ValueAct buys stake in 21st Century Fox; suggests “re-visit”
Hedge fund ValueAct Capital said it had taken a $1 billion stake in 21st Century Fox. Fox recently
Univision restructures management nationwide
Univision is undertaking a major restructuring of its local media leadership. It has announced
Who are the millennials?
“Millennials” are the hot demo target these days. But how well do you know them?
NAB: FCC should grant waiver of all LPTV construction deadlines
The NAB has filed comments with the FCC in support of a request for a
Social Media: The Great Democratizing Force
In decades past, social change moved at the speed of leafleting, justice was often something that
New Nielsen “Local Watch” report
At 12 noon ET Thursday, Nielsen released only its third-ever “Local Watch” report, featuring insights
Blacks often mis-defined in the mass media
Who is in charge of checking racial stereotyping in the mass media was the subject of the provocative workshop, “Gatekeepers – Who’s Responsible for African American Images In The Mass Media?” – held at the 2014 National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Convention & Career Fair in Boston.
AP journalist, Palestinian translator killed in Gaza
An Associated Press video journalist and a freelance Palestinian translator were killed Wednesday when ordnance left over from the Israeli-Hamas war
FCC updates antenna structure registration rules
The FCC has announced revisions to update and conform its Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) rules
Nielsen: Country and Top 40 lead PPMs
According to Nielsen’s notes on July PPMs, after hitting all-time highs for share in June, Country is holding
Rev. Jesse Jackson cries foul over attacks on media position
Rainbow PUSH founder The Rev. Jesse Jackson says that attacks on his group, NAAPC, the Minority
CBS posts higher; News Corp. falls short
According to MarketWatch.com, CBS Corp. reported late Thursday its second-quarter net profit slipped to $439 million, or 76 cents a share, from $472 million, or 76 cents a share, a year ago. Adjusted to exclude one-time items, its profit rose to 78 cents a share from 75 cents a year ago.
ABC and Cumulus jockeying for affiliates
Apparently Cumulus-owned Westwood One is chatting up some of its current affiliates to sign
Earls Family Broadcasting gets new investors
Branson, Missouri-based Earls Family Broadcasting’s Charles C. and Scottie Earls announced Greg and Roz Slavik are new investors in the company
Diane Sutter named recipient of 6th Annual Frances Preston Trailblazer Award
The Mentoring and Inspiring Women in Radio (MIW) Group announced that Shooting Star Broadcasting’s