Liberty Media ups stake in SiriusXM
Liberty Media has raised its stake (8/28) in SiriusXM Radio to 48.8% from 48.1%, according to a regulatory filing. It bought around
Dial Global responds to TRN complaint
Dial Global announced a response to the email circulated by Mark Masters, President of Talk Radio Networks. Said Spencer Brown
Judge approves royalty deal with BMI
Two years of litigation involving 7.5M musical works and 10K radio stations is now at an end, with the
Emmis employees to find surprise in their paycheck
Like a lot of media companies, the rough patch Emmis has traveled can be measured in terms of years.
TRN sues Dial Global for monopoly practices: see complaint
The complaint (which demands a jury trial), "Complaint for Violations of the Sherman Act and the Cartwright
Political spending continues to mushroom
In just about two weeks, local television political advertising for the 2012 cycle grew by 15.9%, and
Lincoln grows in Miami with WPB émigré
WMSF-FM is currently more closely associated with the West Palm Beach market than its southern neighbor Miami, but it has plans to move to...
Nexstar sells Texas TV to Sinclair surrogate
The main contract for KBTV-TV Port Arthur TX is between television groups Nexstar and Sinclair. But the actual buyer will be Deerfield Media, which...
Done deal: KXOS-FM is an ex-Emmis LA property
Grupo Radio Centro failed to close on its LMA/option with Emmis Communications for KXOS-FM
Judge denies injunction request against Liberty Media
Sirius XM shareholder City of Miami Police Relief and Pension Fund lost a bid 8/22 to stop Liberty Media from seeking to acquire a...
Watchdog petitions to block Fox TV license renewals
FOXCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington sought to have 27 Fox Television broadcast station
Cross-ownership waivers on the FCC hot seat
The Supreme Court has elected not to hear any arguments about broadcast-print cross-ownership, and according to the FCC, that
Apple scores patent on radio, video ad skipper
Considering the amount of folks listening to music (i.e. Internet Radio and streaming Broadcast Radio)
Another radio performance royalty bill drafted
Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) has put forth a bill that would charge broadcasters an interim performance royalty based on
NAB extols broadcasters’ critical role during emergencies
The FCC is looking at sustaining the reliability and continuity of electronic communications during times of