Current event: Olbermann gets walking papers
Keith Olbermann brought star power to cable news/opinion channel Current, formed by Al Gore and
Big union merger approved to form SAG-AFTRA
Despite some recent battling in court with dissidents, it was hardly a surprise that members of the
Liberty Media may be launching hostile takeover of Sirius XM
John Malone's Liberty Media his filed three Form 312s with the FCC seeking consent to the transfer of de facto control of SiriusXM Radio's...
Emmis preferred fight gets NYT attention
The battle between Emmis Communications and some major holders of its preferred shares has
SBS finished 2011 with a strong Q4
As good as Q3 of 2011 was for Spanish Broadcasting System, Q4 was even better. Radio revenues
Clear Channel cuts more staff
Looks like they’ve gone from annual layoffs to quarterly layoffs: Clear Channel has confirmed that a number of new job cuts have been made,...
FCC dishes out more trouble for noncompliant Class As
Three more Class A television stations have been fingered for FCC punitive action. One – perhaps the lucky one – has been hit with...
Document dump to House panel may hasten arrival of new noms
The FCC has honored the request of House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg
Orbital support for Limbaugh voiced
The word choice made by radio talker Rush Limbaugh regarding Sandra Fluke has been documented, debated, decried
News Corp. planning sports network to rival ESPN
News Corp. is reportedly in the works to convert its Fuel action-sports network into a more
Townsquare borrowing $265 million on Wall Street
Privately owned Townsquare Radio, whose principal investors are funds of Oaktree Capital, is the latest
Website launches to defend Rush’s local advertisers
Says the site: “Well-funded professional activists, led by the left-wing pressure group
Conference Board registers confidence slip
The report on consumer confidence in March that was released recently by BIGinsight recorded a modest gain from February, but that result
Nielsen, Disney/ABC Television Group to measure iPad behavior
Data will include information on when web and app usage is
SiriusXM sues SoundExchange over performance royalties
Seeking to reduce the overhead cost of paying performance royalties, SiriusXM has been trying to