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...
The new silent majority
There's a new Silent Majority yet tapped by American Media. Gets back to the "mass appeal intellect" that is a hole you could fly an Airbus 380 through. American Idol, Fox News,
Entire Wyoming congressional delegation backs broadcasters
OK, the entire Wyoming congressional delegation will fit in a single booth at a diner with space left over, but the support of an entire state
Facebook to release iPad app
Sometimes getting things ready for the iPad takes time. In Facebook
DG may be for sale
DG, the web-based network company that delivers ads and other content to radio and TV stations, is weighing a sale and working with Goldman Sachs Group to find buyers, according to Bloomberg
Freedom sale reported back to square one
Talks to have MediaNews Corporation acquire Freedom Communications have broken down. That could open the door to other suitors...It is just so difficult
Meredith taking special charge this quarter
This has nothing to do with its television division, but Meredith Corporation is recording a special charge of approximately $10 million this quarter. The...