Marketron, Harris integrate two systems (audio)
Now, companies with assets in radio, television, cable, digital and more will have another ability to view inventory, financial, advertiser and additional data in...
Bob Barry Sr. dead at 80
KFOR-TV Oklahoma City and the University of Oklahoma announced that veteran sportscaster and long-time voice of the Oklahoma Sooners Bob Barry Sr. has died...
Traffic Day is November 2
Wednesday, (November 2nd) is "Traffic Day." It's the day set aside to recognize and say "Thank You" to the unsung heroes of the so-called...
The CW, Hulu sign streaming deal
The CW struck a five-year licensing deal with Hulu for rights to stream in-season episodes of its programming on the Hulu Plus subscription service...
The very young increasingly going digital
Children’s media watchdog Common Sense notes that US citizens in the 2-4 and 5-8 demographics are increasingly using smartphones, video iPods, iPads and other...
Warner Bros. halts sale of new DVDs to Blockbuster
Warner Bros. has decided not to supply its latest DVDs to Dish Network’s Blockbuster movie-rental chain after the two sides couldn’t agree on a...
Nielsen beat expectations in Q3
Q3 revenues were up 10% for Nielsen Holdings to $1.41 billion, beating the Wall Street consensus of $1.39 billion. Earnings per share beat the consensus by six cents at 42 cents. Not surprisingly,
It will be a budget Halloween and other fun facts
LivingSocial is out with one more study of Halloween 2011, and like just about every other study we’ve seen, it is predicting flat to...
Consumers identify with movie spooks and spend carefully
A CouponCabin.com study finds that a plurality of consumers identify with “Halloween” arch-villain Michael Myers, believing themselves able to survive any and all circumstances....
4A's unveils non-discrimination vendor recommendations
As we detailed days ago, The 4A’s and its Media Policy Committee is recommending standardized best practices in non-discrimination vendor policies and procedures. The...
Daniel Burke dead at 82
Retired Capital Cities/ABC President and CEO Daniel Burke has died at his home in Rye New York from complications of Type I Diabetes. Burke,...
Andy Rooney stable after surgery
CBS released a statement on the condition of Andy Rooney which in part stated, "Andy Rooney underwent minor surgery last week and suffered serious...
Big dividend boost for Meredith shareholders
The Meredith Corporation board of directors approved a 50% increase in the company’s cash dividend on its common stock. The board also authorized a...
Comcast buying back some bonds
Come the day after Thanksgiving Comcast is buying back some of its outstanding public debt. It will redeem all of its $345 million outstanding...
SoundExchange, CD Baby want to pay $1 million in royalties
After a certain amount of time SoundExchange actually gets to keep any money that it doesn't distribute. The fees have to be paid regardless of whether the artist is registered