Consumer confidence ticks upward in April
The latest consumer check-up by the Conference Board found a small uptick in the economic sentiments of consumers, but not enough to make up...
FrontFour fires back in battle for control of Fisher Communications
With a May 11th vote looming on who will control Fisher Communications, it was a good bet that FrontFour Capital would have a reply to the latest letter to shareholders from the board and management of Fisher. Indeed it has
Judge orders end to NFL lockout
Don’t buy the burgers for your tailgate party just yet. A federal judge in Minneapolis ruled for the NFL players on Monday, ordering the...
Taste of Hope fundraiser nets $260K
More than 350 celebrities and music & entertainment execs raised $260,000 at the fifth annual Taste of Hope, benefiting City of Hope at Three...
2011 shaping up as staycation kind of a year
Brookstone, which specializes in retail items of all sorts that are useful in and around the home, and that you might not find anywhere...
Travel Channel invests in Oyster.com
Scripps Networks’ The Travel Channel is looking to gather some of the travel booking dollars its viewers spend after seeing its programming. The network ...
A call for a public service announcement on Lyme Disease
I am departing from my normal role of commenting on regulatory matters to make a direct plea to broadcasters for a public service announcement...
Legal eagles comment on FCC indecency appeal
Attorneys writing on legal blogs have weighed in on the FCC’s plan to seek a writ of certiorari in order to appeal the Second...
Cleveland Browns fan sues team over lockout
Browns are forcing fans to pay for season tickets to a season that may not take place...Imagine taking your most loyal fans, and turning them into plaintiffs
2011 is a whole new financial world for broadcasting
After suffering through a credit recession broadcasters are finally enjoying an economic recovery. The first big post-recession station group sale has
Report calls media CEO pay "out of whack"
Why is CEO compensation out of whack
Jane Harman succeeding late husband at Newsweek Daily Beast
Former US Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) has joined the board of directors of The Newsweek Daily Beast Company, taking the seat formerly occupied by...
Fisher fires another volley at FrontFour
Battle for control of Fisher Communications continues to rage, with shareholders due to vote May 11th on who will command a majority on the board of directors. The current board, sans dissident David Lorber,..see the letter sent to shareholders
Sirius XM soars to 52-week high
Satellite radio company Sirius XM was a Wall Street darling on Thursday – rising from the opening bell and closing at a 52-week high...
FCC and USA want to take indecency to Supreme Court
After suffering a loss in the Second Circuit in its attempt to enforce an indecency finding against Fox and ABC, the FCC is appealing to the Supreme Court. It says the lower court erred in finding for the broadcasters. At issue are incidents