Nielsen selling a half billion bucks of new bonds
The Nielsen Company announced plans for a private placement of $500 million in new senior notes due 2018. Moody’s Investors Service said the high-yield...
Sirius XM put on S&P
That’s a good thing. A company can be put on the “CreditWatch” list at Standard & Poors in anticipation of either a downgrade or...
FEMA adopts new EAS requirements; Broadcasters worry about timing
The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Thursday adopted a new digital message format for the next generation Emergency Alert...
KUPL Portland launches Droid App
Alpha Broadcasting’s KUPL has launched its latest mobile phone app, this time for the Droid, making it the first pure listen live app for...
Newsweek sale to Sidney Harman is a done deal
The Washington Post Company says that its spin-off of iconic-yet-troubled magazine Newsweek is complete. It now belongs to billionaire Sidney Harman’s Harman Newsweek LLC....
Sen. Lisa Murkowski tackles challenges of a write-in campaign
Recent polls in Alaska suggest that incumbent, primary-losing Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) has a chance to prevail in November despite her current party-outsider status....
Sports marketing and tapping into fan engagement for ROI
Sports is considered the original social gathering and today teams are driving that experience as much as possible through a variety of devices and...
Marketron buys mSnap mobile ad network
Marketron, provider of business software solutions and services for the media industry, announced at the NAB-RAB Radio Show it has acquired mSnap, the largest...
Pandora expanding advertising platforms to in-home devices
Television sets. Blu-ray players. Table-top radios. Digital media players. All of these will now bring advertising messages right into the homes of consumers, courtesy...
Consumer confidence slips in September
The much-watched Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index enjoyed a healthy uptick during the month of August 2010. But it gave it all back and...
Tribune sees Chapter 11 exit via new deal with Oaktree
Oaktree Capital Management L.P. and Angelo, Gordon & Co. L.P. have entered into an agreement with Tribune Company that
Mobile advertising growth expected to ride the fast track
A new study sees decent growth in local advertising platforms over the five years spanning 2009-2014. And although it will end that period with but a
Radio doesn
I don’t often write about our radio business in our publications, but when the Congressional meddling in what should be private transactions actually affects...
BBC World Service adds more mobile phone service
BBC World Service has further expanded the availability of its live radio broadcasts via mobile phones in the US. The extension of the BBC’s...
IAB releases "Digital Audio Advertising Overview"
The Interactive Advertising Bureau has introduced its “Digital Audio Advertising Overview” Platform Status Report, which defines the digital audio category and provides a snapshot...