A battle over content pricing
Entertainment is a major part of the economy in California, and SB 1765 has become the fulcrum in a battle pitting studios and broadcasters against various entertainment unions.
FCC Irene update: What's on, what
Dubbed "roll-call teams", which use specially equipped SUVs, to take a spectrum snapshot of police, fire, government, radio, TV and other wireless users. They can tell what
YouTube offering Olympics to 64 countries; not U.S.
The IOC is freely broadcasting the Olympics to 64 Asian and sub-Saharan African countries on YouTube. Ghanaians, or Indians, or Basotho can tune in,...
Scripps Q4 down 10.4%
CEO Rich Boehne noted total revenue performance was a 15% increase from the same period in 2009
Who’s REALLY ahead of the curve?
Now…before bad things happen…is the time to plan – to have the strategy and resources in place -- to use every weapon in your information arsenal to serve your audience in times of crisis.
Wall Street takes a breather
Friday, the traders on Wall Street took a day off from fretting and selling off, and the result was a slate of modest gains....
Philadelphia Independence Visitor Center join “CBS Always On” net
The Independence Visitor Center Corporation (IVCC), the City of Philadelphia's most visited venue with nearly three million visitors annually, have joined “CBS Always On,”...
Sinclair completes tender offers
Sinclair Television Group, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, announced the completion of the dual tender offers it had made for some of...
Sotomayor reigns Supreme
The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, who if confirmed would be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court, managed to oust the economic crisis...
MTV joins FCC in education confab
The Federal Communications Commission is holding an event Thursday 9/8/11 called “Back to School in a Digital World” that will take a look at...
Across the pond: Anatomy of a merger
United Kingdom's Telegraph Media Group put out a report recently describing results of a radio merger that were disappointing, to say the least. The...
Wachovia: Citi out, Wells Fargo in (maybe)
Wells Fargo has cut a $15.1 billion deal to buy Wachovia, trumping the deal previously announced with the FDIC’s blessing to have Citigroup buy Wachovia’s banking operations for $2.1 billion
Who’s in the board room at Cumulus Media?
You know, of course, that Chairman, President and CEO Lew Dickey Jr. is on the Board of Directors at Cumulus Media. But after all...
Wall Street doesn’t need any help
The stock-trading community has proven that it is quite capable of seizing on domestic issues to fuel drastic loss of value. It is therefore...
Media General, Groupon partner for locally-branded deals
The deal will enable Media General to offer exclusive daily advertiser deals under the company's local media brand names and powered by Groupon. This...