Wednesday, July 1, 2026

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

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 Communications

Journal Broadcast Group realigns structure

Journal Broadcast Group announced some major organizational changes to its leadership team reflecting the
People watching TV

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
BIA Kelsey

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
Mark Cuban

“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

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 / National Association of Broadcasters

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)...