State of US highways bemoaned
The American Society of Civil Engineers thinks that it is high time that something is done about US infrastructure, and in particular, the urban...
Verizon drags FCC into court over network neutrality
Telco giant Verizon has decided that the FCC
The Broadcast Broadband Alternative
Part III of a 3-part series: The objective of this three part series has been to attempt to inform the broadcast community and policy...
University of Houston seeking leader for merged media
Having recently struck a deal to add a second FM radio station, the University of Houston is now planning to merge its radio and TV...
Free Speech TV adds The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann
Dial Global Progressive radio talker Thom Hartmann (The Thom Hartmann Program), and host of The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann on TV is now...
Washington Post upping dividend, retiring Buffett
The Washington Post Company announced that it is increasing its cash dividend to shareholders. On the same day it announced that Warren
Nexstar makes exchange offer for bonds
The common pattern now is for a company to sell bonds in a private offering, then register new bonds for public trading and exchange...
Sinclair puts its puts behind it
Sinclair Broadcast Group has for some time had an overhang of investors holding its 4.875% convertible senior notes which they had a right to...
Arbitron and Marketron integrate sales systems
Specifically, they’ve integrated Arbitron's TAPSCAN Web and Marketron's Exchange systems, which will give radio sales exes an efficient, all-in-one sales and traffic solution, from...
Howard Stern nearly retired last year
You never get used to doing morning radio, Howard Stern told Piers Morgan as the second guest on Morgan
McGraw-Hill raises dividend
Even in the depths of the recession The McGraw-Hill Companies raised its dividend each year, so it’s hardly surprising that the string remains unbroken....
Yum to divest Long John Silver's, A&W
Louisville-based Yum! Brands Inc. says it plans to sell Long John Silver’s and A&W All-American Food in order to focus on its three larger...
TiVo Premiere app for the iPad now available
And another iPad app makes its debut—in addition to Comcast’s Xfinity TV app and the DISH TV DISH Remote Access app: TiVo says its...
GSelector releases version 3.16
RCS is upgrading its world-renowned music scheduler: GSelector 3.16 enhancements include an upgraded interface to Master Control and expanded traffic reconciliation. New features include...
CBS Interactive Music Group taps Tonefuse for ad sales
As MAGNAGLOBAL just noted, online video ad growth should be around 26.8% this year. So CBS Interactive Music Group is going to capitalize on...