Comcast Philly sports net strikes local content deal
Media corporations don’t get much bigger than Comcast, particularly now that it is in the network television business via its connection with NBC. But...
James Murdoch newspaper resignations may mean more
As the News of the World phone-hacking scandal rages on, News Corp. Deputy COO James Murdoch has resigned from the boards of the companies...
Tribune settles with Randy Michaels for $675K
Tribune Co. agreed to pay former CEO Randy Michaels $675,000 in a settlement stemming from his resignation from the company on 10/22/10. The company...
Enhanced disclosure proceeding ready for public comment
Whenever the FCC has something on the table for possible rulemaking, the public gets a chance to comment on it. It
Netflix notes bring in $400M
Two long-term investment firms, T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. and Technology Crossover Ventures, each made $200M investment in Netflix, giving the company cash to...
John Lynch: San Diego investors buying more than a newspaper
We at RBR-TVBR can get snarky from time to time, and we made a snarky remark about the acquisition of the San Diego Union-Tribune by an investment group that includes ex-broadcaster John Lynch as President/CEO. Lynch responded,
Tribune files revised reorg. plan
Tribune and its senior creditors have filed an amended plan of reorganization that the bankrupt media company hopes will solve problems that prevented a Delaware judge from approving a version of the plan in October. In court documents filed 11/18
CIOs putting a damper on Cyber Monday
In what can only be good news for brick and mortar retail outlets, a new report shows that corporate chief information officers are getting wise to the online shopping habits of employees on the Monday after Thanksgiving and are
Liberty Media may up SiriusXM stake
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Holiday wallets may be loosening up
Consumers are getting smarter about their spending, and that they will be using cash and debit cards in great numbers, rather then piling up expense on credit. Consumers are learning to live without credit in general
Baseball changes may drive fan interest
long baseball season has always been the purest test of team quality in professional sports, and it is only diluted every time the playoff format gets closer to the come-one, come-all postseason that has characterized football to an extent
John Lynch group buying San Diego Union-Tribune
Lynch has a long history of owning and/or managing radio stations in San Diego. Now he is President and CEO of a company buying the city
CC Radio helps Relativity Media promote "Immortals"
Clear Channel Radio and Relativity Media announced their latest marketing collaboration helped the 3D epic adventure Immortals become the No. 1 movie in America...
Fisher Plaza sold for $160 million
It took a while to get the deal done, but Fisher Communications has found a buyer for its Fisher Plaza headquarters in Seattle
Herman Cain says he could not accept a VP slot from Mitt Romney (audio)
On a recent Michael Savage show, the TRN-syndicated talker interviewed presidential hopeful Herman Cain live on the show after a week where his so called