Univision reports on tender for bonds
Friday (2/4) was the early tender deadline for the latest bond buyback offer from Univision Communications. It appears that investor interest in selling bonds...
Rep. Jane Harman taking an early exit
Word is out that Jane Harman (D-CA) has accepted the opportunity to head up the Woodrow Wilson Center. It will set up a special election to fill her seat back in her district, and will give the Democrats an empty seat on the plum Energy and Commerce
Honors for Eddie Fritts
He was at the helm of the NAB when TV got both retrans and must-carry from Congress and later when radio won deregulation, so...
Saving American media and music…from itself
Here are some things I believe to be true that few seem willing to come to terms with: Idealistic and Unrealistic are terms I hear often. Maybe, but I'd be hard pressed
Dan Snyder discusses City Paper suit with Robert Wuhl (audio)
Redskins owner Dan Snyder filed suit against the free Washington City Paper and its parent company, Atalaya Capital Management, 2/2 in New York
AOL buys The Huffington Post
Price: $315 million. RBR-TVBR observation: This is what you will see this year as 'New Media' content providers like Huff with a unique brand and niche will be acquired by focused media companies to create vertical growth. Will this happen in the Radio/TV business in 2011? Yep but only from
Anti-press attacks continue in Cairo; reporter dies
While perhaps the most reported on incident included CNN’s Anderson Cooper being punched 10 times in the head as a mob of supporters of...
Newswomen gathering to assess global employment picture
The International Women’s Media Foundation and the George Washington University Global Media Institute are hosting female journalism executives from around the world and releasing...
Howard Stern on Letterman disses Leno (video)
Howard Stern has made no secret of his contempt for NBC
Journalists being targeted in Egypt
Cairo is not a safe place to be for reporters trying to cover the civil unrest that’s been going on for days. Some have...
Rupert Murdoch will not hire Olbermann again
Rupert Murdoch talked to Fox Business Network's Neil Cavuto 2/2 after the launch of his new iPad newspaper, “The Daily.” The question came up,...
Valentine spending looks stable for 2011
Valentine’s Day is said to be one date on the calendar that is relatively immune to overriding economic concerns of consumers. And the good...
An interesting review of News Corporation's The Daily (video)
Following the Wednesday launch of
Global cord-cutters to have limited impact on pay TV
Informa Telecoms & Media says the
Comcast Xfinity TV app now streaming on iPad
It's already advertised extensively for streaming on laptops, and now Comcast announced its Xfinity TV service now enables customers to watch many of their...