Jeff Taylor, General Counsel, Fox Corporation

Taylor Sewn Up For Fox Legal Role

He joined Fox Corporation in 2019 as Executive Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel. Now, he will oversee the company's legal function as Claudia Teran remains Executive VP and Corporate General Counsel, as well as General Counsel of FOX Sports.

Saga boosts free cash flow in down quarter

Q4 revenues decreased 7% to $35 million for Saga Communications, with TV up and radio down. Operating income declined 21.2% to $6 million. But...
Michael O'Rielly

O’Rielly To Keynote Hispanic Radio Conference

The Republican FCC Commissioner will discuss a wide range of topics involving the new FCC

Sotomayor leads the pack

The confirmation hearings on SCOTUS nominee Sonia Sotomayor vaulted her to the top of the news coverage charts, according to the Project for Excellence...

Estimates trimmed for Viacom

Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman disappointed Wall Street with comments at a Goldman Sachs conference indicating that fiscal Q4 (July-September) ad revenues will be up...
Harris

Harris to sell Broadcast unit for $225 million

Harris, which makes most of its revenue from tactical communications gear used by the military, said it will sell its

WPEC-TV launches free mobile news app

WPEC-TV CBS 12, Freedom Communications’ CBS affiliate in West Palm Beach, announced its new mobile news app is now available on iPhone, Android, Blackberry...
E.W. Scripps Company

Lawlor, Tomlin Top Leadership Changes At Scripps

Two weeks after 14-year company veteran Adam Symson took the reins as President/CEO of The E.W. Scripps Company, he's already putting his stamp on the media operation previously led by the now-retired Rich Boehne. 
CBS

‘Talent Strategy Team’ Grows At CBS News and Stations

New leadership for talent strategy at CBS News and Stations that its leaders believe "will enhance the organization’s recruitment and development" has been named by its presidents and co-heads, Neeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon. The appointments are effective November 1.
Daniel Finn

LABF Lures Ex-Beasley Local Leader To Lead Philanthropy

The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation (LABF) has turned to a retired media executive who most recently served as Sr. VP/Regional Market Manager for Beasley Media Group's New Jersey stations to serve as its Director of Philanthropy and Strategic Partnerships.
Alexa Whiteside

HMPG Hires A Charlotte-Based Business Affairs VP

An entertainment industry attorney with diverse experience encompassing television, streaming and feature film has joined Hearst Media Production Group (HMPG) as Vice President of Business Affairs. She's inbound from entertainment law firm Ramo Law, where she was a senior associate attorney at the production and distribution specialty legal group.

WJZ-13 Bets On Black For ND Post

A longtime news executive associated with WJZ-13, the CBS-owned station serving Baltimore, has been promoted to VP/News Director for the station and the CBS News Baltimore streaming channel it is associated with.

Merrill Lynch lowers CBS estimates

The latest research piece from Merrill Lynch analyst Jessica Reif Cohen declares that CBS Corporation is “going from bad to worse.” The analyst has...

Murdoch reported to be in Nielsen pub bid

That’s Lachlan Murdoch, eldest son of News Corporation mogul Rupert Murdoch, who just last week made his first investment in Australian radio. Now the...

Trauring Leaps to Lilly EVP Slot

The VP of News, Marketing and Content Development at Lilly Broadcasting has been elevated to the Executive Vice President position at the Erie, Pa.-based multimedia company. He returned to Lilly in June 2018 after working at a former Lilly-owned station for some 16 years.