Former Sen. Chris Dodd to head MPAA
The rumor is now fact. Former Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) is the new CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Dodd begins...
South Dakota Supreme Court enters the 20th Century
Yes, we are aware that the 21st Century is already in progress – which makes it all the more amazing that 20th Century technology...
Nielsen ended 2010 with up quarter
Fresh from its $2.1 billion IPO in January, Nielsen Holdings has reported that revenues were up 7.2% (constant currency) in Q4 to $1.37 billion....
Gores Group adds more Westwood One stock
The Gores Group now owns more than 17 million shares of Westwood One stock. The Gores Group, already the largest shareholder, agreed to invest
IAB, ANA, 4A's join to "Make Measurement Make Sense"
The goal is standardize measurement across media: The three ad trade groups have launched a major initiative to lead the industry in developing digital...
Max Media Group gets rights to Ted "Golden Voice" Williams
Max Media Group, which specializes in user-generated internet channels, has entered a letter of intent to acquire majority control of Golden Voice Media, LLC,...
John Boehner affirms commitment of GOP to rein in FCC
Newly-installed Speaker of the House spoke at a National Religious Broadcasters Association dinner in Nashville 2/27/11, and pledged to deal with an FCC that might be
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...