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...
Wikipedia going dark for a day to protest SOPA
Add Wikipedia to the list of internet content providers that would like to grab a bar of soap and bar SOPA and other similar...
PMC, ION launch ENTV YouTube channel
PMC and ION Television are the latest to add a content channel on YouTube: Their multi-platform entertainment news venture, ENTV (Entertainment News Television), now...
David Dziedzic dead at 49
The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced that its Senior Vice President of Business Development, David Dziedzic, has died after battling brain cancer. He...
America weighs in on indecency
Rasmussen Reports has conducted a pair of related polls checking American attitudes towards indecent content. A majority believe that the current ratings system used...
SAG and AFTRA set terms for merger
Two large entertainment unions are very close to becoming one. The Group for One Union (G1) committee working on the merger of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA)
Making the case for public broadcast funding
RBR-TVBR exclusiveAs the debate rages in Washington on whether or not tax money should be dispensed to public radio and television, WEDU-TV (PBS) Tampa...