedia Holding Group LLC, to lift the existing...
TV spectrum sellers decry FCC price-setting
The Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition says it has 40 television stations in crowded DMAs that are ready and willing to turn in licenses...
Intel close to striking deals for pay TV service
Intel is making progress in talks with Time Warner, NBC Universal and Viacom to score TV shows and films for a first-of-its kind online...
March adds gas to rosy car sales forecasts
2013 is expected to be a big year for the automotive industry, and according to TrueCar, results expected for March are falling into line...
Doug Banks launches Doug Banks Media
The national, American Urban Radio Networks-syndicated Urban AC afternoon drive-time host is growing his media empire with the launch of Doug Banks Media. Howard...
Dissecting the Sinclair-Barrington TV group deal
On the face of it, Barrington Broadcasting is selling its television group to Sinclair Television Group for $370M. Sinclair will then install it into...