Poll: Public blames the messenger, politicals not so much
A new survey from Rasmussen Reports finds that average citizens are still angry at the media
McGraw-Hill buys back some shares
The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. has bought back some of its stock from a trust and a foundation established by the late Harold W. McGraw,...
Fisher launches Seattle Pulp
It’s another vertical website from Fisher Communications. While the company recently launched (under the Buzz Brands platform) GalTime.com and HeadDrama.com, Seattle Pulp (seattlepulp.com) is...
New furloughs at Media General
All employees at Media General are going to get three extra weeks off the second half of this year. The rub is that the...
Politics seen to breed incivility
US citizens believe that incivility is alive and well in the media, in pop culture, in government and in the music business, but none...
NFL, players may be moving toward settlement
According to reports, the National Football League and the players it employs are getting much closer to an agreement. If the final details can...
Elvis has left the stock exchange
Apollo Global Management, with backing from Goldman Sachs, has completed its $509 million acquisition of CKX Inc., owner of “American Idol” and the rights...
Island of common ground amid differences at FCC reform hearing
Just about everybody in the room where a House Communications Subcommittee hearing was held agreed that provisions of the Sunshine Act should be done...
Gannett newspapers laying off 700 more staffers
The advertising recovery has not been universal, with newspaper revenues down for the 19th straight quarter in Q1
Tribune Company restructuring Tribune Media Services
The Entertainment Products division of Tribune Media Services (TMS) is going to become a free-standing operation, with the rest of TMS being folded into...
Tribune back in talks for Orange County Register
Crain's Chicago Business reports Tribune, which owns the LA Times and Chicago Tribune, is back in talks with Freedom Communications to purchase the Orange County Register in CA
Study says local broadcasting creates $1T-plus annually
A new report commissioned by the National Association of Broadcasters calculates the value in GDP of local broadcasters at $49.32B annually – and beyond...
Arlen Specter wants congressional intervention in NFL labor fight
To ensure an agreement between the owners and players in time for the 2011 season, Congress should place a special condition on the continuation of the NFL
CBS Outdoor, Cox Media billboard to let radio listeners see song IDs
CBS Outdoor and Cox Media have partnered together to show highway drivers in Louisville what songs are being played on New Country Q103.1 (Cox...
House panel looking at FCC reform bill
The House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet has hosted the sitting FCC Commissioners in its effort to reform the way the FCC...