Mobile Research Labs acquires Mediaguide
Mobile Research Labs (www.mobileresearchlabs.com) has acquired media monitoring firm Mediaguide. Based in the Philadelphia area, Mediaguide operates in the audio monitoring space, offering both...
Halifax frees southeastern newspaper group
Freedom Communications, a media company dealing with print and interactive properties, is spinning off its print holdings in the states of Florida and North...
Broad news palette for news directors
The 2012 presidential election was the top news story for the week of 5/21-27, according to the Project for Excellence in Journalism, in part...
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Facing budget shortfalls and the possibility of closing some of its fire companies, the city of Baltimore is considering selling advertising on fire trucks,...
Legislators boost broadcasting upon arrival of hurricane season
Members of Congress took to the floor to express their awareness of and gratitude for the vital role
In homage to the late great Hal Jackson
Someone once told me “It’s not how you start out in life, but how you end it that really matters. Becoming a legend was...
Republicans and Democrats agree: UN should not control internet
The World Conference on International Telecommunications is to meet in December, and is expected to suggest that the United Nations take responsibility for international...
CNN at 20-year ratings low
The latest numbers from Nielsen show CNN has just experienced its worst month for almost 20 years, losing more than 50% of its audience...
Satellite TV tax given thumbs up by IL state Senate
A new tax on satellite television service passed the Illinois Senate 5/31, but a spokesman for House Speaker Michael Madigan said the idea wouldn’t...
Get it off me! The telltale signs of call reluctance
The last four words you’d ever want to have to say at the end of your life would be, “GET IT OFF ME!” I...
Bonus electoral battle in Texas
Nobody expects the Democratic Party to have a real good shot at snagging the seat in the US Senate being vacated by Kay Bailey...
Consumer confidence continues to slip
Another prominent measurer of consumer confidence – the Conference Board – is reporting erosion. Sentiment about both current conditions and about the future both...
Judge issues TRO against Fox over Dish’s AutoHop
U.S District Court Judge Laura Swain issued a preliminary restraining order 5/30 that bars Fox from pursuing its suit against Dish
Univision Radio launches national AM Radio Network
Univision Radio announced the launch of its new AM radio network, “Univision America.” The network, which will include radio stations in nine markets across...
Pleasant headache dept: What to do with all this cash flow?
By a number of standards, the Great Recession is over – companies that survived by getting leaner and meaner are now still lean and...