Sunday, May 31, 2026

Shopping / Christmas / Holiday

Holiday winners and losers identified

Up until new, most of the prognosticators have been expecting modest increases in holiday
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State broadcasters blast Congressional ad tax plans

The deductibility of advertising expense has been a cornerstone of America’s business regulation for

RCS releases Zetta 2.8

RCS announced the latest release of its award-winning playout system designed by radio engineers. 2.8 is a software solution more advanced, reliable, comfortably intuitive...
CEA / Consumer Electronics Association

What they’ll be talking about at the next CES

The Consumer Electronics Association will be holding the 2014 International CES from January 7
SAG - AFTRA / One Union

KPBS staff joins SAG-AFTRA

The San Diego public radio and television employees voted 11/18 to join 165,000 media and entertainment professionals in recognizing SAG-AFTRA as their union. The new bargaining unit will cover 55 public media pros who produce, report, host, and present content for television, radio, and the internet. This election allows them to move forward to negotiate a first contract.
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Online to accelerate local media growth

BIA/Kelsey has reviewed its predictions for local media revenue and says the sector will do better
File Cabinet

FCC ownership filing deadline extended

The fallout from the government shutdown continues – in this case, the deadline to return the biennial ownership report sent to the FCC on Form 323 has been extended.
Shopping

Moms looking for holiday discounts

Digital will continue to grow as a factor in holiday shopping, and that definitely goes for perhaps THE major shopper category – moms. A study from Adroit Digital spells out what they are looking for.

James Murdoch sells chunk of 21st Century Fox

The 21st Century Fox deputy COO, has sold about 18.5% of his stake in the media company for about $15 million. Murdoch, son of...
SBS / Spanish Broadcasting System

SBS increases revenue, treads water on profits

Special event income helped fuel impressive growth in the amount of money Spanish Broadcasting System brought in Q3, but the expenses associated with the events also put the squeeze on the company’s margin.
Shopping

Another study sees improved holiday spending

The latest look at the state of the retail community from Euclid finds quite a few areas of concern, and joins with many others in taking a swipe at Congress for the government shutdown. But in the end, it thinks holiday shopping will improve YOY.
FCC

FCC OKs increase in foreign broadcast investment

In what amounts to a new way of looking at existing regulation, the FCC under new Chairman Tom
NJBA / New Jersey Broadcasters Association

NJ Broadcasters oppose changes in ad tax deductibility

New Jersey Broadcasters Association President Paul Rotella has signaled the NJBA’s strong
Democrat and Republican

Battlegrounds: Dems aim at GOP governors

Emboldened by retaking the Governor’s Mansion in Virginia via the victory
US Congress

State broadcasters protest Camp ad deduction proposal

50 state broadcast organizations have written to House leaders urging them to refrain from any changes in