Study suggests CATV should eye businesses for telco growth
In today’s electronic communications environment, traditional telecommunications companies are providing MVPD service, and traditional MVPDs such as the cable industry are providing telecommunications. To...
NYSBA President Joe Reilly sets retirement
The board of directors of the New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) announced that longtime President Joseph A. Reilly will step down from his...
Consultation by the NAB Radio Board
I think the call for a membership plebiscite on the NAB terms sheet doesn
Two political losers spent almost $100 per vote
When all the numbers are in and analyzed by campaign spending watchdogs, the 2010 midterm political spending total is expected to eclipse all previous records and surpass $4B in all
Scripps invests in Ebyline news content marketplace
Newspaper/television group owner E.W. Scripps company has invested $1.5 million in LA-based Ebyline, which publicly launched in September 2010 as a content marketplace for...
IAB, MMA unveil Mobile Web Advertising Measurement Guidelines
To standardize key metrics for the mobile interactive industry for the first time ever, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the Mobile Marketing Association...
Yale study attacks fast food and its marketing
Despite recent promises to cut back on marketing to children, a study from the Yale’s Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity says that...
Univision tenders for some of its bonds
Not only is Univision Communications getting a big investment from Televisa, but it is also doing some debt refinancing. To that end, it has...
Both radio and television up for Saga Communications
Saga Communications reported that Q3 revenues grew 5% to $32.8 million. Both the radio and television divisions posted improved results.
Radio revenues gained 4.1% to...
Holiday shopping predicted to increase with caution
Online survey producer Zoomerang says that both small-to-midsized retailers and consumers are expressing a lack of confidence in the economy, but are still ready...
Discover becomes official partner of the NHL in the US
Discover Financial Services and the National Hockey League announced a new sponsorship naming Discover as an Official Partner of the NHL in the U.S....
Entravision Q3 was up $2.5 million
Net revenue increased to $53.3 million for Entravision’s Q3, up from $50.8 million in Q3 2009, an increase of $2.5 million. Of the overall...
Ad revenues up, CBS buying back stock
Total revenues were down 2% in Q3 for CBS Corporation to $3.3 billion, but that was attributed to the lack of five first-cycle TV syndication sales seen a year earlier. Advertising sales were up 10% in the quarter and affiliate/subscription fees rose 15%
DG Q3 up 18% to $57 million
DG, provider of digital media services to the advertising, entertainment and broadcast industries, reported record Q3 financial results. Revenue was up 18% to $56.9...
TV up, radio down at Univision
Q3 revenues increased 9.1% to $575 million at Univision Communications. Television and Interactive Media were up, but radio was going the wrong direction. There was not a lot of discussion of