Sunday, July 26, 2026

Man breaks into WIBW-TV, stabs two (video)

Several WIBW-TV employees held down a man who broke into the building wielding a knife Wednesday morning. Two employees injured when a disgruntled man...
Marketron / Mediascape

Jeff Haley reorganizes Marketron

Not long after coming on board as CEO, Jeff Haley (former RAB chief) is reorganizing and streamlining the media software company. Part of the...

NABJ names 2012 Salute to Excellence Awards finalists

The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) announced the finalists for its 2012 Salute to Excellence Awards. The competition honors work from print, television,...
Viacom

Viacom ups dividend

Sumner Redstone’s Viacom Inc., which provides entertainment for millions over a multitude of media platforms, is adding the sum of two-and-a-half cents to its...
Deal

Hubbard may fill its cupboard with Tribune properties

Word is out that Tribune may reorganize its corporate structure and possibly sell off assets, and Minnesota-based multimedia company Hubbard Broadcasting is interested, depending...
FTC / Federal Trade Commission

FTC vacuums cash from Oreck for false claims

Oreck Corporation advertised that its vacuums and air cleaners could prevent or substantially reduce the chances of getting the flu and other illnesses. Many...
Howard Stern

Howard Stern questioning move joining “America’s Got Talent”

This week "America's Got Talent" judge Howard Stern said he felt "so evil" that he threatened to quit. When 7-year-old rapper Mir Money took...

Ludwig issued patent to build national radio network

Ludwig Enterprises was awarded patent 8,166,190, which uses DTV multicast spectrum channels breaking one channel into 50 high quality audio channels. The technology aims to...
Chart

Consumer spending improved but sluggish

The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index for April is out, and a mixed brew of economic elements have resulted in some improvement over March –...
Rush Limbaugh

Limbaugh took a ratings hit last month

Rush took a significant ratings hit in some key markets for April in the wake of the Sandra Fluke controversy. Ratings fell 27% in...
Aereo

Judge dismisses Aereo unfair competition claim

TV broadcasters have lost a round in the legal dispute with Barry Diller's Aereo service, which began

Gas prices continue to drag economy

The price of a gallon of gas has started to trend down, but a new survey says it is still siphoning consumer cash out...
Apple

Apple TV could double US spend on Apple products

If and when Apple were to launch its much-anticipated Apple TV set, it could cause total average annual U.S. household spend on Apple products...

It’s hard to top the election story in an election year

The 2012 presidential election remains at the top of the news coverage charts, according to the latest survey from the Project for Excellence in...
Newspaper

AIM finds Freedom in Texas newspaper markets

California-based print/interactive group Freedom Communications is selling the Texas portion of its portfolio to a new company formed for the express purpose of buying...