Tribune Company in production deal with Media General
The Daily Press Media Group (DPMG), the Virginia newspapers owned by Tribune Company, announced a deal to have production handled by Media General.
Media General’s...
A look inside YMF Media
You know that two Yucaipa funds and two Fortress funds which own the senior debt of Inner City Media won the bidding to acquire...
Watchdog attacks responsibility message in alcohol ads
Alcohol Justice says that companies using the “Drink Responsibly” message in advertising their products are doing so cynically and ineffectively, using it more to...
CREW wants News Corp. stripped of its FCC licenses
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington also want hearings into the character of Rupert and James Murdoch held
Looking ahead at CBS Corporation (audio)
After CBS Corporation reported record results for Q1, how are things looking for the rest of 2012 and into 2013? Here’s what CBS management...
Record Q1 results for CBS Corporation
Revenues were up 12% to $3.92 billion in Q1 for CBS Corporation, with Executive Chairman Sumner
Industrial-size gain in economic confidence
We’ve noted in the past that consumer confidence is often out of sync with that of business executives, and that seems to be the...
Harris to sell Broadcast unit
Not a great sign of the times when Harris says enough: Melbourne, FL-based Harris announced in its fiscal Q3 call 5/1 that it plans...
The ins and outs of wheeling and dealing by Emmis in NYC
Exclusive RBR-TVBR analysis
You no doubt know that Emmis Communications has announced multiple transactions related to the format and broadcast signal of WRKS-FM New York....
NextMedia adds Marketron’s Mediascape
NextMedia’s 33 radio stations have expanded their relationship with Marketron, signing onto its Mediascape platform. The move aims to offer greater visibility into their...
Ex-WTWO employee held in shooting incident
Farmersburg, IN State Police arrested a western Indiana man who they say fired gunshots at Nexstar’s WTWO-TV Ft. Wayne (NBC) where he was formerly...
Still tough going for A.H. Belo newspapers
It is likely that quite a few RBR-TVBR readers who are Belo Corporation employees still own A.H. Belo shares from when the newspaper group...
Changing the shade of Gray
One of the major debt ratings agencies has been taking a look at Gray Television’s financials. The result is a change in the ratings...
Entravision redeeming some bonds
If you’re a holder of some of Entravision’s 8.75% Senior Secured First Lien Notes due 2017, the company may want to buy them back...
Cumulus to flip WYAY-FM to all-News (audio)
Cumulus will debut Atlanta’s first all-news station (on AM or FM) in mid-May, on 106.7 WYAY-FM