Sunday, September 15, 2024

Keith Olbermann

Current event: Olbermann gets walking papers

Keith Olbermann brought star power to cable news/opinion channel Current, formed by Al Gore and
SAG - AFTRA / One Union

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
Sirius XM

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...
New York Times

Emmis preferred fight gets NYT attention

The battle between Emmis Communications and some major holders of its preferred shares has
SBS / Spanish Broadcasting System

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

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...
Charles Grassley

Document dump to House panel may hasten arrival of new noms

The FCC has honored the request of House Communications Subcommittee Chairman Greg
Rush Limbaugh

Orbital support for Limbaugh voiced

The word choice made by radio talker Rush Limbaugh regarding Sandra Fluke has been documented, debated, decried
News Corporation

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
Dollar Sign

Townsquare borrowing $265 million on Wall Street

Privately owned Townsquare Radio, whose principal investors are funds of Oaktree Capital, is the latest
Rush Limbaugh

Website launches to defend Rush’s local advertisers

Says the site: “Well-funded professional activists, led by the left-wing pressure group
Chart

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

Nielsen, Disney/ABC Television Group to measure iPad behavior

Data will include information on when web and app usage is
Sirius XM

SiriusXM sues SoundExchange over performance royalties

Seeking to reduce the overhead cost of paying performance royalties, SiriusXM has been trying to