Metro re-ups with Emmis Indianapolis
Westwood One’s Metro Traffic penned a new multi-year agreement with Emmis’ WFNI-AM, WIBC-FM, WLHK-FM and WYXB-FM in Indianapolis for traffic surveillance tools, on-air talent,...
Loss of football not seen as big loss for networks
Analysts have stuck with their NFL pre-lockout analysis now that the lockout is in effect. Any revenue losses suffered by national football-carrying networks will be offset by nearly equivalent decreases
Univision President/CEO Joe Uva resigns
He informed the Board of Directors at the top Spanish-language media company in the U.S that he has chosen not to renew his employment...
LBI Media prices bond offering
LBI Media, known in the industry as Liberman Broadcasting, has priced its previously announced offering of new senior secured notes due 2019. The private...
Metro Traffic and Radio One renew
Westwood One’s Metro Traffic announced a multi-year agreement with Radio One to be the exclusive traffic content partner for the company’s 52 stations. Metro...
OTT threat is overstated
Some of the OTT
NPR's Quid Pro Quo: "No Religious Programming Permitted"
I found this out when I asked the local Sacred Heart University station why they didn't program any "God" on their FM
DirecTV wants its bonds back
Satellite broadcast service DirecTV has begun a cash tender for any and all of its outstanding 6 3/8% senior notes due 2015. That’s $1...
Commerce rumors swirl past Julius Genachowski
Talk about moving FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski seems to be on the wane, and names of past and present leaders at big time corporations such as Google and Pfizer is on the upswing
StorerTV celebrating 25th Anniversary at NAB
The television program management software provider is celebrating this milestone during the NAB Show in Las Vegas. For 25 years, StorerTV has created software...
FCC Incentive Auction Webinar: More questions than answers!
SpectrumEvolution.org (SEO) had the opportunity to participate in the first webinar on incentive auctions held today
Analyst looks at the Citadel sale multiple
Marci Ryvicker at Wells Fargo Securities has been looking at the final deal terms...She said it validates the trading multiples of 8-10 times EBITDA
Jim Higgins' dad passes
United Stations' President/COO Jim Higgins has lost his father, George Higgins, at 92. George was a US Navy vet and a lifetime resident of...
FTC lists top ten complaint categories
The Federal Trade Commission does not directly oversee broadcasters, but broadcasters can be dragged into issues that are within the agencies purview when it comes to false or otherwise objectionable advertising. The good news