Sunday, June 28, 2026

Money

Total Media Ad Spend Growth Slows

Global ad spending will grow, but at a slower rate than previously forecast.

E-Book Sales Take a Hit

Electronic book sales are not taking off.
Gray Television

Gray to Take $6 Million Charge

There are financial repercussions for Gray to repping its national ad sales itself.
Cable / Satellite

Cable Bundle Is Powerful Yet Vulnerable

Will TV's future television be helped or hurt by the cable bundle?

Insight Into Dangers, Determination in Local Broadcast News

Those starting out in television and radio news face long hours and little pay.

Public Stations Handle Money, Too

Greater Public helps stations garner more fundraising dollars.
Stock Market

Is “Correction” Done Yet?

How could the stock plunge potentially affect radio or television stocks this week?
Rentrak

Rentrak Helps Viamedia Drive Auto Sales

Movie and TV everywhere measurement service Rentrak announced increased sales
Pile of Money

Big Election Dollars on the Way

Political advertising is forecast to hit a record in 2016
Townsquare Media Group

Townsquare to Acquire NAME

Townsquare Media, Inc. has filed paperwork with the SEC regarding its entry into a definitive purchase agreement

Fast Company to Hold Innovation Festival

Fast Company has announced its first-ever Fast Company Innovation Festival

Automated-X Acquires Saddle Ranch Pictures

Automated-X, Inc. announced Monday that it had acquired Saddle Ranch Pictures in a stock transaction
Apple

Apple Delays Live TV Service

Apple is pushing back plans to launch a live, Internet TV service
Chart

Cable, DBS Declines Explored

More insight’s from SNL Kagan’s multichannel subscription review show cable’s basic-subscriber losses in the second quarter at 350,000. That’s their lowest since 2008, when the...

Who’s Got The Jump On Streaming Revenue?

Juniper Research forecasts ad-based music streaming revenues