Jim Delmonico dead at 91
Former Upstate New York radio and TV manager James J. Delmonico died Saturday (1/21), just five days shy of his 92nd birthday. He had...
Cathy Carnegie 1952-2012
Cathy Steffy Seeman, known throughout the broadcasting business as Cathy Carnegie, passed from this life on Thursday, January 19th in the arms of her loving husband, RBR-TVBR Publisher Jim Carnegie, while in hospice care in the Tampa area
Hertz expands in lighting and grip rental business
Hertz Global Holdings has expanded its Hertz entertainment Services operation with the acquisition of Cinelease. The Los Angeles-based company is identified as the US...
Marketing effectiveness deficit found for social media
A hallmark of recent holiday shopping seasons has been bargain hunting as consumers try to merge merrymaking with careful budgeting. A study found that...
GE may be missing NBC a bit
General Electric Company disappointed Wall Street on Friday with its Q4 results. Earnings per share fell to 35 cents from 42 cents a year...
FCC ownership docket open for business
The Federal Register has done its thing with the latest FCC proposal for the quadrennial review of media ownership rules. And now that the...
Analyst says Google "Q4 not as bad as it looks"
That’s the headline on the research note from Anthony DiClemente at Barclays Capital as Google’s share price plunged on Friday. The company’s Q4 results...
Maurice Hinchey bowing out of House
A member of the House who exhibited a keen interest in broadcast issues despite not being a member of the prime Energy and Commerce Committee is sitting in his final Congress. Maurice Hinchey (D-NY) was the founder of the
Dividend boost for Washington Post Company
Even as it struggles with its education division, the Washington Post Company is boosting its dividend payout. The company announced that its board of...
News Corp. settles some phone-hacking cases
News Corp. has made some progress in settling some of the civil lawsuits it faces in the UK stemming from phone hacking at its...
Three more X Factor contestants sign record deals
The $5 million record contract that Melanie Amaro won on Fox’s “X Factor” put her with a Sony Music label, which turned out to...
Function(x) ready to launch TV loyalty program
Earlier this month Bob Sillerman’s Function(x) announced another acquisition related to its pending mobile media business ventures. Now the company is set to launch...