Meredith enjoys explosive quarterly revenue growth
No doubt television/magazine company Meredith Corporation would like to put presidential elections on the schedule more frequently. The television portion of its portfolio posted...
Fiorile takes reins at compact multimedia company
There aren’t a huge number of properties in the Dispatch portfolio, but there sure does seem to be a little bit of everything. Broadcast...
Money is the biggest concern for the average American
Asked by BIGinsight’s American Pulse researchers what the number one issue facing their family is going into 2013, almost a third said it was...
Consumers more likely to buy new items from familiar brands
60% of global consumers with Internet access prefer to buy new products from a familiar brand rather than switch to a new brand, according...
Warehouse clubs seen as prime retail growth sector
Grocery, mass merchandise and online outlets are key selling points for consumer goods manufacturers, but the area in which they expect to see the...
Capitals, Wizards launch digital network; cable next
Monumental Sports and Entertainment chairman Ted Leonsis will launch an online network this week in what is the first step toward setting up his...
January one of two good times to buy an appliance
The holidays are over, and it is a notoriously bad time to be trying to sell merchandise, particularly big-ticket merchandise. That’s why one consumer...
Alliance for Women in Media names new board
Kay Olin (pictured), the President of Local Focus Radio will gavel the 1/25/13 AWM meeting at the National Press Club in Washington to order...
Breckenridge, CO translators may go dark over failing power line
Many of the FM and all of over-the-air TV stations available in Summit County/Breckenridge/Silverthorne, CO are in jeopardy, says The Summit Daily News. An...
Football well atop the fan favorite heap
Baseball and football were almost on even footing among sports fans asked to pick their favorite by pollster Harris back in 1985 – but...
Cox Enterprises invests big in Tripp Rackley
The company is investing $250 million with board member, entrepreneur and technology innovator Tripp Rackley. The investment creates an exclusive partnership with Rackley as...
Natural, unnatural causes for December spending index drop
Consumer spending hit a slump during the final month of 2012 after rising steadily most of the year, says Deloitte LLP. One cause was...
Analysts say CBS Outdoor has the REIT stuff
CBS has begun converting its outdoor segment in the Americas to a real-estate investment trust (REIT) and will also divest the segment's business in...
Retail organization blames Washington for modest holiday sales
Officials in Washington spent the month of December playing politics with the fiscal cliff, and according to the National Retail Federation, that put a...
Murdoch says News Corp. LA Times acquisition is iffy
The Los Angeles Times reports that its chances of becoming part or Rupert Murdoch’s global empire are not a given – Murdoch himself said...