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Thursday, January 12, 2023

Nielsen Says Slow Economy Required RIFs

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Amid the massive changes that are expected to come in media measurement, and a slowing economy, MediaPost reports Nielsen has confirmed an ...

NYC Radio: Michael Kaye Walks Back Producer Threat At ESPN 98.7 FM

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Michael Kay has characterized his outburst threatening an ESPN New York producer with his job as performance art, according to The NY Post ....

TV Ratings: Golden Globe Awards Slump 10 Percent

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After a one-year hiatus, the ceremony televised Tuesday on NBC averaged 6.25 million viewers, according to The L-A Times citing Nielsen dat...

TV Ratings: House Speaker Election Boosts CNN, MSNBC

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The drama over the election of a new House speaker sparked a 30% rise in CNN’s prime-time viewership and a 7.1% increase for MSNBC, while Fo...

D/FW Radio: Cumulus Stations Raise Nearly $2.3M

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  Cumulus Media  announces that its Dallas, TX, radio station group raised a total of $2,288,467 for DFW Metroplex charities during 2022.  T...

Wake-Up Call: What Did Biden Know, When Did He Know It?

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Aides to President Biden have discovered a second trove of classified documents in a different location from the last set, a person familiar...

CNN Announces New Approach and Format to Dayside Programming

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CNN announced a new Dayside programming lineup Wednesday, taking a fresh approach with two unique programs designed to embrace the events of...

Disney Board Room, Not So Happy Place

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Walt Disney Co. began girding itself against a challenge from activist investor Nelson Peltz, who nominated himself to the board in what cou...

R.I.P: Jeff Beck, Iconic Rock Guitarist

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Jeff Beck, one of the most skilled, admired and influential guitarists in rock history, died on Tuesday at a hospital near his home at River...

Edison Updates List Of Most Popular Podcast Genres

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Comedy continues to be the podcast genre listened to by the most people in the U.S.  The Edison Research Top Podcast Genres for Q3 2022 rank...

Cumulus Media Launches Rich Valdes 'America At Night'

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CUMULUS MEDIA Wednesday introduced listeners to programming from conservative commentator Rich Valdés in an all-new radio program and two di...

Poll: America's Most, Least Trusted Professions

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by Katharina Buchholz , Statista Some occupations have a better reputation for honesty than others. Gallup examines the issue in a reoccurri...

Blue Wire Hires Jeremiah Crowe as Director of Operations

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Blue Wire is pleased to announce the addition of Jeremiah Crowe as Director of Operations. Crowe brings 20+ years of media experience to Blu...

January 12 Radio History

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➦In 1925 ...WGBI-AM  (now WBZU) Scranton, PA signed on the frequency of 1250 kHz owned by Edward Megargee. In 1927, the station moved to 130...
Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Shake-Up: Executive Door Revolves At NBC News

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NBCUniversal has appointed Rebecca Blumenstein, a deputy managing editor at The New York Times, as the president of editorial for NBC News, ...

Twin Cities Radio: Tom Barnard, Hubbard Partner For Daily Vidcast

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Tom Barnard A few weeks after bidding farewell to Cumulus Media's KQRS, Tom Barnard has struck a new deal with a Hubbard. Bring Me The N...

Boston Radio: Mazz Talks About Absences At The Sports Hub

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Tony Massarotti, cohost of the highly rated “Felger and Massarotti” show on WBZ-FM 98.5 The Sports Hub since the station’s inception in 2009...

TV Ratings: Streaming Hurt NFL Regular-Season Ratings

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National Football League ratings for the just-concluded 2022-23 regular season are expected to be down about 3% from a year earlier, a decli...