Tuesday, June 2, 2026

FCC dishes out more trouble for noncompliant Class As

Three more Class A television stations have been fingered for FCC punitive action. One – perhaps the lucky one – has been hit with...
Charles Grassley

Document dump to House panel may hasten arrival of new noms

The FCC has honored the request of House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg
Rush Limbaugh

Orbital support for Limbaugh voiced

The word choice made by radio talker Rush Limbaugh regarding Sandra Fluke has been documented, debated, decried
News Corporation

News Corp. planning sports network to rival ESPN

News Corp. is reportedly in the works to convert its Fuel action-sports network into a more
Dollar Sign

Townsquare borrowing $265 million on Wall Street

Privately owned Townsquare Radio, whose principal investors are funds of Oaktree Capital, is the latest
Rush Limbaugh

Website launches to defend Rush’s local advertisers

Says the site: “Well-funded professional activists, led by the left-wing pressure group
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

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Tribune Broadcasting

Tribune about to pull stations from DirecTV

The retransmission contract between multimedia Tribune and satellite MVPD DirecTV expires