Active cell phone users are also more active online
RBR-TVBR Exclusive: A new study shows that individuals who use a mobile device to go online in search of news, sports information or to...
CBS extends its credit line
CBS Corporation has amended its $2 billion revolving credit agreement with its bank group, adding a few years to the term. The revolver, dating back to November 2009, was due to expire
CNBC, NPR, WFAA-TV and ESPN.com win journalism awards
Most of the winners of the Scripps Howard Awards for journalism excellence in 2010 went to newspapers, but CNBC and ESPN.com won in categories...
Checking up on the 2011 IPOs
With Groupon rumored to be eying a IPO that would value it at $25 billion, despite the current stock plunge due to Japan
New York Times seeking subscription cash for digital content
The advent of the internet has slammed the newspaper business harder than any other sector of the media, and while it has natural advantages...
Sinclair refinancing debt, redeeming bonds
Sinclair Broadcast Group continues to reconfigure its balance sheet. It has refinanced part of its bank credit facility and is redeeming a bond issue.
The...
Katz Media Group restructures without Stu Olds replacement
After the passing of Katz Media Group (KMG) CEO Stu Olds late last year, the company has unveiled a new organizational structure that will have...
FTC nails Legacy Learning Systems for false testimonials
Broadcast testimonial advertising has a deservedly bad reputation – it’s common sense that one shouldn’t endorse what they wouldn’t use – but the practice...
Newspaper business got less bad in 2010
The best you can say about 2010 for the US newspaper business is that the annual revenue decline returned to a single-digit percentage. The fifth straight year of falling revenues saw the year-over-year decline slow to 6.3%. According to the Newspaper
Analyst rebuts the broadcast naysayers
There have been a slew of investor conferences lately involving media companies, so analysts like Marci Ryvicker at Wells Fargo Securities have been hearing what actual money
Online marketer settles with FTC over defective opt-out option
According to the Federal Trade Commission, any targeted ad that shows up on a consumer’s computer must include a hyperlinked opt-out option that is...
Metro re-ups with Emmis Indianapolis
Westwood One’s Metro Traffic penned a new multi-year agreement with Emmis’ WFNI-AM, WIBC-FM, WLHK-FM and WYXB-FM in Indianapolis for traffic surveillance tools, on-air talent,...
Loss of football not seen as big loss for networks
Analysts have stuck with their NFL pre-lockout analysis now that the lockout is in effect. Any revenue losses suffered by national football-carrying networks will be offset by nearly equivalent decreases
Univision President/CEO Joe Uva resigns
He informed the Board of Directors at the top Spanish-language media company in the U.S that he has chosen not to renew his employment...