Media General sees double-digit TV gain in Q1
In updated guidance to Wall Street, Media General is projecting a strong Q1 for TV in terms of revenues. Not so for its newspapers,...
Maine legislature restores public broadcasting funding
Efforts by Republican Governor Paul LePage to zero-out funding for the Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) ran into bi-partisan
What price will Newport Television bring?
The TV station transaction marketplace has finally shown some signs of life, with the sales of the
Mike Wallace dead at 93
Veteran CBS News correspondent Mike Wallace died Saturday night (4/7) at age 93. Wallace had been a part of “60 Minutes” from its debut...
Senators question online political ad posting
A posse of conservative Republican senators has fired off a letter to FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski
AK senator condemns Limbaugh Fluke comments
Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) told listeners to a Homer AK radio station that she was amazed that what she thought was long settled policy on...
Another positive confidence survey at the CEO level
Even as consumer confidence appears to be leveling off, CEO confidence appears to be
Erica Farber makes her pitch for RAB membership (audio)
As she becomes President and CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau in a few days, Erica Farber is taking the helm of an organization...
Tribune and DirecTV come to terms
The retransmission battle between television group Tribune and satellite MVPD DirecTV turned out to be
Barclays adds coverage of Pandora Media
Veteran media analyst Anthony DiClemente at Barclays Capital has added Pandora Media to his
Coalition renews appeal for FCC action on diversity
Diversity and Competition Supporters is a group of interested parties seeking to increase the levels of minority and female
More Class A televisions caught in FCC’s net
A Class A television station in Georgia is being hit with a hefty FCC fine for public file deficiencies
Jeff Haley’s new job is Marketron CEO
Media software company Marketron has named Jeff Haley its CEO. The announcement comes a day after
Moody’s disappointed in LBI radio performance
Moody’s Investors Service has downgraded the credit ratings of LBI Media (Liberman Broadcasting).
College TV station going to management group
WXEL-TV in West Palm Beach FL is going to a new licensee formed by the station’s executives in what is being called a merger....