No holiday from stock buying for Daniel Tisch
Just a few days ago we noted that veteran media investor Daniel Tisch has been accumulating shares of Fisher Communications. It appears he
2012 could be important year for Media General
MG needs to do something to boost its stock price and reassure investors after the disappointing results it reported for Q3. TV is looking up with the 2012 elections and having quite a few NBC stations carrying the Summer Olympics. But their daily newspapers
Confidence on the rise as clock ticks down on 2011
If the latest Conference Board data on consumer sentiment is correct, the average American believes the economy is starting to show signs of life....
Massive Confusion Coming in 2012
2012 will produce forward movement for all media. Digital landscape has forever changed the way radio operates
Census trends: More ethnicity, more age
The influx in Hispanics and Asians, and the arrival of the Baby Boomer demographic at the portals or retirement are the two driving forces affecting the US population, according to a report analyzing Census data from the Brookings Institute.
Politicians ponder plans to parry PAC attacks
Does it seem like any attempt to restrict campaign financing only results in the invention of new ways to finance campaigns? The battle over this issue figures to go on ad infinitum on in Washington
FCC cross-ownership plan has watchdogs barking
Broadcast and Newspaper interests look at the FCC
FCC reproposes 2007 ownership rules proposal
Former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin (R) spent the year 2007 criss-crossing the nation for hearings on media ownership, and opened the FCC to comments sent in from far and wide. In the end, his modest proposal for change left most
Watchdog asks Comcast to try harder on digital outreach
An activist group that operates on behalf of low- and moderate-income citizens in four Pennsylvania media markets says that very few of them are aware of Comcast
Hispanic watchdog to renew battle against hate speech
National Hispanic Media Coalition works to forward the concerns of its constituency on a number of fronts, but as its name suggests, the media gets a huge chunk of its focus. Among the issues that it will be pushing in 2012
Nielsen, comScore settle patent litigation
In March, the two online measurement companies were locked in a patent infringement legal battle. Nielsen filed first on 3/16 the U.S. District Court...
Procrastinators abound as holiday shopping season winds down
It is probably too late for broadcast sales teams to make a whole lot of hay out of the situation, but two different surveys...