NAB addresses channel sharing report; will work with broadcasters
In response to a report released on a pilot project examining channel sharing by two broadcast television stations in LA as part of the broadcast spectrum incentive auction, NAB EVP Dennis Wharton said:
Imagine Communications unveils new offerings
Imagine Communications, previously Harris Broadcast (which also split off into Gates Air), detailed new offerings and products at its recent MediaDay
Amazon plans free streaming audio, video service
Amazon.com plans a free, advertising-supported streaming television and music-video service, a departure
Rep. Waxman, Sen. Markey introduce GRID Act
On 3/26, Rep. Henry A. Waxman and Sen. Edward J. Markey introduced the Grid Reliability and Infrastructure
Marketron launches Mediascape Streaming
Marketron, provider of business software solutions and services for the media industry, announced the beta launch of “Mediascape Streaming,” a new
This date in radio & television
March 25th: Two decades before Ed Wynn was a winner as a radio showman and subsequently a hit on television, he was the first entertainer on the vaudeville bill when New York City's Palace Theater opened for business on this date in 1913.
This was the date in 1943 that Garry Moore and Jimmy "Schnoze" Durante, began a four-year run on NBC Radio, in place of the Abbott and Costello Show, which was derailed by Lou Costello's heart attack. This was, in fact, Jimmy and Garry's radio premiere and both of them went on to TV careers. Bud & Lou also found the video medium and continued making movies after Costello's recovery.
Social TV impact addressed in new CRE study
One of every six times a viewer is watching primetime TV, that viewer also is using social media
SMI Media Index details February ad spend
The Standard Media Index Ad Spend Report pools aggregated Ad Spend data from a number of agency groups.
DirecTV closes on senior note offering
DirecTV Holdings and DirecTV Financing Co., indirect subsidiaries of DirecTV, announced the closing of their public offering of $1.25 billion
Shareholders re-elect all Disney directors
Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company at the 2014 Annual Meeting elected all 10 members of the board standing for re-election and supported
Myers details participation in PBS TechCon
Myers, developer of broadcast management software, announced key roles it will play at this years’
The Revolution radio re-ups with Outdoor Channel
The Outdoor Channel announced the expansion of its multi-platform partnership with “The Revolution
Harris Broadcast becomes Imagine Communications, GatesAir
Harris Broadcast, part of The Gores Group and provider of
AudienceXpress signs audience data deal with Nielsen
AudienceXpress, a leading programmatic TV platform and a subsidiary of Visible World, announced a new deal with
Mediacom Broadband proposes senior notes offering
Mediacom Broadband LLC and Mediacom Broadband Corporation, wholly-owned subsidiaries of Mediacom Communications, announced they