Friday, October 3, 2025

Watchdogs

Anti-Merger Watchdog Applauds News

Entities and individuals opposed to the merger between Comcast and Time Warner Cable

Comcast Offers Vigorous Defense of its Record

Increasingly beleaguered multimedia giant Comcast took to its blog
Sold

Bustos Busts Back into Milwaukee

WDDW-FM can truly be called a once and future station of broadcasting’s Bustos family

Stocks Down, With a Few Exceptions

The week of April 13-17 is not going to go down in broadcast history as a great week

Organization Floats LPTV Tax Credit Plan

The LPTV Spectrum Rights Coalition has a way for LPTV licenses to exit the business honorably
Fred Upton

Four More for LRFA

The long slog that will characterize the battle
Emmis Communications

Emmis Steaming Through Major-Market Headwinds

Emmis' biggest problems are in New York and Los Angeles
U.S. Congress

Chairman to Be Wheeled Before Committee

Again, that probably should read – FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has been no stranger to
Charter Communications

Charter Moves Due Dates Well Into the Future

A boatload of money is at Charter Communication’s disposal
Debt

To Forgive is a Way to Receive

A trio of stations serving the area around Atlanta are being transferred

CBO Games Out Auction Cash

The range of possibilities mentioned by the Congressional Budget Office is wide enough
Gannett

Gannett Puts Up Black Q1 Numbers

Digital and broadcast were the drivers of a successful first quarter
F-bomb

NPR Dodges O’Malley Bomb

You can’t toss a brick without hitting somebody who is proclaiming Hillary Clinton

Getting with the Programmatic Program

Digital is here to stay in just about every way
Al Franken

Franken Hoping to Derail Comcast/TWC

Sen. Al Franken (D-MN) is a former employee of NBC