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Net revenue increased to $52.7 million for the quarter, from $49.1 million for the Q1 2013, an increase of $3.6 million. Of the overall increase, $2.8 million was generated by the television segment and was primarily attributable to increases in local ad revenue and retransmission consent revenue. The remaining $0.8 million of the overall increase was from the radio segment and was attributable to an increase in national ad revenue.

“New Jersey Broadcasters: Challenge and Triumph!”--That’s the theme for this year’s New Jersey Broadcasters Annual Conference, and it speaks to the

Millennial Media released “Cross-Screen Consumer Behavior Decoded,” a report that explores how demographics, content, and time of day influence

CBS Corp. saw an overall down Q1, with revenues at $3.86 billion, vs. $4.04 billion in Q1 2013, which included more than $280 million from CBS’s broadcast of Super Bowl XLVII. However, the company scored record profits of $468 million in the quarter, vs. $443 million in Q1 2013. Net earnings for the quarter were $.78 per diluted share, compared with $.73 per diluted share, for Q1 2013.

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced Darryl R. Matthews, Sr. as the new Executive Director of the association

Myers, developer in broadcast management software, announced a major product upgrade to its ProWeb solution. ProWeb is a web schedule

Here’s an informal comment filed with the FCC 5/7 by Preston Padden, Executive Director/Expanding Opportunities for Broadcasters Coalition. The Coalition believes that four issues are critical to maximizing broadcaster participation and achieving a successful auction that: (a) reallocates at least 120 MHz for mobile broadband use; (b) raises plenty of money for FirstNet, deficit reduction, and other Congressional priorities; and (c) preserves competition in the wireless marketplace:

Imagine Communications, provider of software and networking solutions serving the global media broadcast and service provider markets, today

American Tower’s Q1 revenue rose 22.6% to $984.1 million and total rental and management revenue

The Federal Communications Bar Association reports Bobby Baker

Imagine Communications, provider of software and networking solutions serving the global media broadcast and service provider markets

Zacks has cut shares of Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings (N: CCO) from a neutral rating to an underperform rating in a research report sent to investors.

Myers, developer in broadcast management software, announced that WHYY-TV Philadelphia will be returning to the Myers ProTrack Broadcast Management system to manage

The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), will have a hearing to conduct oversight of the FCC on

In its newly released U.S. Local Media Forecast, BIA/Kelsey forecasts local media ad revenues to climb