Private company optimism skyrockets
PwC has released its latest barometer of sentiment among the CEO/CFO ranks at major private companies. 21% of them expressed optimism about the US...
NHMC delivers petition to CC Media board: Fire John and Ken
On the eve of Clear Channel's shareholder meeting in San Antonio, the National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) delivered over 16,000 signatures to the company’s...
Suit against SAG/AFTRA merger pulled
Opponents of the merger of media labor organizations Screen Actors Guild and American Federation of Television & Radio Actors say they still believe the...
Super gaffe: FTC slams Skechers advertising
Advertising claiming that customers could lose weight, tone up and improve cardiovascular health simply by donning Skechers footware – some of it aired during...
Moonves latest to bash Auto Hop
CBS CEO Leslie Moonves said he believes Dish's new Auto Hop feature, which allows viewers to skip spots when they watch DVR’ed shows, is...
American teens watch TV and game just about anywhere
While the 18-34 year old demo may be known for their hunger for online video and social networking, their younger counterparts have an appetite...
Columbia University’s WKCR fined $10,000
WKCR-FM, the radio station of Columbia University, has been fined $10,000 by the FCC over a lapse in its record-keeping from 1998 to 2005....
Multifaceted inspirational outfit Light grows in Q1
Light Media managed to grow Q4 2011 revenues by a factor of better than 50% and almost pulled off the feat again during Q1...
New commissioners an afterthought at FCC oversight hearing
Newly-minted FCC Commissioners Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai were in attendance at the Wednesday 5/16/12 Senate Commerce Committee hearing on the agency. But unless...
Broadcast an afterthought in FCC oversight hearing
The closest thing to news to come out of the meeting is Chairman Julius Genachowski’s statement
Dear RAB: Why WhyRadio?
Dear RAB: Why WhyRadio?
It looks slick, has the term "reaches" listed more times than I care to count, and RAB must have had a...
Pandora CEO aims at taking more radio revenue
At the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in Boston, Pandora CEO Joe Kennedy spoke again this week about their strategy to...
FTC shuts down internet advertising scam
The web is the wild wild west of advertising these days – and in this case, a company advertised a service that was supposed...
SBS Q1 up 4% (audio)
Spanish Broadcasting System’s net revenue was $32.1 million compared to $30.8 million for Q1 2011—an increase of $1.3 million or 4%. Radio net revenue...
Copps suggests guidelines for new Commissioners
Michael Copps, the most recently-departed FCC commissioner, has outlined what should be expected of an FCC commissioner as two get set to move into...