Electronics are hot sellers this holiday season
The number one product category that will be finding its way to a presumably delighted gift recipient (how’s that for journalistic-taking-nothing-for-granted) is clothing (it...
Tough quarter for McGraw-Hill
Television revenues were flat in Q1, with political ad sales counterbalancing the soft market for general advertising at McGraw-Hill. In fact, the Information &...
A Content SVP Exits ABC, Following McMahon To CBS
As of August 2, Adrienne Roark began serving as a President of CBS Stations, serving the East Coast following a tenure in Portland, Ore. Now, two other veteran local television executives have earned the President/CBS Stations title at ViacomCBS.
NBCU to buy out partner in Universal Orlando
NBCUniversal has a deal to purchase the 50% of Universal Orlando that it doesn
Medallas de Cortez Finalists Announced
The finalists for the prestigious 2023 Medallas de Cortez awards have been revealed by Streamline Publishing's Radio Ink. The annual honors recognize excellence in Hispanic radio programming, sales, and management and will be presented at the Hispanic Radio Conference in June.
Ward Quaal dead at 91
Legendary broadcasting executive Ward L. Quaal died Friday (9/24) in a Chicago nursing home at age 91. Since 2008 the annual Pioneers Awards by...
Imagine signs distribution deal with Tech Data
Imagine Communications, provider of software and networking solutions serving the global media broadcast and service provider markets, today
Pandora unveils new station creation feature
Pandora, the leading personalized radio service, announced listeners now have more ways than ever to kick-off their personalized listening experience on Pandora with a...
National Geographic expands
It's known for its magazine. But the iconic publishing outfit has long been involved in television and film enterprises, and has been active online....
TEGNA Reels In Rodda For Atlanta Marketing Nod
With Amanda White's recent promotion to Director of Research for station owner TEGNA, a hole opened up. It's just been filled by the VP of Creative services for the NBC O&O serving the San Francisco Bay Area.
WDEF Leader To Retire At Year’s End
He's enjoyed a career in media that dates to 1969. At the end of 2023, he'll be calling it a day by saying farewell to his Morris Multimedia colleagues in Chattanooga.
Gracies Begins Call For Entries For 2024
In the roles of co-chairs for the 2024 Gracie Awards are Heather Cohen, Executive Vice President at The Weiss Agency; Annie Howell, Chief Communications Officer at
Hallmark Media; and Mike McVay, President of McVay Media Consulting.
Campaign settling into the top slot
With the first serious tallies of the 2008 campaign looming large on the horizon, it's going to take a major cataclysm to oust campaign...
ESPN chief pushing multiple platforms
Television is still the big growth driver, but ESPN President George Bodenheimer told the Deutsche Bank 2008 Media and Telecommunications Conference that his company...
Sinclair lowers expectations
Citing the “difficult financial and economic environment,” Sinclair Broadcast Group has revised downward its guidance to Wall Street for Q3. The company had said...