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April 12, 2018
Local Ad Spending in Baltimore-Washington Will Top $7.9B In 2018 According To BIA Advisory Services
Local advertising spending in the BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON metro area will reach $7.9 billion in 2018 across markets in D.C, MARYLAND, and VIRGINIA, according to BIA ADVISORY SERVICES' 2018 U.S. Local Advertising Forecast. The top six vertical market … more »
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April 24, 2017
NAB Show Monday: The Doors Open, And Radio Talks About Digital Strategies
By PERRY MICHAEL SIMON in LAS VEGAS: After a weekend of engineering panels, the 2017 NAB SHOW starts in earnest on MONDAY (4/24) in LAS VEGAS with a theme of "The M.E.T. Effect," "M.E.T." standing for "Media, Entertainment, … more »
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January 5, 2017
BMG Asks Court To Uphold Copyright Verdict Against Cox Communications
Record company BMG sued COX COMMUNICATIONS for copyright infringement back in NOVEMBER, 2014, because COX's subscribers were sharing pirated files online. COX claimed protection under federal copyright law, which immunizes Internet service providers … more »
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January 5, 2017
CES Cruises Into Official Opening Day
By PERRY MICHAEL SIMON in LAS VEGAS: CES' first official day (after two days of media-oriented preliminaries) and the opening of its exhibit floors takes place TODAY (1/5) with CONSUMER TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION Pres./CEO GARY SHAPIRO kicking things off … more »
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November 15, 2016
NAB's Gordon Smith Talks News, Cross-Ownership, Spectrum Auction At Media Institute Luncheon
NAB President/CEO GORDON SMITH spoke to a MEDIA INSTITUTE Communications Forum luncheon in WASHINGTON TODAY (11/15), touching upon issues like broadcasters' service in reporting news, cross-ownership, and the broadcast incentive spectrum auction. … more »
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November 3, 2016
Napster Announces New Partnerships With Sprint, Lufthansa
NAPSTER announced a number of new mobile carrier, hardware, retail, and airline industry integrations to further expand its global partner ecosystem. Commented NAPSTER CEO MIKE DAVIS: "We want to make it easier for everyone to get to the music that … more »
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March 2, 2016
Alpha Media Sells Towers To Vertical Bridge
VERTICAL BRIDGE, the largest private owner and manager of wireless communication infrastructure in the U.S., has completed the acquisition of nearly 200 radio broadcast towers in a two-part transaction with ALPHA MEDIA. The portfolio of assets acquired … more »
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November 18, 2015
Rep. Frank Pallone Introduces 'SANDy Act' To Aid Communications In Emergencies
Rep. FRANK PALLONE (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, introduced a bill MONDAY (11/16) to avoid the kind of communications system breakdowns that followed Hurricane Sandy. The "Securing Access to Networks in Disasters … more »
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June 18, 2015
FCC Hits AT&T With $100 Million Fine For Throttling Broadband Data
The FCC has proposed a $100 million fine against AT&T MOBILITY, LLC for throttling "unlimited data" customers after they exceeded certain data caps, an action that drew sharp dissents from the two Republican commissioners on the panel. The … more »
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June 18, 2015
The L.A. Times Explains NextRadio To The Public
One of radio's most important ventures, the NEXTRADIO app, has gotten some great press in THE LOS ANGELES TIMES. The paper writes, "After APPLE INC. announced a new music app that will use people to create real-time song playlists, HBO … more »