Chart

Another slip in consumer confidence

According to the Conference Board, consumers lost their faith in the economy modestly during
Shopping

2013 holiday season will be less luxurious

While most of the prognostications we’ve seen have been calling for modest gains in gift shopping this
Clear Channel

CCM&E + CMT = multiplatform Country juggernaut

There will be unparalleled promotional exposure for any Country artist lucky enough to earn
Nielsen

Nielsen snaps up Harris Interactive

Nielsen can measure television audiences and radio audiences, and it would like to add the ability to
E.W. Scripps Company

Moody’s takes a look at E.W. Scripps

Multimedia Scripps is a company going in two directions at once. Its television properties are poised for big gains in 2014 while its newspaper...
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB, 4A’s take on ad tax changes

Two major national business organizations are taking on the folly of toying with the advertising business deduction. On top of causing immense and immediate damage to America’s media community, it will cause untold damage to the economy in general, they argue.
Consumers

NRF extrapolates positive October to the holidays

Consumers exhibited confidence during October 2013 the old-fashioned way – they spent some
Gordon Smith

Smith calls on FCC for parallel broadcast/broadband interest

Anybody who has been following the activities of the FCC during the past four years knows that the focus has been on expanding wireless telecommunications. However, NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith believes there should be equal interest in improving America’s broadcasting universe.
CNBC

CNBC launches app

The new CNBC App for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is part of NBCUniversal’s TV Everywhere roll-out with MVPDs. The free, first generation...
Shopping / Christmas / Holiday

140 million to shop over Thanksgiving

You’ll find them in stores, you’ll find them online and you’ll find them in large numbers
F-bomb

State broadcasters take on indecency

The vast majority of state broadcast associations collaborated on reply comments pertaining to
Shopping / Christmas / Holiday

Holiday winners and losers identified

Up until new, most of the prognosticators have been expecting modest increases in holiday
No!

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