Media watchdog not surprised or upset by Comcast FCC hire
Art Brodsky of watchdog Public Knowledge sees that a lot of people have gotten their knickers in a bunch over the sudden move from...
AAA sees cars on the road Memorial Day weekend
It begins Thursday 5/26/11 and ends Monday 5/30/11 – that is the Memorial Day long travel weekend as defined by the American Automobile Association....
Dish makes first Blockbuster promotional move
Now that Dish Network owns Blockbuster, we’re learning how the two are going to fit together. First off, Dish is enticing new customers with...
The clown may not be cutting it for McDonald's
Is it time to give Ronald McDonald his gold watch, activate his pension and send him off to a well-earned retirement? That’s what one...
Fisher final vote tally: 2 and 2
The dissident slate nominated by FrontFour Capital managed to gain two seats on the board in the final vote tally from the annual shareholders meeting at Fisher Communications. That will leave
A pending media revolution; Bob Dylan; keys to success and more
I've received several hundred e-mails in the past week from senior executives to unemployed DJ's
TrafficAlert mobile app gaining ground
GreenOwl Mobile has launched new affiliates for its TrafficAlert mobile service, a platform for media companies to participate in the rapidly growing mobile, social...
Comcast looking for minority business start-ups
The venture capital affiliate of Comcast Corp., Comcast Interactive Capital, has partnered with DreamIt Ventures to provide money and other support to five minority-led start-up businesses
Sagansky and Sloan are newly minted media moguls
Now they just have to find a media company or two to buy. Former CBS Entertainment President Jeff Sagansky and former MGM CEO and SBS Broadcasting founder Harry Sloan raised $190 million on Wall Street for their
Special elections fuel political spending
The exit of Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) from the US Congress opened a seat in California District 36 in the Los Angeles area, and...
Split decision in Fisher Communications vote
IVS Associates is still working on the final tally, but it appears that neither side managed to elect a full slate in the contested shareholder...
AFTRA merger with SAG moving forward
The National Board of Directors of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) has overwhelmingly passed a resolution approving the appointment of...
Republican senators mistrust mobile text alert plan
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) was a proponent of a emergency alert system that would be delivered to cell phones, but now he wants to...