Headlines
Biggest Week Yet: $800 Million Spent On Political Ads Last Week. This Week Will Beat It.
More than $800 million in total political spending was recorded nationwide last week, according to the ad tracking firm AdImpact.
What's Goin' On (On The Radio)?
...among consumers still tuned into commercial, public, and Christian radio here in the U.S., my belief is their attention has lessened, driven largely by the glut of entertainment and information available on so many platforms.
Mergers & Acquisitions
Carolina Bargain: Four Outer Banks FMs Sell For $70,000 In Bankruptcy Sale
The bankruptcy sale of Jam Media Solutions has already resulted in one proposed sale that fell through. Now the trustee overseeing the liquidation of the company has found a new buyer for its radio stations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks.
With FM Deal Pending, Sale Of KURM-AM Fayetteville, AR Moves Slowly
With the pending $450,000 sale of KURM-FM Fayetteville, AR (100.3), owner Kermit “The Colonel” Womack says the station’s AM counterpart, KURM (790), is proving to be harder to unload.
Television
Harris Campaign Spends Big On National TV In October
While local TV stations -- especially TV news programming -- continues to see the bulk of political ad spend this season, campaigns are also adding messaging and impressions on national TV networks in the last weeks of the Presidential campaign.
Pay TV
IAB, Cable Lobby Challenge Click-To-Cancel Regulations
Business groups including the Interactive Advertising Bureau and NCTA--The Internet & Television Association are suing to invalidate new Federal Trade Commission regulations that aim to make it easier for people to terminate subscriptions to newspapers, gyms, retailers and other businesses.
Digital
Candidates Embrace Podcasts, But Is It Working? Here’s What One Survey Shows.
Don’t cancel that local radio interview just yet, but don’t ignore the podcasters either.
Print Media
Michigan Newspapers Sue Over FTC Click-To-Cancel Rules
The Federal Trade Commission lacked valid grounds for the new “click to cancel” regulations that aim to make it easier for people to terminate subscriptions to newspapers, gyms, retailers and other businesses, the Michigan Press Association and National Federation of Independent Business say in a lawsuit challenging the rules.
