Fisher nominates its own slate of director candidates
Facing a hostile bid to take control of its board of directors, Fisher Communications has announced its own slate of candidates for election at...
Nevada Sen. John Ensign heads for the exit
The total number of US Senators declining to stand for re-election has reached eight with the announcement by John Ensign (R-NV) that he will...
Harris Corporation realigns its business segments
The broadcast product businesses at Harris Corporation are now part of a new Integrated Network Solutions division at the company. Harris announced Tuesday that it...
NYC subway tunnels may be filled with ads
The NYC Metro Transit Authority (MTA) is looking to tap a huge amount of unclaimed ad inventory in the tunnels between stations. It would...
TiVo raising $120 million in new cash
Although TiVo got a $104 million payment from Dish/EchoStar in its long patent litigation, it is expensive for the digital video recorder (DVR) company...
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LBI Media raising $240 million
Wall Street continues to welcome broadcasting bond sales with open arms. LBI Media announced that it will make a private placement of $240 million...
Strong Q4 growth for LBI Media
Both television and radio posted strong growth in Q4 for LBI Media, with net revenues for the entire company up 19% to $30.7 million....
Mediacom is now a private company
Founder and CEO Rocco Commisso was successful in his second effort to buy out all other shareholders of Mediacom Communications. The deal at $8.75 per share was approved at a shareholders meeting Friday and a few hours later the money
Saga says Q4 revenues were up 7.4%
Saga Communications has postponed its full Q4 results announcement and conference call by a week from next Tuesday to March 15th due to the...
NFL talks move into extended overtime
If the NFL and the NFLPA are talking, that means no body is getting out locks or picket signs. After adding a day to the deadline, they added another week, setting the new goalpost at Friday 3/11
NFL 24-hour talk extension seen as positive sign
If the NFL and the NFLPA are talking, that means no body is getting out locks or picket signs. Not only is that a...
FCC completes communications business entry barrier report
The latest “Section 257 Triennial Report to Congress Identifying and Eliminating Market Entry Barriers For Entrepreneurs and Other Small Businesses” is done – it...
Analyst sees minimal risk for big nets if NFL goes bye-bye
There are a lot of good reasons for broadcast and cable networks to carry National League Football games, but a big profit margin is...
Both radio and TV grew double digits for Fisher Communications
Ad sales soared in Q4 for Fisher Communications. Radio revenues jumped 17% and TV blew the doors off with a 61% gain.
The TV performance...