FCC candidates move through committee
Jessica Rosenworcel and Ajit Pai have been recommended to the full Senate as the next FCC Commissioners, by a voice vote of the Senate...
Verizon, Redbox to offer streaming movies, TV shows
Verizon is reportedly in talks with Redbox to team up and compete with Netflix by offering streaming video content to a variety of devices...
McClatchy's newspaper business is less bad
Noted that it saw improving advertising revenue trends that began in September and continued in October and November 2011. Ad revenues were down...OK, explain again why Warren Buffett and John Lynch have been buying newspapers. We really don
House Democrats tell FCC to leave ownership rules alone
The FCC is expected to finally address rules affecting local media ownership as part of the quadrennial review of 2010, sometime in 2012. The NAB is taking its case, that cross-ownership and television duopoly rules should be relaxed
Harry Morgan dead at 96 (video)
He appeared in numerous movies and TV series, but Harry Morgan was best known as “Colonel Sherman Potter” on “M*A*S*H.” Morgan has died at...
Glenn Mulcaire arrested for questioning in phone hacking scandal
Private investigator Glenn Mulcaire has been arrested as part of the phone-hacking inquiry, according to Sky News sources. Police said a 41-year-old man was...
New FCC nominees up for Committee vote
The Senate Commerce Committee has questioned the two nominees for seats on the Federal Communications Commission: Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel and Republican Ajit Pai. It...
LIN getting more credit from its bankers
LIN Media is working on a refinancing with its senior lenders. The company will be getting more money from its bankers as it cashes...
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps announces exit
It is widely known that the service of Michael Copps as a Democratic member of the FCC is in its waning days. Now Copps has made it official, saying he has offered President Barack Obama
Entravision surprises investors with a cash dividend
Entravision Communications does not pay a regular dividend on its common stock, but the board of the Spanish radio and TV specialist has now declared a one-time special cash dividend of six cents per share. The company has also
NAB wants Supreme Court to look at ownership rulings
Third Circuit Court of Appeals had some problems with the FCC
Voters: Pres. Obama Doesn't deserve Reelection; Independents Agree
2012, it appears Voters will be looking for an honest candidate, one who will take on the biggest issues facing the country: the weak economy, government spending and job creation. Nearly half (46.3%) don't think Obama should run for a 2nd term
Cable giants cash out for $3.6 billion in spectrum sale
Verizon Wireless is paying $3.6 billion to buy 122 Advanced Wireless Services spectrum licenses from SpectrumCo LLC. That’s a joint venture of Comcast, Time...
Living on the Fringe
WFSI is simply a fringe station that is stuck between two major markets
Disney raises some cash
For most companies, raising $1.6 billion would be a big event. But for The Walt Disney Company it is just a routine visit to...