Wireless spectrum demand lower than previously projected
Here’s a blog post by Summit Ridge Group's Armand Musey regarding wireless data traffic projections
Liberty Global to acquire Ziggo
In October Liberty Global’s preliminary takeover bid for Dutch cable TV operator Ziggo was rejected by the Ziggo board. Liberty had
Russ Withers passes at 77
Well-known TV and radio station owner and former NAB Radio Board Chairman Russ Withers died 1/24 at his daughter Dana’s home in Mount Vernon,...
Liberty Media weighs in on Charter’s TWC bid
Liberty released the following statement from its Chairman, John Malone, and its President and CEO, Greg Maffei, regarding support for
Journal Broadcast Group realigns structure
Journal Broadcast Group announced some major organizational changes to its leadership team reflecting the
Worldwide MVPD subscribers to pass 1.1 billion in 2019
The worldwide pay-TV market reached 903.3 million subscribers in 2013, generating $249.8 billion in
2013 Radio, TV transactions in review
Television station transactions exploded in 2013, because the healthy TV environment in 2012 bolstered investor confidence, according to
Unified Video Technologies updates uVOD solution
Unified Video Technologies (UNIV), provider of complete media ecosystems and software services for broadcasters, enterprises and the entertainment
“App neutrality should be part of the net neutrality discussion”
As the dust tries to settle on the recent US Court of Appeals ruling in favor of defeating the FCC’s net neutrality rules, Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Landmark Theatres, Magnolia Pictures, chairman of AXS TV and founder of Broadcast.com/AudioNet (which was sold to Yahoo! for $5.8 billion in ‘99), penned a blog via BlogMaverick warning that companies should be looking at the future of “app neutrality” as well.
Nielsen finalizes/ups offer for Harris Interactive
Nielsen can measure television audiences and radio audiences, and it would like to add the ability to obtain insights into the customers that media serves. So last November, it announced an agreement to acquire noted research firm Harris Interactive. Now, Nielsen Holdings, its wholly-owned subsidiary, Prime Acquisition Corp., and Harris Interactive announced that the offer price for all outstanding shares of common stock of Harris Interactive has been increased from $2.00 to $2.04 per share pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement announced on 11/25/13.
Reps. Pallone, Waxman urge networks on e-cigarettes
Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., senior Democrat of House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee and Henry Waxman, Ranking Member of
ATSC invites watermarking technologies proposals
The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has announced a Call for Proposals regarding audio and/or video watermarking technologies
Haim Saban to headline NAB Show
The chairman of Univision Communications, founder of Saban Capital Group and the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, will headline...
Blockbuster sells off Mexican subsidiary
Blockbuster LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DISH Network Corp., has completed the sale of Blockbuster Mexico to Grupo Elektra
NAB/NRB: Technology allows must-carry everywhere
While MVPDs are arguing on Capitol Hill that must-carry is a burden, here’s an authoritative study from the NAB and National Religious Broadcasters (NRB)...













