Monday, May 11, 2026

Cox Media Group

Media News: Cox, Upton, cars, Ad Council

Today we have notes on how Cox is contributing to the greening of Atlanta...
Meredith

Meredith pays and adds

Meredith Corporation has been increasing its dividends for quite some time.

iHeart reveals skeleton of TV expansion

The multiplatform giant’s look at TV is a partnership with Bobby Bones and others.

Radio One pummeled after reporting loss

After reporting on a tough quarter (to be fair, one that was tough for most radio groups) Radio One took a double digit hit...
Marci Ryvicker

Cable fallout in the Title II debate

The struggle over how to best preserve internet freedom was injected with new fervor...
Shopping / Christmas / Holiday

Consumers choosing brick and mortar

Deloitte says that consumers will do most of their holiday spending in actual stores
PTC / Parents Television Council

It was the best of advertisers

Yes, it’s that time of year again, when the PTC applauds and boos advertisers.
Wall Street

Dow Jones shuttering WSJ Radio

Two radio networks – Wall Street Journal Radio and MarketWatch Radio, will be turned off at years end.
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

Caffeine clothing companies settle with FTC

Two clothing manufacturers are banned from making further statements about the weight-loss attributes of their wares.
Sold

Noncom duopoly in the AM band

It will not take a major influx of cash for New Life Community Temple of Faith to get its second station.
Wells Fargo Securities

Television news: Sinclair, NBCU, TW, Rentrak

Sinclair can’t catch a break on Wall Street and more...
Broadcast Tower

WJLP-TV claims FCC ultimatum

PMCM TV believes that efforts to get it to stop using 3.10 as its virtual channel designation are erroneous.

Broadcast had its ups and downs on the Street

To put it simply, the average television stock on our index was up and the average radio stock was down. The radio side produced...

Washington weighs in on net neutrality

Obama's internet proposal got the Washington DC PR machine operating in fifth gear.
Watchdogs

Watchdog watched too many WS ads

A consumer watchdog is taking Fox to task for laying on the advertising during its broadcast of Major League Baseball’s World Series.