Nielsen to expand TV to include broadband, iPads, game consoles
After a meeting in New York 2/19, Pat McDonough, SVP Insights and Analysis, Nielsen, tells RBR-TVBR
RIAA at loggerheads with Google over pirate sites
The music industry is still being hammered by sites that allow illegal downloading of music. It says
Nielsen gets a nod – and a downgrade – from Moody’s
Moody’s Investors Service believes that Nielsen’s acquisition of Arbitron makes all kinds of strategic sense
Nielsen/RAB: Super Bowl ad recall was low
Despite the usual hype around television ads that ran during this year’s Big Game, many viewers said they didn’t watch them – and even...
CBS Radio creates Director/Music Initiatives role
Looks like CBS may be heading down the Clear Channel path in making deals with labels:
Now Comcast won’t air ads for firearms
We recently reported the nationwide gun debate is moving to local gun shop advertising as well: Last month Time Warner Cable placed more
Gray hits record Q4, FY numbers
Gray Television’s Q4 revenue was $126.6 million, topping the previous Q4 record of $114.6 million set in 2010. Needless to say, political
Clear Channel profits in Q4, 2012
Revenues were up at Clear Channel for the Q4 based on a $50M increase over the same quarter the year prior, helping to put...
Emmis launches FM Sports Talker in Indy
Indianapolis' first FM sports station, 107.5 The Fan, has launched as a partial simulcast of Emmis’ ESPN
Golden Mike Award goes to David Barrett
The Broadcasters Foundation of America will present its 2013 Golden Mike Award to David J. Barrett, chairman and CEO, Hearst
Strong Q4 keeps radio in black for 2012
According to the latest Radio Advertising Bureau tally, radio revenues improved 4% during the fourth quarter of 2012, helping to secure a 1% gain...
Cox-Connoisseur deal price revealed
We knew that Connoisseur Media was picking up three Cox radio stations in Connecticut and the rights to an LMA for a fourth –...
Cox-SummitMedia deal price revealed
We knew that brand new radio group SummitMedia was buying 23 stations from Cox in five markets – and now we know how much...
Clear Channel strikes another record label deal
Robbins Entertainment, an independent recording company specializing in Dance/Pop music
Dish Network sues ESPN over licensing deal
Dish’s suit went to trial before a jury 2/11 over claims the sports empire owes it more than $152M after