Nielsen raises three-quarters of a billion bucks
The red hot bond market greeted The Nielsen Company with open arms as the broadcast ratings and consumer research company sold an issue of...
Huge Wall Street embrace for Sirius XM bond offering
There’s still more evidence that the Wall Street bond market is wide, wide open for broadcasters. Sirius XM went in seeking $550 million. It...
Entercom taps Strutta for online contesting
Entercom and Strutta.com Media Inc. have partnered to provide contest marketing solutions to Entercom’s network of 110 radio stations. Utilizing the Strutta contest platform,...
Sirius XM doing some more balance sheet work
The heavy lifting was done last year, when Sirius XM escaped having to go Chapter 11, but there’s still work to be done on...
Lee Abrams suspended at Tribune for racy memo
Just days after a front page article in the New York Times accused Tribune Company of having a
Radio in a post-Internet world
Do you sit down in front of the television and marvel at the technology that sends pictures through the air? Probably not. Do you...
Political ads: 55% say they
You can do one of two things with a political ad – try to build up your own candidate or try to tear down...
FCC will be looking for some capital ideas
About a month from now, interested parties are invited to the FCC for a session entitled Capitalization Strategies Workshop, the intent of which is...
Tribune Company announces settlement with creditors
It looks like Tribune Company now has a deal with its creditors on a reorganization plan for the company to emerge from Chapter 11...
FTC tax-relief scam bust causes collateral damage
Tax Resolution Institute says it offers effective and professional service to its clients, but is operating in an industry that has suffered broad-brush
Breaking: Tribune Company reaches settlement
Tribune Company announced that it has reached agreement with its Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors and other major creditors on a reorganization plan covering...
Digital enough to keep your media job?
Last week, traditional media execs got another digital wake call with the demotion of a well respected Newspaper editor in Philadelphia; award-winning Bill Marimow was re-assigned as an investigative
Media General, Groupon partner for locally-branded deals
The deal will enable Media General to offer exclusive daily advertiser deals under the company's local media brand names and powered by Groupon. This...
Former FCC Chairmen find common ground
If there was one thing that tied the FCC chairmanships of Democrat Reed Hundt and Republicans Michael Powell and Kevin Martin together, it was...
Made in USA is effective advertising claim
According to a new Harris Poll, done in conjunction with Adweek Media, better than six in 10 Americans is more likely to act on...