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