Gannett buckles in for a long haul
Gannett Company CEO Gracia Martore foresees a day when the company’s newspaper publishing business will stabilize. But that day is not coming quickly. And...
NAB’s Gordon Smith: Make this a golden moment
In his keynote address to those assembled at the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas, President/CEO Gordon Smith used a small portion of his...
Bankers “testing the waters” at NAB 2012
Dave Schutz, President, Hoffman Schutz Media Capital, in attendance at the NAB Show in Las Vegas
There’s a Chicken in the Room
The reason we get so many “chicken poop” orders from local direct clients is because there is a chicken in the room, and it’s...
TV season turning into a real horse race
Is “American Idol” going to be strong enough for Fox to hold off a challenge from CBS to win the coveted 18-49 demo victory...
Watchdog urges noncoms to reject negative political ads
Free Press has seen the Ninth Circuit ruling on political advertising on noncommercial stations and it is not happy. It is asking noncoms to...
DirecTV calls some public debt
If you own some 7-5/8% DirecTV Holdings LLC senior notes due 2016 you won’t be owning them through 2016. The company has called them...
FTC probing alcohol advertising
To complete a new study of alcohol advertising, the Federal Trade Commission is requesting detailed information from 14 big advertisers. The thrust of the...
FTC probing alcohol advertising
To complete a new study of alcohol advertising, the Federal Trade Commission will is requesting detailed information from 14 big advertisers. The thrust of...
Media moguls among highest paid CEOs
Not a single media company ranks among the 10 largest US companies in terms of revenues. Nonetheless, four media companies placed their
Sense of finality in primary race leads the news
To many of us, the emergence of Mitt Romney as the Republican nominee for president in 2012 seemed a foregone conclusion. Now, the exit...
9th Circuit ruling OKs political ads for noncoms
If a 2-1 ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals holds, noncommercial radio and television broadcasters will be allowed to sell political advertising....
The digital black consumer and mobile advertising
As of Q4 2011, half of black mobile users owned a smartphone (up from 44% in Q4 2010) and 58 percent accessed the mobile...
Gas prices undercutting recovery
One of the long-awaited events on the road to economic recovery is the return of robust consumer spending. Post-crash consumer habits have veered toward...
VSS a bit more bullish on communications spending
The final tally for 2011 came in a little bit better than Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS) had projected in its September “Communications