Roland Martin to host news show on Radio, TV One
TV One, which just announced that is saw its highest monthly primetime ratings of the year in June among Adults 25-54 and households, is...
Harris Broadcast names Charlie Vogt CEO
Less than a week after letting its CEO Harris Morris go, Harris Broadcast has a new chief. Morris was let go after five months,...
Trouble comes to $100K+ households
The monthly consumer temperature-taking from Consumer Reports was flat May to June, but the organization’s trouble tracker was up significantly. And the increase in troubles was concentrated almost exclusively on the upper end of the income scale.
Shazam gets $40 million investment from Carlos Slim
With unlimited tagging in the Free and premium Encore Apps on iOS and Android devices, Shazam lets consumers discover, explore, buy, and share music,...
Two seconds is too much of a stock tip advantage
New York AG Eric T. Schneiderman has an agreement with Thomson Reuters which is designed to level the field for those playing the stock...
CEOs show marked improvement in YOY confidence
Vistage has added yet another report that supports the body of evidence pointing to an improved economy – and this time, it measures the...
MFM announces new officers
The Media Financial Management Association and its credit wing, BCCA, will be meeting in San Jose CA 8/15/13, and presiding over that meeting will...
Home improvement projects still in the offing
Springtime is usually thought to be the heavy duty home improvement season, a high-volume time of the year for hardware and home improvement retailers. Spring is gone, but a study suggests that it’s too early to give up on the category – a lot of people have projects in the works over the summer.
TrueCar even more optimistic than KBB on car sales
The latest report on vehicle sale trends from Kelley Blue Book sees great YOY gains for the month of June and an annualized sales rate pointing to 15.5 million vehicles being driven off the lot. TrueCar believes that prediction is light by 200 thousand vehicles.
Yelp users are four-star consumers
According to a study conducted by Nielsen, a whopping 85 percent of consumers find local business information online, where reviews, store hours, deals and...
Kelley Blue Book sees green for auto industry
According to the automotive sales gurus at Kelley Blue Book, you have to go all the way back to the
Telemundo Station Group opens Mexico City office
They’ll be using the new Mexico City office to try to get Mexican companies to advertise here in the US: Telemundo Station Group’s new...
Cash-hungry Hungary contemplating ad tax
Hungary is under review per the European Commission's Excessive Deficit Procedure, and is looking to
NYSBA “Awards for Excellence in Broadcasting” presented
The New York State Broadcasters Association recognized outstanding achievement among New York’s radio and television stations at Monday night’s 47th “Awards for Excellence in...
Massachusetts Senate special attracting national cash
When John Kerry (D-MA) left the Senate to become the Secretary of State, it opened up the seat for a special election, and as...