Toledo retrans/SSA battle goes to court
Raycom Media owns CBS WTOL in the Toledo market. American Spirit Media just bought Fox WUPW from LIN and entered into an SSA with...
Liberty Media filing details plan to control Sirius XM
The battle continues for SiriusXM. Here’s the latest move: In an SEC filing 5/31, John Malone’s Liberty Media said it wants to take over...
Judge issues TRO against Fox over Dish’s AutoHop
U.S District Court Judge Laura Swain issued a preliminary restraining order 5/30 that bars Fox from pursuing its suit against Dish
Pleasant headache dept: What to do with all this cash flow?
By a number of standards, the Great Recession is over – companies that survived by getting leaner and meaner are now still lean and...
GOP PACs looking to spend $1B this cycle
The combined financial might of a PAC dedicated to the support of Mitt Romney and a platoon of political
Legislators questioned fairness of TV online political info
John Dingell (D-MI) and Gene Green (D-TX) wrote a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
Add NBCU, CBS to Dish Network suits
We didn’t think it would take long for more to join Fox in filing suits against Dish Network over its
Not your everyday television station transfer
There has been renewed interest in the acquisition of Class A and low power television stations this year
Former Cumulus Houston properties on the move
A Sports AM station serving the Houston market is said to be picking up one FM, and a national
Fox sues Dish over AutoHop
Exactly as we figured would happen, Fox Broadcasting has sued Dish Network for breach of contract and copyright violation, becoming the first television network...
Inner City Columbia SC FM spun off
The final brick in the Inner City bankruptcy sell-off has now been laid. WZMJ-FM Batesburg SC, serving the Columbia SC market, has been sold...
Viacom ups dividend
Sumner Redstone’s Viacom Inc., which provides entertainment for millions over a multitude of media platforms, is adding the sum of two-and-a-half cents to its...
CBS looks strong going forward
Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente had a few comments to make about the prospects for CBS after hearing its CFO Joe Ianniello
NAB takes online TV political file rule to court
It seems the very height of unfairness for the FCC to force television stations to post sensitive political advertising information online while imposing no...
Limbaugh took a ratings hit last month
Rush took a significant ratings hit in some key markets for April in the wake of the Sandra Fluke controversy. Ratings fell 27% in...