Meredith’s TV Stations Earn A News & Marketing VP
Meredith Corp. has received lots of attention in recent weeks for the Feb. 1 closing of its Time Inc. acquisition. But, that's not to say the $2.8 billion buy means the company with a devotion to women's lifestyle brands has any less interest in being a TV station owner. Meredith's Local Media Group includes 17 television stations, reaching 11% of U.S. households, and it has just named a VP/News & Marketing.
Fiscal year revenues slipped for Allbritton
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Idol tops, but followed by lots of CBS shows
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NAB Beefs Up its Spectrum Expertise With New Hire
NAB hires Alison Neplokh as VP Spectrum Policy.
Thursday was another victory for Idol
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Viacom Q2 earnings down; ad revenue up
Viacom reported lower earnings 5/1 for its fiscal Q2, but the company's cable networks unit returned
Ali, ‘The Bachelorette’ goes Hollywood and the Hot Kiss
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ABC: “Once Upon a Time” tops with Women
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Did 21st Century Fox ice the media M&A fever?
Despite the fact that some drop in share price should have been expected by 21st Century Fox Inc
Strong TV groups said to be on Sinclair shopping list
If Sinclair is committing its holiday wish list to paper in the form of a letter to Santa Claus, it likely
NAB Steps Up Its White Space Fight Against Microsoft
Last week RBR+TVBR reported on a proposal from computing giant Microsoft to use TV white space to provide wireless broadband services in rural areas. Specifically, Microsoft wants the FCC to reserve a vacant UHF white space channel in every market nationwide, following the post-auction repack of broadcast television stations. The NAB is less than thrilled, and issued a statement on the matter Tuesday. We also have some thoughts on the matter, via a RBR+TVBR OBSERVATION.
‘Man The Lifeboats’: One Analyst’s Wary Take On Media Stocks
"There is a strange juxtaposition forming in the world of media stocks: one of crumbling fundamentals and strong stock performance," says one top Wall Street analyst. After four years of money fleeing the sector, several media stocks "have recently been able to re-craft the conventional narrative." Yet, media industry headwinds remain.
Fox’s Sunday animation block continues increases
FOX's 8-10p animation block continues to show significant increases compared to FOX’s 8-10p average with regular programming last Fall, gaining +24% among Adults 18-49,...
Union adds cable net in new NBCU deal
NABET-CWA says its union members will be assigned to certain broadcasts on the new NBC Sports Network under
Emily Maynard visits the Polish, Dutch, a family ranch & an armadillo
Ahhh, the infamous hometown dates episode. This is always one of the best episodes of the season because learning about where each of the...