The Broadcast Spectrum Auction Paradox
The Government seems to know better. Where have we heard that before? Now the FCC wants to have a spectrum auction claiming that broadcasters
TV up, radio down for LBI Media
Net revenues were up 8% in Q1 to $25.4 million for LBI Media (Liberman Broadcasting). TV was up, fueled by the new EstrellaTV network,...
FCC commissioner draws heat, defenders for Comcast move
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Marketron launches "Media Connect"
Media companies including radio, television, cable, print and digital can now offer advertisers an online branded payment portal to manage their own accounts, incentivize...
Function (X) stock cools to holding pattern
Despite the financial beating he took from the recession on the real estate side, it looks like Sillerman is doing pretty well this year. His Function (X)
Communications Subcommittee gently sautes commissioners
House Communications Subcommittee Chair Greg Walden (R-OR) kept the session focused...He offered up a seven-point proposal that was
Huckabee decides to pass on presidency bid
Former Arkansas governor and 500-affiliate syndicated Citadel Media talker ("The Huckabee Report") Mike Huckabee decided not to run for president in 2012 during his Fox News Channel ("Huckabee") show 5/14. He said he would not seek the Republican
Breaking: Hearing on FCC process lacks fireworks
There has been a good bit of legislative bluster aimed at the Federal Communications Commission over the years, but the bureaucratic system is what...
Employment trend weakens
Noted business research firm The Conference Board says that good news is that employment stats its gathering are the strongest that they’ve been in...
News Corporation applauds FBI arrest of counterfeiter
When you think of counterfeiting, you think of someone printing phony money. How about phony coupons?
News America Marketing, a subsidiary of News Corporation, is...
Fisher vote tally is days away
The suspense continues. With the biggest shareholder, Mario Gabelli, backing part of the dissident slate, it seems likely that there will be some new faces on the Fisher board. However
Ed Schultz named defendant in suit
Ed Schultz, host of MSNBC’s “The Ed Show” and “The Ed Schultz Show” on radio, has been sued for $100K in federal court in...
San Francisco votes to restrict Yellow Pages delivery
Currently in San Francisco, it is possible to opt out of having a Yellow Pages phone directory delivered to your residence, but that may...
Battle underway for control of Fisher Communications
The annual shareholders meeting at Fisher Communications today in Seattle began with the usual feel-good video telling shareholders “we believe in our people.” But...
Fisher CEO sticking to business ahead of vote
As competing slates compete for board seats, with the dissidents wanting to put the entire company up for sale, one thing everyone agrees on is trying to sell Fisher Plaza or restructure the real estate holding to free up cash.