Philadelphia newspapers emerge from Chapter 11
The second bankruptcy auction of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News produced a deal that made it to the closing table. The newspapers are...
Golden Mike honoree: Alan Frank
The Broadcasters Foundation of America will honor Alan Frank, President and CEO, Post-Newsweek Stations, with the 2011 Golden Mike Award. The presentation will be...
AT&T presenting sponsor of "Live On Letterman" concert webcast series
CBS Interactive Music Group has signed an agreement with AT&T to serve as the presenting sponsor of its flagship Live On Letterman webcast concert...
Belo and A.H. Belo splitting pension plan
The TV company Belo Corporation and the newspaper company A.H. Belo Corporation used to be one, but split in 2008. Now they
Price for Newsweek revealed
Perhaps you wish that you had made a bid to become the proud new owner of iconic magazine Newsweek, sold recently by the Washington...
Democrats mounting attack on outside political spending
The Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling has opened the money spigots, and allowed unaffiliated political organizations to attack candidates without revealing who is funding...
New York Times story skewers Tribune Company management
Under the headline “At Flagging Tribune, Tales of a Bankrupt Culture,” Wednesday’s New York Times carried a lengthy story – running to five Internet...
FTC busts American Tax Relief (video)
The Federal Trade Commission says that American Tax Relief is preying on citizens already in financial distress and ratcheting the distress up, luring them...
Ohio broadcaster Van Lane dead at 89
Veteran Ohio radio/TV broadcaster Van Lane died Sunday (10/3); just two months shy of his 90th birthday. His long career not only included on...
On Mickey Luckoff leaving KGO/KSFO
I had the immense honor of working alongside Mickey Luckoff as part of the Cap Cities/ABC management team during my tenure as President/General Manager...
New York Times Co. cashing out Carlos Slim loan early
The New York Times Company was desperate for cash back in January 2009 when it sold $250 million of bonds to Mexican billionaire Carlos...
FTC cracking down on
The Federal Trade Commission is planning a presser for 10/6/10 at 11AM Central Time to announce a legal action against a tax relief service. The
Sinclair reports on early tender results
Sinclair Broadcast Group has succeeded in buying back the majority of the 8% senior subordinated notes due 2012 it is seeking to repurchase as...
CBS selling $600 million in new bonds
CBS Corporation is doing some reworking of its balance sheet. As it announced a tender to buy back $250 million of its outstanding debt due in 2012, it is also
Fox Sports Net adds DIRECTV
DIRECTV and Fox Sports Net (FSN), are making broadcast history through a syndication deal that enables FSN to distribute DIRECTV’s The Dan Patrick Show...