Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Fisher Communications

Fisher exploring its options

And one of those options is the possible sale of the company. The main goal is to enhance shareholder value, however, and no particular...
Media system in a vehicle

Radio danger signs abound in the car of the near future

Radio makes its living primarily by catering to Americans driving to and from work, and for years, it has owned the in-vehicle news and...
Aereo

Aereo adding 22 more markets

Aereo has raised an additional $38 million and will be expanding into 22 cities. Barry Diller's IAC and other investors like Highland Capital

Sprint commits to FM on cell

FM radio will be available to Sprint customers on select Windows and Android smartphones for a period of three years under a new agreement...
Ford

Ford’s SYNC will run individual station apps; Greater Media first

Ford has chosen Detroit-based jacApps as the recommended mobile app developer for its new
TV Remote

Independent cable channels on the endangered list

The pricing structure of the video marketplace is undergoing a transformation, and MVPDs forced
Sirius XM

Fox News Radio bites back after drop from Sirius XM

Fox News Talk no longer airs on the XM platform and is no longer available online on SiriusXM Internet Radio. It was dropped on...
Sirius XM

FCC lets Liberty liberate Sirius XM licenses

Liberty Media won FCC approval to assume the broadcast licenses from Sirius XM Radio, the latest hurdle
Deal

New television group on the prowl for stations

New Vision Television Group ceased to exist when the sale of its stations to LIN closed last fall. However,
Current TV

Al Gore sells Current TV to Al-Jazeera

The former VP and Current TV Chairman and co-founder has pocketed quote a profit in selling his cable channel Current TV to
Cumulus

Arbitron upgrades convinced Dickey to re-up Cumulus

The news of Cumulus being critical of Arbitron in recent years and selling without Arbitron ratings in
FCC

FCC approves disputed Cumulus deals in Mobile and Pensacola

For television stations operating under Nielsen definitions, there is one market called Mobile
Mignon Clyburn

Mignon Clyburn earns full FCC term

Democratic FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn breezed through the renomination process in the Senate, earning her first full term at the
Tribune Broadcasting

Tribune emerges from Chapter 11

It’s official – multimedia Tribune Company is reorganized, out of Chapter 11 protection and getting set to begin distributions to creditors
DirecTV

DirecTV to up subscriber fees by 4.5%

Its service fees will rise by an average of 4.5% on 2/7 due to increasing programming costs