EchoStar makes $2 billion satellite broadband acquisition
Charlie Ergen is making big moves to try to erase the advantage that terrestrial cable MSOs have over satellite TV: broadband delivery. Just a few days after Dish Network cut a $1 billion deal
CBS earnings report on tap this week
The biggest pure-play broadcasting company, CBS Corporation, reports its earnings Wednesday (2/16) after the market closes. Based on its strong ratings and ad sales...
Creditor votes favor Tribune reorganization plan
The votes are in and Tribune Company reports that the overwhelming majority of the company’s creditors favor the Chapter 11 reorganization plan backed by...
Nearly all broadcasting stocks gaining on Friday
An announcement that Hosni Mubarak had resigned as President of Egypt, putting the army in charge, was greeted with relief on Wall Street. Stock...
Next FCC meeting delves into retransmission consent
The contentious and often highly-publicized battle over retransmission consent pits broadcasters and MVPDs against one another. Consumers get stuck in the middle, and that...
Bob Sillerman's new stock is shooting sky-high
No one even knows what the business is yet, but Wall Street is going crazy over the penny-stock company that Bob Sillerman is buying control of for his next big thing. Actually, it
News Corporation raises $2.5 billion
The News America Inc. subsidiary of News Corporation announced a private placement of $2.5 billion of new debt in two issues. Moody
Clear Channel Outdoor bumped to world's #2
Paris-based JCDecaux has declared itself
LBI Media says Q4 revenues rose 19%
Spanish specialist LBI Media has given Wall Street an early peek at its Q4 results, reporting that revenues were up 19% to approximately $30.7...
Consumer group steps into corn sweetener naming debate
As any successful broadcaster knows, branding is a key element of the advertising business, and advertising is a key element of the broadcasting business....
Council for Research Excellence issues RFP on digital measurement
It’s more than just the lack of standardization of currency and metrics out there for digital measurement, it’s about merging panel-based and server-based measurement....
Broadcast luminaries to honor Alan Frank
Having previously announced Deborah Norville as host, the Broadcasters Foundation of America has now added a veritable “Who’s Who” of media executives and stars...
Blueprint for re-thinking and winning: Joining 2011
Big snowstorm in Chicago. Watched hour after hour of TV News. The "sheep" factor is astounding. Here are some thoughts on addressing
Democrats losing a Senate 2012 incumbent in Virginia
Back in 2006, Jim Webb (D-VA) was the winner in an election v. George Allen (R-VA) in what is widely believed to be the...
TiVo and Dish/EchoStar patent battle creeps slowly forward
Dish/EchoStar has won a small battle in its ongoing federal court battle with TiVo over claims that each has violated the other company’s patents...