Former FCC Chairs assail indecency enforcement before SCOTUS
Politics of Newt Minow and Mark Fowler, both former FCC chairmen, are quite different;...They said the content the FCC is trying to keep of broadcast is available in mere seconds by switching to MVPD or internet programming. Bravo
Disney ends fiscal year with up quarter
Fiscal Q4 (July-September) saw growth in revenues and profits for both the broadcast operating and cable TV at The Walt Disney Company. For that...
Strong quarter for Viacom
Viacom beat Wall Street expectations with its Q3 financial results. The movie studio side led the way, but Viacom’s cable networks also grew revenues.
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Bill Gates salutes Univision education effort
As part of its ongoing commitment to education, Univision Communications addressed the critical need for information with its unprecedented education week “¡Edúcate! Es el...
Yell Group asks lenders to take a haircut
As it reported a 12% decline in revenues for the first half of its fiscal year, London-based Yell Group plc, which operates the Yellowbook directory business in the US, announced plans to restructure its debt. Moody's Investors Service says
First nationwide EAS test: a few glitches, but not bad (video)
Well, the first nationwide test wasn’t perfect, but it wasn’t a dismal failure, either. First of all, not all stations ran the test right...
Informative Summit on African American Male in American Media
“Part of what hurts the Black man in America, with respect to images, is that the scripts they have for us are all negative....
Teaming up to help military families stay connected
Sesame Street and The Electric Company unveiled a new collection of resources for military families. The innovative materials are designed to help elementary school-aged...
Mobile shopping is a 60-60 proposition this holiday season
According to a study from BIGresearch
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