Barton campaigns for E&C chair; more candidates for subcommittee
The ranking member position of the 111th Congress’s Energy and Commerce Committee will be the chair of the 112th – and even though by...
Tribune's Randy Michaels; Digital Post-Mortem
Randy Michaels had a plan. The former chief of Tribune would convert the stumbling newspaper and broadcast giant into a media and marketing company. A company that just so happened to
House Commerce Committee leadership in flux
The lead Republican in the House Committee on Energy and Commerce is term-limited at the top of the committee and is trying to get...
CBS calling 6.625% senior notes due 2011
CBS Corporation announced the full redemption of all of its outstanding 6.625% Senior Notes due May 15, 2011 on December 29, 2010, the redemption...
Radio and TV both up double digits at Fisher
Q3 revenues rose 22% at Fisher Communications to $42.2 million. The lion
NFL owners building labor lock-out warchest
Broadcasters who make part of their living covering the National Football League may want to start making contingency plans for next year - the
CBS completes $250 million tender for bonds
A few more bonds were tendered after the early expiration date for two debt issues being bought back by CBS Corporation. So, CBS has...
A few reflections on Traffic Director's Day!
November 2 is Traffic Director's Day: The mark of a true Broadcast Professional is consistently performing at a higher level, or simply knowing where to go
WideOrbit completes VCI Solutions buy
WideOrbit, provider of business management software for media companies, has completed its previously announced buy of VCI Solutions’ Orion Business System assets. VCI is...
National Enquirer parent to file Chapter 11
American Media Inc. announced that it has struck a deal on a financial restructuring with its major creditors and will be filing a pre-packaged...
FTC wins in court over deceptive advertiser
The Federal Trade Commission is one of the primary government watchdogs when it comes to advertising claims, and it won another round in court...
Emergency Information in Widely Spoken Languages
In an emergency, every person living within our nation
Nielsen raises some more cash
Its IPO is still languishing, but The Nielsen Company is moving fast to pick up cash from the red-hot bond market. It’s sold another...
November 2 is Traffic Director's Day
Traffic Director's Guild of America's CEO Larry Keene is reminding all in the media biz that Traffic Director's Day is on Tuesday, November 2nd...