Nielsen spends about $1.26B to buy Arbitron
Two ratings giants are becoming one, and for most American broadcasters, it will mean
Discovery to buy 12 TV stations, radio stations in Europe
Discovery Communications is buying 12 TV networks in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland
PTC objects to Walking Dead rating
The Parents Television Council has fired off a letter to Gordon Smith, who in addition to heading NAB is also Chairman of the TV...
Sean Creamer to become new Arbitron CEO
The Board of Directors of Arbitron announced plans to appoint Sean Creamer, 48, President and Chief Executive Officer, effective 1/1
Analyst finds a lot to like at Nexstar
Wells Fargo has decided to initiate coverage of television group Nexstar, and it does so with high expectations, to say the least
It’s not necessarily lights for LPTV
We’ve watched the FCC move rule-neglecting Class A television stations down to the lower-grade
Not much TV talk in auction hearing
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski suggested to the House Communications Subcommittee that channel repacking policy is the next
Who may succeed Karmazin at Sirius XM
Jim Meyer, Sirius XM's president of operations and sales, is a leading contender to replace Mel Karmazin
Entercom and Glassnote enter royalty deal
Clear Channel has struck a content deal with Big Machine Label Group, and Entercom followed suit. Clear
Lots of holiday spending remains undone
According to Consumer Reports, despite record spending over Thanksgiving weekend and on
FCC should have taken NAB offer on TV political ad filing
When the FCC required posting political advertising information by television stations, NAB protested
Trayvon Martin shooter sues NBC
George Zimmerman has sued NBC over an edited 911 call from the night he shot Trayvon Martin in February. Zimmerman claims he was
Harris to sell Broadcast unit for $225 million
Harris, which makes most of its revenue from tactical communications gear used by the military, said it will sell its
Pandora CEO: “Fiscal Cliff” to blame for slow ad sales
The "fiscal cliff" is to blame for Pandora's lowered revenue guidance, not increasing competition, the company's CEO Joe Kennedy said on CNBC's "Squawk on...
Cumulus and Arbitron to sign a new deal
The news of Cumulus being critical of Arbitron in recent years and selling without Arbitron ratings in numerous markets is old—along with the RFP...