Michaels responds to Merlin Media for sale post
There’s no love lost between Time Out Chicago’s Robert Feder and Merlin Media CEO Randy Michaels, as most know. So it’s no big surprise...
Stocks end sharply lower; technology hardest hit
Stocks tumbled Tuesday as investors fretted the limits of the Fed's monetary policy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 101.37 points, or 0.8%, to...
Atlantic City launches “Do Change” campaign
The Atlantic City Alliance has launched a new "Do Change" advertising campaign to promote things to do in the fall. "Do AC" was been...
Tower of glower: FCC fines for fading paint
Tower operators in Texas and Oklahoma are learning the hard way that they have to make sure their structures maintain a high level of...
Disney buying German TV station
You’d never know that this deal was taking place in Germany if you did nothing but look at the transaction history of the television...
Analyst assails Pandora’s call for royalty rate equity
There’s a reason Pandora’s streaming rate is such a high percentage of its revenue, says a BTIG analyst – that’s because it isn’t bringing...
China’s Galloping Horse, Reliance team to buy Digital Domain
The bid is significantly higher than a previously announced offer Searchlight Capital Partners made (which most thought would go unchallenged) to buy Digital Domain's...
New KYW sign part of Philly skyline
An illuminated “KYW” Newsradio sign now hangs 14 stories above the city skyline at 400 Market Street in downtown Philadelphia. The sign, featuring both...
Fox: Bones held up well
On Monday, FOX aired originals of BONES (2.2/6, down -4%) and THE MOB DOCTOR (1.3/3, down -13%) last night. BONES actually held up really...
NBC wins opening night, up 122%
NBC won the opening night of the 2012-13 season among ABC, CBS, NBC and Fox in adults 18-49, with “The Voice” delivering the #1...
ABC announces new Bachelor for 17th season
A heavy sigh went out from millions of viewers as they shared Sean Lowe’s heartbreak when Emily Maynard – who all season long called...
ABC has strongest week since June
Overall: During the week of 9/17/12, the week prior to the official start of the television season, ABC posted its strongest results in 3...
Crawford picks up Buffalo AM
$875K WNED-AM Buffalo NY from Western New York Public Broadcasting Association (Donald K. Boswell) to Kimtron Inc. (Donald B. Crawford). $45K earnest money, balance...
Another survey shows rising consumer sentiment
You have to love it when consumers are registering increased levels of confidence just in time for the holiday shopping season. A Conference Board...
Berkshire Hathaway exercises Media General warrants
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has acquired newspapers from Media General; it’s provided both a term loan and a revolving credit facility for Media General,...