Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Stock Market

Pleasant headache dept: What to do with all this cash flow?

By a number of standards, the Great Recession is over – companies that survived by getting leaner and meaner are now still lean and...
Democrat and Republican

GOP PACs looking to spend $1B this cycle

The combined financial might of a PAC dedicated to the support of Mitt Romney and a platoon of political
John Dingell

Legislators questioned fairness of TV online political info

John Dingell (D-MI) and Gene Green (D-TX) wrote a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
Dish Network

Add NBCU, CBS to Dish Network suits

We didn’t think it would take long for more to join Fox in filing suits against Dish Network over its
Gavel

Not your everyday television station transfer

There has been renewed interest in the acquisition of Class A and low power television stations this year
Sold

Former Cumulus Houston properties on the move

A Sports AM station serving the Houston market is said to be picking up one FM, and a national
FOX

Fox sues Dish over AutoHop

Exactly as we figured would happen, Fox Broadcasting has sued Dish Network for breach of contract and copyright violation, becoming the first television network...
Sold

Inner City Columbia SC FM spun off

The final brick in the Inner City bankruptcy sell-off has now been laid. WZMJ-FM Batesburg SC, serving the Columbia SC market, has been sold...
Viacom

Viacom ups dividend

Sumner Redstone’s Viacom Inc., which provides entertainment for millions over a multitude of media platforms, is adding the sum of two-and-a-half cents to its...
Anthony Declemente

CBS looks strong going forward

Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente had a few comments to make about the prospects for CBS after hearing its CFO Joe Ianniello
NAB / National Association of Broadcasters

NAB takes online TV political file rule to court

It seems the very height of unfairness for the FCC to force television stations to post sensitive political advertising information online while imposing no...
Rush Limbaugh

Limbaugh took a ratings hit last month

Rush took a significant ratings hit in some key markets for April in the wake of the Sandra Fluke controversy. Ratings fell 27% in...
Aereo

Judge dismisses Aereo unfair competition claim

TV broadcasters have lost a round in the legal dispute with Barry Diller's Aereo service, which began
Jeff Smulyan

Smulyan and Simon invest in Emmis

Emmis honcho Jeff Smulyan and NBA Indiana Pacers head Herbert Simon are the principals of HSJS LLC are using that firm to acquire
Marci Ryvicker

Political spending picking up steam

Broadcast television has already banked a significant amount of money aimed at influencing the