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  • NBC takes Tuesday with Voice tornado special

    NBC opened with a special report on the disaster in Oklahoma and followed with an hour of The Voice, edging ABC which had the season finale of DWTS on its schedule, in the ratings derby. Fox was by itself in 3rd, and Univision just got in ahead of CBS to claim ...

  • Viacom Raises Stock Dividend By 9

    Viacom said its board approved a 9% increase in its quarterly stock dividend to 30 cents a share. Many media companies have been buying back stock and increasing their dividend as a way to increase the attractiveness of their shares. "Viacom is pleased to provide even greater value to shareholders through another increase in our quarterly dividend -- the third increase since we ...

  • Verizon Court Decision Forecloses FCC Speech Argument

    Verizon has told the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that its recent ruling in a National Labor Relations Board case forecloses the FCC's argument in defense of network neutrality rules that broadband providers are not speakers but only "conduits" for speech. In its January filing to the court, the FCC said that Verizon and other broadband providers "do not ...

  • Cox Enterprises giving $1m to tornado victims

    Cox Enterprises, in partnership with The James M. Cox Foundation, announced $1 million in support to assist the relief and recovery efforts of the communities affected by the recent tornadoes in Oklahoma. The contribution includes a $500,000 cash donation to the American Red Cross and $500,000 of in-kind support, including public service announcements. "Cox Enterprises is committed to ...

  • Ingstad buys Fargo six-pack

    $9.5MN KPFX-FM, KQWB-AM, KBMW-AM/KLTA-FM & KQWB-FM/KVOX-FM Fargo ND-Moorhead MN (Fargo, West Fargo ND, Breckenridge, Moorhead MN) from L&L Broadcasting Ltd. (Lawrence W. Wilson) to Radio Fargo-Moorhead Inc. (James D. Ingstad, Brooke Ingstad). $1M deposit, balance in cash at closing. LMA until closing. Existing superduopoly. [FCC file date ...


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Desperate Measures

Barbet Schroeder's "Desperate Measures" gets under your skin from the get-go, and not in a good way. In the opening sequence, two men are stealing into an FBI office to tap into the government's computer. The sequence is shot with dark shadows, moody music, and odd angles; on it's own terms, it's effective and suspenseful. Except for . . . the damn credits. It is rare that I would ever complain ab ... ...

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  • KDKA-FM hosting auditions for new show

    This Saturday, 5/25, CBS Radio's KDKA-FM Pittsburgh kicks off its Next Fan Host Open Auditions.It will be the first of five open auditions where entrants will have an opportunity to host a program broadcast weekends on Sports Radio 93.7 The Fan. At the open auditions, participants will be judged by station personnel on their ability to rant on a random sports topic. Ten entrants from the ...

  • Jaguar launches “Your Turn”

    The global campaign is for the launch of its definitive sports car – the F-TYPE. As Jaguar’s first new true sports car model in 50 years, the new model represents a return to the company’s heartland: a two-seater, convertible sports car focused on performance, agility and driver connection. The multi-channel campaign will include integrated activity across TV, Cinema, print, ...

  • Price slashed for troubled Montgomery TV

    Viacom study details TV, social media interaction Viacom has unveiled findings from multi-country research on the interplay between TV and social media, looking at why viewers engage in TV-related activities ...

  • Viacom study details TV social media interaction

    Viacom has unveiled findings from multi-country research on the interplay between TV and social media, looking at why viewers engage in TV-related activities on social media. The study helped also developed a list of social media’s ';deadly sins.'; ';When Networks Network: TV Gets Social'; uncovered three key types of motivations leading fans to engage in TV-related ...

  • Anatomy of an attempt to sell an AM

    Sign up for free to get: The AM Report and PM Report delivered to your inbox. RBR-TVBR delivers complete broadcasting news analysis and our infamous ...

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