Maffei: Liberty may not spin SiriusXM
As Liberty Media is already over 49% ownership of SiriusXM, inching very close to controlling the company, Liberty CEO Greg Maffei took a step...
CBS to drop Dish if it keeps AutoHop
CBS CEO Les Moonves said the company will end up pulling the CBS Television Network from Dish Network unless it discontinues
Arbitron, comScore to launch cross-platform measurement with ESPN
The two ratings/measurement companies will develop the first-ever five-platform measurement initiative that would provide a view of changing consumption of video, audio and display...
Core advertiser gains seen for TV’s odd-year revenue trough
A survey of industry insiders from TVNewsCheck has yielded predictions for 2013 – and the story is that a 4% gain in core spot...
NAB makes the case for broadcast television
The video marketplace has been in flux since cable became a force to be reckoned with, and the addition of satellite, telco and internet...
Broadcast leads media in sluggish advertising market
Television was up 4.4% in the second quarter and radio was up 1.9%, according to a study from Kantar Media. The results are well...
NPG expands into Santa Barbara with KEYT-TV
There will be a new player in the Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-San Luis Obispo DMA once News-Press & Gazette closes on its acquisition of ABC...
Judge says TWC can import Nexstar signals to other DMAs
Time Warner Cable is a frequent blackout inciter when it comes to retransmission consent negotiations – and to get around that, it has
Liberty Media buys 5.5 Million more SiriusXM shares
It looks like Liberty Media has likely hit the 49.9% ownership stake and will now wait for the FCC’s decision on de jure control....
Apple building service to compete with Pandora, iHeart
The Wall Street Journal and NY Times report Apple is preparing to launch its own ad-supported music
Local TV has already banked $800M in political
Political spending during the month of August was 77% higher than it was in July and the total spending
Analyst says TV hot, radio & outdoor not
Wells Fargo’s Marci Ryvicker says that local television is getting two boosts simultaneously, from the
Journal expands into Nashville with CBS WTVF
Multimedia Journal Communications says it isn’t just getting another television station in WTVF
Emmis wins round in court v. preferred shareholders
An injunction against Emmis Communications sought by a disgruntled, dividend-seeking shareholder group has been
MSOs may get approval to encrypt basic-cable signals
Cable companies led by Comcast are close to winning FCC approval to start encrypting basic- tier signals