MAB names 2013 Broadcast Excellence Award recipients
The Michigan Association of Broadcasters (MAB) and MAB Foundation announce the
Liberty Global to offer mobile service across Europe
John Malone’s Liberty Global has been active in the European cable market of late, taking over Virgin Media in the U.K. in 2013 and agreeing to buy Dutch operator Ziggo NV in January. Now Liberty Global says it plans to offer mobile phone services to customers throughout Europe
Katz raises $170K for Broadcasters Foundation
Katz Media Group announced the results of its fifth annual membership drive to support the Broadcasters Foundation of America. This year’s contributions
Retail sales rebound slightly in February
American consumers powered through the winter weather lifting retail sales in February. According to the National Retail Federation, February
Fox Sports 1 to simulcast WFAN’s Mike Francesa Show
FOX Sports and CBS Radio’s WFAN-AM/FM, the most listened to sports radio station in the nation, have reached
Sean Combs to bid $200 million for Fuse TV
Sean Combs, the hip-hop mogul now known as Diddy, has bid about $200 million for the Fuse cable-TV channel, according to a Bloomberg report. Combs has his hand in a variety of businesses and founded cable-music channel Revolt TV. Revolt made its debut on Comcast last year and airs music videos, live performances, news and interviews. Fuse is dedicated mostly to music, and features original series and specials, exclusive interviews, live concerts and blocks of music videos.
Millennials spend 30% of media time on user-generated content
Crowdtap, a Social Influence Marketing Platform, has released a new research report on the media consumption
MAPB elects new officers
The Michigan Association of Public Broadcasters (MAPB) elected the 2014 Officers of the Board of Directors during its board meeting held on 3/11 in conjunction with the Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference and Expo (GLBC).
Efficio Solutions partners with Marketron’s Mediascape
Marketron, provider of business software solutions for the media industry, announced the integration of Efficio’s CRM and Yield Management
Aereo shuts down in Denver, Salt Lake City
Aereo's broadcast TV streaming service in Denver and Salt Lake City were on a couple of weeks after Judge Dale Kimball of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Utah granted Community Television of Utah, KUTV-TV, FOX Broadcasting and Nexstar a preliminary injunction on 2/20, but as of 3/8, they’re off. On 3/7 a panel of...
US ranks 31st in internet speed
Say what? According to a recent study by Ookla Speedtest, the U.S. ranks a shocking 31st in the world in terms of average download speeds. The leaders in the world are Hong Kong at 72.49 Mbps and Singapore on 58.84 Mbps. And America? Averaging speeds of 20.77 Mbps, it falls behind countries like Estonia, Hungary, Slovakia, and Uruguay,
Comcast completes FreeWheel buy
Comcast has finished deal to buy FreeWheel, the Web video ad-serving company. Comcast will end up paying $360 million for the seven-year-old startup. If you throw in employee retention bonuses and other comp, the number could hit $375 million, noted Recode.net.
Nielsen releases Q4 Cross-Platform Report
According to Nielsen’s latest cross-platform report, Americans consumed nearly 60 hours of content each week across platforms including
Viacom announces $1.5 billion debt offering
Viacom has agreed to sell $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 2.200% senior notes due 2019
Journal Q4 down 12%; Broadcasting down 13%
In Journal’s Q4, revenue of $107.4 million decreased 12.1%, though increased 11.0% excluding political and the extra week in 2013. Operating earnings