Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Chart

Conference Board registers confidence slip

The report on consumer confidence in March that was released recently by BIGinsight recorded a modest gain from February, but that result
Nielsen

Nielsen, Disney/ABC Television Group to measure iPad behavior

Data will include information on when web and app usage is
Sirius XM

SiriusXM sues SoundExchange over performance royalties

Seeking to reduce the overhead cost of paying performance royalties, SiriusXM has been trying to
News Corporation

NDS accused of aiding piracy against ITV

More trouble for News Corp.: NDS, a conditional access software developer acquired by News
Auto

Moody’s: US media industry to see windfall from auto rebound

That headline is not ours, it is the one Moody’s Investors Service used on its announcement of new
ACME Communications

ACME to make distribution to shareholders

ACME Communications is down to two television stations and one syndicated program. But it has
Gavel

Arbitron settles shareholder lawsuit

A class-action securities lawsuit against Arbitron and its executives is about to come to an end. Arbitron disclosed in an SEC filing
Sold

Connoisseur ups profile with Barnstable Long Island stations

Bloomington, IL. Huntington, WV. Billings, MT. Wichita, KS. Erie, PA. Omaha, NE. Rapid City, SD
Tribune Broadcasting

Tribune about to pull stations from DirecTV

The retransmission contract between multimedia Tribune and satellite MVPD DirecTV expires
Arbitron

Arbitron settles PPM lawsuit by California AG

Arbitron announced that it has come to terms with one of the state attorneys general who filed suit over its Portable People Meter (PPM)...
Deal

Newport Television group said to be on the block

Providence Equity Partners formed Newport Television LLC and acquired radio giant Clear Channel’s television assets about four
Chart

Consumer confidence continuing to climb

The latest look at consumer confidence by BIGinsight shows the upward trend is still in place. In fact
Gavel

Emmis sues its preferred shareholders

We called that one right! Even as RBR-TVBR was writing Friday (3/23) that a new round of litigation might
Rush Limbaugh

Rush to SiriusXM a solution, say some

Should Rush move to Sirius XM or online? It’s certainly been a solution for Howard Stern and others. With advertisers bailing on El Rushbo,...
Belo

Analyst upbeat on Belo prospects

Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker has been digging into Belo Corporation, meeting for two days