To stop the bleed of viewers, network TV is looking to offer fewer advertiser spots. And charge more.   By Lucas Shaw and Gerry Smith BLOOMBERG NEWS   After years of jamming more advertisements into every hour of the day, TV networks say they’re adopting a new philosophy: Less is more. Comcast Corp.’s NBCUniversal and…

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette May 8, 2018 TRACIE MAURIELLO     WASHINGTON – U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle is calling for an investigation into whether three top federal regulators violated a prohibition on political activity by executive branch employees. The three Republican members of the Federal Communications Commission attended a February conference of the Conservative Political Action Committee….

This legislation represents a tremendous win for broadcasters!   To recap, the bill: – Appropriates $1 billion in additional repack funds over two fiscal years – $600 million in the current fiscal year (FY18), which runs through September 30, 2018; and $400 million in the upcoming fiscal year (FY19), which begins on October 1, 2018….

A deal is said to be close for the station owner Entercom to leave Bala Cynwyd for the Schuylkill waterfront.   By Bob Fernandez STAFF WRITER – Philadelphia Inquirer 3/15/2018 Entercom Communications Corp., the nation’s No. 2 radio station group owner, plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from suburban Bala Cynwyd to a refurbished and…

PAB President Joe Conti joins Jill Horner on Comcast Newsmakers Your browser does not support iframes. Joe Conti is a Penn state grad and a former member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.