Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Another survey, another portrait of frustrated consumers

This time the prism on the economy is the housing market, and the surveyor is housing lender Fannie Mae. It looks at consumer sentiment...

Zell may benefit from bankruptcy judge's opinion

The Tribune Company Chapter 11 bankruptcy case is heading toward its third anniversary next month after US Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Carey rejected both competing...

Who is really running America's Radio Stations these days

What is going to be the unique selling strategy for radio companies to keep their listeners

New FCC nominees: Let the hostage taking begin

Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) has a bone to pick with the FCC regarding a request for documents regarding an issue involving broadband company LightSquared. Since the documents have not been forthcoming, Grassley has decided that

LIN wants some of its stock back

Just last week LIN Media CEO Vince Sadusky noted that recent station M&A activity is “more affirmation that we’re an incredibly valuable group” –...

YouTube's latest content deal: Disney

The latest announcement from Google

Fisher Q3 called solid in political off-year

Net revenues were down 5% to $39.7 million in Q3. That was largely due to the lack of political advertising, as the company pointed...

Bunky Hearst dead at 77

John Randolph Hearst Jr., known throughout his life as “Bunky,” has died at age 77. He was a director of Hearst Corporation and the...

Tough quarter for Washington Post Company

As The Washington Post Company worked to restructure its ailing Kaplan education unit, the Q3 net loss was $6.2 million, compared to net income...

Univision.com revamped, redesigned

Univision Interactive Media has launched new Univision.com homepage that features additional video, geo-targeted news and information, easier registration and a redesigned mobile site with...

Young Broadcasting Chapter 11 is a winner

Who knew there was an award for best bankruptcy? OK, there’s probably an award for everything. There’s also a trade association and annual convention,...

Watchdog asks Supremes to affirm broadcaster indecency wins

The FCC has been compiling a losing record in its attempts to defend its indecency policy at the court of appeals level. Now Media...

Groupon soars in Wall Street debut

Shares of “daily deal” company Groupon opened sharply higher Friday (11/4) on Nasdaq after its IPO priced Thursday evening at $20 per share. That...

IF This Was an Actual Emergency? It IS an Actual Emergency!

The debate over what really happened in Minot goes on