Cars that need a marketing boost
An online automobile website says there are some automobiles out there that it believes should be “flying off dealer lots,” but for some reason...
Former Citadel, Townsquare exec offered DUI plea deal
Matt Hanlon, former Citadel RVP and Townsquare Media SVP/Sales in Grand Rapids, MI has been given the opportunity to plead guilty to a reduced...
News Corp. Q3 revenue up 2% (audio)
News Corporation reported Q3 revenue of $8.40 billion, a 2% increase over the $8.26 billion of revenue reported in fiscal 2011’s Q3. The increase...
Howard Stern targeted by PTC
The Parents Television Council is going after Howard Stern and NBC’s "America's Got Talent," which hired him to be a judge. The group has...
CRE to study diary-sample improvement
The Council for Research Excellence (CRE) will conduct a three-market study encompassing various audience-measurement methods to better understand response bias in address-based audience samples. ...
Liberty Media looking to raise Sirius XM stake to 45%
On John Malone‘s Liberty Media Q1 call, the company said it plans to boost its Sirius XM holdings
WXBR locked out of studio
Richard Muserlian, GM of WXBR-AM stopped broadcasting local programming because of what he called “technical difficulties” twice last week. In fact, one host was...
Mexicanal asking affiliates to drop cable distribution
Sources within the industry tell us Mexicanal--the fifth Hispanic network after Univision, Telemundo
TV still tops with ad dollars, consumers’ media time
U.S. television ad spend was up 4.5% in 2011, according to the third and final part of Nielsen’s Advertising & Audiences Report. The report...
Scripps builds TV revenue, slows slide in print
Nine stations brought into the Scripps fold via its deal with McGraw-Hill fueled big changes in its television revenue results. And it said it...
“Hunger Games” online promotion may mean trouble for TV
Lions Gate’s success with "The Hunger Games" is being credited for using social networks and is becoming 2012's biggest blockbuster. However, that may mean...
FCC filled up on unanimous Senate vote
As expected, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) wasted no time putting the nominations to the FCC
Vacation travel on the consumer agenda
Another sign of an improving economy is the fact that the vast majority of Americans are going to spend as much or more time...
Broadcast does well for Washington Post
The company is named for one of the top newspapers in the US, but while that newspaper continues to struggle, the company’s broadcast division...
ABC News, Univision pact for new network
The offering will be both on-air and online: ABC News and Univision News have agreed to work on forming a multiplatform, 24/7 TV network....