CEO Les Moonves says first quarter brought an “exceptionally strong” start to 2011 for CBS. That includes a 4% increase in CBS Radio revenue. The company says it saw growth in automotive, retail and financial services advertising. The CBS Radio…
5/3 – Washington Post Losing Print Subscribers, Liberal Reporting Bias Hurting
Newspaper circulation numbers out today show the Washington Post losing 4.8% of its print subscribers during the past year, dropping from 578,482 weekday subscribers to 550,821. The average US daily dropped 2.6%. McLean-based USA Today posted a slight 0.1% increase,…
5/3 – CBS Reports Strong Earnings, Cites Advertising Sales
CBS Corp reported strong first-quarter earnings as it rang up blockbuster advertising sales and improved profit margins in each of its business segments. The company, home to the most-watched U.S. broadcast network with hit shows such as “The Big Bang…
5/3 – Latest DC Sports Radio Ratings
In the latest radio ratings for the DC market, (full-week, age 12+), ESPN 980 was 17th overall and had Mike & Mike in 14th place, Tony Kornheiser in 14th, and Steve Czaban in 11th. WJFK’s 106.7 The Fan was 18th…
5/3 – Fox to Re-Brand MLS TV Coverage, Using NBC’s Concept
Fox Soccer is rebranding its MLS coverage with “Soccer Night in America”, the network announced Tuesday. Soccer Night in America will feature a brand n ew, redesigned, state-of-the-art graphics package. Super slow-motion cameras and digital recorders will also be featured,…
5/3 – NBC, HBO Are Big Sports Emmy Winners
HBO and NBC were the big winners at the 32nd Annual Sports Emmy Awards on Monday night, capturing seven trophies each. NBC was paced by its football coverage, winning four of the network’s seven awards. Sunday Night Football won for…