VSS forecasts growth for media

The annual US Communications Industry Forecast from Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS) predicts that total US communications spending will

Florida may throw Republican primary calendar out of whack

Only four states are allowed to have a Republican presidential primary event prior to 3/6/12, and Florida is not one of them. It appears...

Washington Post Company facing credit downgrade

As challenged as the newspaper business is these days, that

S&P puts Gannett on hold

Standard & Poor’s had been considering a credit ratings upgrade for Gannett Company, having knocked the company down into junk bond territory in the...

Consumer confidence reported flat in September

Is it possible that the prolonged economic sluggishness is simply wearing consumers out? According to the Conference Board consumer confidence survey, September’s level was...

Univision Radio to add stations to iHeartRadio

Fans will be able to listen to some of Univision

Deloitte sees holiday gains despite headwinds

The analysts at Deloitte tick off a number of challenges facing retailers this holiday season. Flattening consumer spending patterns. Weak confidence. Higher prices for everyday necessities.

Donovan Data Systems, MediaBank now MediaOcean

Ad agency transaction systems Donovan Data Systems (NYC) and MediaBank (Chicago) are merging to form “MediaOcean.” The mission will be to create the “MediaOcean...

The future of black-owned radio

Finally there’s some good news for Inner City Broadcasting Corporation forced into Chapter 11 bankruptcy because it owes $254 million to creditors. Inner City,...

News Corp unit Shine in music deal with EMI

Shine Group, acquired earlier this year by News Corporation, announced a deal to have EMI Music Publishing handle the music publishing rights related to...

Choice of smartphone can reveal personal characteristics

If you use an Android/Droid type mobile device, chances are you are younger, perhaps a student, and apt to play games on them. If you use a BlackBerry,

GOP candidate drops out before anyone knew he dropped in

The media is getting the blame for the exit of US Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-MI) from the Republican presidential primaries. The lack of coverage,...

News Corp. phone hacking coming to US

Mark Lewis, the UK lawyer who represents the family of phone hacking victim Milly Dowler, says legal action will be launched in the US against News Corp. and has already consulted

Aviation company looking to score arena advertising business

Anybody who has had the good fortune to attend a major sporting event has had a chance to see one of the jumbo-sized blimps...

Facebook unveils new partners, media apps

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg introduced a new class of apps and media/content partners 9/22 at its F8 Developers Conference that will allow