Post-Sandy car sales pick up
The automobile industry lost business due to the gaping hole in results in the northeast in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. And while the...
House Republicans finalize Commerce leadership
Former Communications Subcommittee Chair Fred Upton (R-MI) (pictured) remains chair of the full House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Greg Walden (R-OR) is still...
Broadcasters volunteer for Sandy hearings
The FCC is planning field hearings to assess the impact Hurricane Sandy had on communications systems with an eye toward
MMTC’s Honig weighs in on minority ownership
The FCC’s newly released figures on minority ownership only confirmed what was already known, according to Minority Media and Telecommunications Council leader David Honig....
Court to reconsider noncom political ads
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled last year that noncommercial broadcast outlets should accept and run political advertising. However
Cable, telco companies to boost customer loyalty with video bills
According to a recent PwC report, the top three aspects that create loyalty among cable and telecommunication customers are service, pricing and performance. In...
Some using layaway as holiday budget stretcher
A certain percentage of the consumer population is avoiding a sudden one-time retail bill by putting items on layaway and paying for them over...
Georgia Television Hall of Fame launches
John Long, President, Georgia Radio Hall of Fame says that it will be a subsidiary of the non-profit organization founded in 2007. Newly-inducted GA...
Civil rights groups want FCC to put brakes on dereg
A dozen organizations have teamed to send a letter to FCC Chair Julius Genachowski and the other four commissioners saying that the burden of...
Update from Tel Aviv
Just a quick firsthand account of the situation here for friends in the business. I am now in my studio with the monitors on...
Disney Movies Online to shut down
Disney is shutting down its Web movie service, Disney Movies Online, saying the site wasn't keeping up with user demands. In an email to...
Cyber Monday looming large this holiday season
Black Friday will be history. But there will still be about four weeks of shopping time left when Cyber Monday is “observed” 11/26/12. But...
Consumer confidence flies high in November
The latest BIGinsight consumer confidence reading puts it at its highest point since October 2007 – yes, that’s a year before the
Another take on the best days for holiday shopping
We recently published an article on the best days for shopping, based on when most other consumers won’t be, gaining access to shorter lines...
FremantleMedia signs distribution deal with WWE
FremantleMedia gets exclusive home entertainment rights to WWE’s catalogue of programming across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The deal goes into effect in...