Karmazin to step down from SiriusXM
SiriusXM Radio announced that CEO Mel Karmazin informed its Board he will be leaving on 2/2/13, following
Courtside launches “Launchpad Digital Media”
Courtside Entertainment CEO Norm Pattiz has formed a partnership with Kit Gray to form Launchpad Digital Media a new division
Hulu viewership drops sharply this year
Maybe Providence Equity Partners knew something when it sold its 10% stake in Hulu earlier this month for $200 million: Hulu, co-owned
“Attitudes Towards Digital Audio Advertising” study released
TargetSpot, the largest digital audio advertising network, announced the results of its new study, conducted
Price for WFME-FM: It’s complicated
The paperwork has finally been posted at the FCC for the sale of WFME-FM from Family Stations to Cumulus. It turns out it’s not...
DISH Network and Voom reach settlement
DISH Network has settled all of its pending litigation with Voom HD Holdings. The $2.4 billion legal
Aereo expands to PCs
Barry Diller’s Aereo TV-over-Internet service is expanding availability in its first market—NYC. Aereo is still limited to residents there, but it's
Political dollars continue to flow
Total television political spending has made it to $1.33B as of 9/30/12, according to figures released by Marci Ryvicker of Wells Fargo
Cumulus signs Michael Savage
Savage, off air since last September after winning a legal battle with Talk Radio Network, told the San Francisco Chronicle 10/10 he expects to...
Cumulus snags Family Stations’ Apple FM
Religious broadcast group Family Stations has finally signed on the bottom line to let WFME-FM Newark NJ move into the world of
Gannett television interests take flight in Q3
The strong NBC presence in the Gannett television station portfolio, along with excellent political results, fueled massive YOY gains in the
Sinclair spins out of Lansing
WLAJ-TV Lansing MI, a Sinclair outlet bringing ABC programming to the market, plus CW over a digital side channel, is being sold to Shield...
Going to court: Radio sick of SESAC
The Radio Music License Committee is bringing antitrust charges against music licensing group SESAC, citing
Emmis shows modest pro forma growth
The results registered by a slimmed-down Emmis Communications may not look like
CBS and DirecTV reach long-term retrans deal
Another peaceful retransmission consent deal has been struck which will ensure that the owned-and-operated television stations













