DreamIt Ventures backs startups in Philadelphia
DreamIt Ventures announced its roster of 15 companies for its fifth accelerator program. The startups getting funding include five under the minority entrepreneur program...
FTC says alleged smartphone acne cure is an inept app
The battle between teens and acne has been going on forever, and for some unfortunate combatants on the teen side, the only known cure...
Murdoch: News Corp. scandal "major black eye"
News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has described the News of the World phone hacking scandal as "a major black eye" for his company but...
FCC makes its indecency case to the Supreme Court
The Federal Communications Commission is arguing there are no constitutional problems with its indecency policy, and that an appeals court erred in
ESPN Radio's The Herd and Scott Van Pelt to simulcast on ESPNEWS
That’s five hours of ESPN Radio midday programming: The Herd with Colin Cowherd (10 a.m.-1 p.m. ET) and The Scott Van Pelt Show (the...
International poll pegs US as coolest nation
This may be news you can use, if your station’s audience takes pride in their own level of cool. A poll that considered the...
Our Six Heroes — 10 Years Later
The tenth commemoration of the 9/11 attacks brings with it the likelihood that future commemorations of that tragic day will be far less public,...
Bob Sillerman staffs up Function(x)
As Function(x) prepares to unveil its first mobile media project later this year, founder Bob Sillerman announced a number of staff additions. The company is bragging that the new hires are
Retail prospects a mixed bag but on the upside
Consumer confidence as measured by research firm BIGresearch was down in August, but its latest look at a variety of retailers merchandising a variety...
Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings receive MRC accreditation
The Media Rating Council (MRC) has voted to grant accreditation to Nielsen Online Campaign Ratings. That’s a new measurement system that provides overnight audience...
Analyst updates local ad trends
With August ad sales in the book, checking with broadcasters to get an update on how local ad sales are going for Q3. Her conclusion is that the
Amid the gloom, Consumer Reports finds a glimmer of confidence
Although anybody keeping track of the
Phone-hacking panel resumes in UK 9/6
Parliament's Culture, Media and Sport Committee will hear from four former News Corp. employees who have challenged testimony given to the committee by James Murdoch, News Corp.'s deputy COO, and Les Hinton, a former executive chairman of the unit.
News Corporation reworks its board
Rupert, Lachlan and James Murdoch aren’t going anywhere, but there are some changes being made to the News Corporation board of directors. The board...
MTV joins FCC in education confab
The Federal Communications Commission is holding an event Thursday 9/8/11 called “Back to School in a Digital World” that will take a look at...