Who will stand up for the rights of broadcasters?
I built one of the first 24 input recording studios in the USA and had the second SCULLY half-inch recorder. We cut many hits,...
Bobby Rush condemns lack of FCC rush on minority issues
US Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) had a few kind words for the FCC’s work on minority issues in recent times, but on the whole,...
Fisher Communications fills vacant board seat
Selecting a director to fill the empty board seat at Fisher Communications was particularly important, since dissident shareholder FrontFour Capital is mounting a battle...
Clear Channel raises $1 billion
Clear Channel Communications has been doing some more work on its long-term debt. It sold $1 billion in new 9% priority guarantee notes due...
Critical Mention adds Spanish language monitoring
Critical Mention, a division of Critical Media and real-time TV search platform, now offers Spanish language broadcast monitoring services. Critical Mention was recently updated...
Analyst praise's Disney's search for kids online
The Walt Disney Company has long been a big player in children
TV revenues up, radio down for Univision
Univision saw strong growth n its TV revenues for Q4 and all of 2010. But on the radio side, the battle with Arbitron over...
Scripps cautious on the M&A front
E.W. Scripps Company is debt-free and sitting on a pile of cash, but CEO Rich Boehne isn’t in any rush to spend it. He...
7-Eleven teams with Harris in nationwide TV network
Harris has landed a $75 million deal with 7-Eleven to help launch a digital television network for its 6,200 stores nationwide. Melbourne, FL based...
Disney insider sentenced to house arrest
A love-struck former Walt Disney Company administrative assistant won’t have to spend time behind bars for her role in an insider trading scheme, but...
Sillerman venture names its board of directors
As Function (X) ramps up for business, with its first mobile app due out later this year, the newest Bob Sillerman venture has named...
Big bucks poured into Chicago mayoral campaign
If they counted dollars instead of votes, there would be no question who the next mayor of Chicago is going to be – former...
Stu Olds to be honored by the Broadcasters Foundation of America
Stu Olds, who died in December while CEO of Katz Media Group will be the recipient of this year’s Lowry Mays Excellence in Broadcasting...
Amazon adds video streaming to battle Netflix
As a pioneer in digital shopping, Amazon.com is now battling competitors who have made delivery digital a key element as well. Firing back at Netflix, Hulu Plus and the like, Amazon has
Writers Guild charges that Comcast is anti-union
Frustrated that Comcast hasn