Verizon Wireless buying more spectrum
Spectrum shortage? Verizon seems to be finding quite a bit that is lying fallow. Verizon Wireless bought $3.6 billion worth of spectrum from a partnership of three cable companies. Now it
Golf Channel Mobile 3.0 launches
Golf Channel has launched Golf Channel Mobile 3.0, its redesigned mobile app now available for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. It’s based on the...
Big tower M&A deal
Crown Castle International announced a $1 billion deal to acquire NextG Networks Inc. Towers will continue to be valuable real estate as wireless demand continues to grow.
Fisher Plaza sale has closed
Fisher Communications has completed the sale of Fisher Plaza for $160 million. The Fisher corporate offices and its Seattle TV and radio stations are...
Les Moonves bullish on multi-platform local future
Local business for broadcasting
Death of print newspapers predicted to come quickly
Media consumption is moving to digital at rapid rate. Based on 10 years of studies by the University of Southern California Annenberg Center for...
Special cash dividend to Outdoor Channel Holdings shareholders
Outdoor Channel Holdings is not a regular dividend payer, but its board of directors has announced a special distribution to shareholders. The one-time cash...
Media campaign incomplete without air force
Many advertisers rely on the air waves to get their message out – meaning they use radio and television for advertising purposes. Newspapers and...
Charles "Charlie" Brown passes
Charlie Brown, former head of CIT's Communication and Media Group, passed away recently in Seguin, Texas. He was 73. During his career he worked...
iHeartRadio debuts on Microsoft's Xbox 360
This is the beginning of a long battle with Pandora for integration in consumer electronics devices and the dashboard. Bear in mind, just on the consumer electronics side, Pandora is already bundled with many WiFi
Media General makes more cuts in Tampa
The Tampa Tribune, which certainly has the inside scoop, reports that Media General has laid off 165 staffers at the Tampa Tribune and its non-daily sister newspapers in the Tampa Bay area
Electronics are hot sellers this holiday season
The number one product category that will be finding its way to a presumably delighted gift recipient (how’s that for journalistic-taking-nothing-for-granted) is clothing (it...
Business got worse for newspapers in Q3
The great newspaper man Sam Zell once said that classified revenues can
NY man says Clear Channel, American Eagle stole billboard idea (video)
A Manhattan man says American Eagle Outfitters and Clear Channel ripped off his idea for a
Survey says four and ten still doing holiday shopping
There are a lot of reasons given by those who are not yet done with this year’s gift-buying spree – bargain hunting, procrastination and...