Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Newspaper

22 in a row for American newspapers

That’s how many consecutive down quarters US newspapers as a group have now suffered through
Nielsen

Nielsen to launch Cross-Platform Campaign Ratings

Nielsen is getting closer to offering what advertisers have been asking for years now: a system that
Pile of Money

Nielsen backers to take some cash

The private equity funds who took Nielsen (then VNU) private in 2006 and then took it public again in
Deal

Corpus Christi TV deal brews up paper storm

Transaction applications. Contracts for license assets. Contracts for operational assets. Contracts for
U.S. Supreme Court

Supremes shy away from TV for health care case

The health care package passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama is
FCC

FCC slams cable company for unauthorized retransmission

A cable system operating in the Baton Rouge DMA faced the expiration of retransmission
US Congress

Sen. Grassley keeping FCC nominees in limbo

The nominations of Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai have been frozen by a single disgruntled senator

Genachowski remarks on quiet retrans blackout season

Genachowski said that it is not within the FCC’s authority to “revise the way the system works.”
News Corporation

News Corp. gets big cash haul from NDS sale

The $5 billion purchase of NDS Group by Cisco Systems is making headlines in the tech world
Radio One

Tough Q4 for Radio One (audio)

Net revenues shot up 37.8% to $98.1 million in Q4 for Radio One, but that was due to the consolidation of
Vince Sadusky

Vince Sadusky sees M&A picking up this year (audio)

With some recent transactions breaking the logjam, Wall Street analysts are now asking
Rush Limbaugh

National advertisers affecting Rush’s bottom line

To date, Premiere has stood by El Rushbo, defending his right to express opinions
Marci Ryvicker

Analyst raises price target for Saga Communications

After looking at Q4 results from Saga Communications and listening to management’s conference call
Emmis Communications

Emmis gets tough with preferred shareholders

After months of battling with some of its preferred shareholders, Emmis Communications has called a
Aereo

Aereo set to launch on Wednesday

Despite lawsuits by most of the major broadcasters claiming that the company’s planned service