Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Aereo

Aereo wins a big round in battle with TV networks

Aereo, Barry Diller’s streaming service that allows subscribers to receive and record programs over
Sold

Lockwood strikes again with NC buy

James L. Lockwood just closed on an acquisition in the Knoxville TN DMA, and now has a pending
Cumulus

Cumulus gets a mixed Moody’s review

Both the corporate family rating of radio group Cumulus Media and its probability of default rating slipped
NBC

NBC Sports Radio launches

And it’s no April Fools prank: The joint venture between NBC Sports Group and Dial Global went live 4/1 with a full slate of...

15 years left for radio: A foolish prediction?

Former NPR CEO Ken Stern, who has just written a book on the current state of charities, found himself talking to Motley Fool about...
Barbara Walters

Barbara Walters to retire next year

The media icon plans to retire next year, ending a TV career that began more than 50 years ago and made her a trailblazer...
HD Radio

New HD Radio receiver technology to be at NAB

Palm Beach, FL-based Digital PowerRadio (DPR), an advanced radio techniques technology company, will present a technology
Gavel

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...
Pile of Money

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...
Cable / Satellite

“Pivot” network to break out of subscription model

The new cable network from Participant Media plans to offer an Internet subscription to customers
Comcast

Supreme Court sides with Comcast

A divided U.S. Supreme Court put the brakes on a class-action lawsuit against Comcast 3/28, alleging
Microsoft

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

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
US Congress

Radio freedom resolution picks up steam in Senate

109 members of the US House of Representatives are confirmed supporters of the Local Radio
TLC / The Learning Channel

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...