News Corp. seeks FCC declaratory ruling on splitting company
We knew that Rupert Murdoch and company are considering splitting their broadcast and newspaper groups into two separate entities. It’s asking the FCC if...
Glenn Beck coming to Dish Network
14 months after Glenn Beck left Fox News for the Internet, his new online TV network “TheBlaze” is returning to TV in a new...
Broadcast leads media in sluggish advertising market
Television was up 4.4% in the second quarter and radio was up 1.9%, according to a study from Kantar Media. The results are well...
My Memories of Leonard Kahn, Engineer and Inventor
Leonard Kahn was a dear friend of mine. I met Leonard at WFIL-AM in 1978. I was really impressed with his patents and ideas...
Consolidation comes to outdoor via blimp deal
The idea at Van Wagner Communications is to get the attention of consumers in surprising and compelling ways – and to that end, is...
Florida noncom invests in online health news service
Commercial broadcasters aren’t the only ones looking to the internet to maximize the value of their operation. WUSF Media is enhancing its public television...
Study shows where the frugal shoppers are
A new study attempts to link consumer frugality with the use of coupons, and comes up with the somewhat surprising result that coupon use...
60%+ of TV viewers concurrently using social media
And it’s likely during the commercial breaks: Television technology firm Ericsson released the statistic that, on a weekly basis, 62% of consumers use social...
Shopping becoming a habit for mobile users
According to a new Prosper Mobile Insights report, almost nine in ten users of mobile devices like smartphones and tablets use them for shopping...
Consumers investing time to save money
The 2008 financial collapse instilled frugal habits in America’s consumers, and yet another survey shows that those habits have staying power despite the gradual...
WideOrbit buys OneDomain
WideOrbit, provider of ad management software for media companies has acquired the OneDomain, an Alabama-based software company that develops and markets media planning, research...
Journal Register files for bankruptcy
The Journal Register Company (The New Haven Register and The Trentonian) has again filed for bankruptcy protection (9/5) and is looking for a quick...
Bloomberg sees static employment market
The bad news is that there do not seem to be any dramatic improvements in the jobs market in the near future, according to...
Analyst says TV hot, radio & outdoor not
Wells Fargo’s Marci Ryvicker says that local television is getting two boosts simultaneously, from the
Futuristic Citizens United fantasy suffers from fatal flaw
The writer of a piece put forth by Minnesota Public Radio took the 2012 election as a starting point and wrote a satire speculating...