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
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