Revenues finally in positive territory for Scripps
Television group revenues were up by a double-digit percentage in Q2, while the revenue decline for newspapers got smaller at the E.W. Scripps. The...
E.W. Scripps Company under no pressure to make acquisitions
Debt free and sitting on a pile of cash from the sale of United Media Licensing for $175 million, the E.W. Scripps Company isn’t...
Fisher Q2 TV revenue up 37%; Radio up 8%
Fisher Communications said the advertising recovery that began in late 2009 contributed to strong YOY increases in revenue and broadcast cash flow, which scored...
NABOB getting set for fall confab
The National Association of Black Owned Broadcaster’s 34th Annual Fall Management Conference is just over a month away. The perennial Washington event runs from...
NAB to support the USA bid for the 2018 or
No longer do Americans ask what is “FIFA” or the “World Cup.” This year’s international soccer championship in South Africa drew huge TV and...
Phil Hendrie debuts iTunes podcasts
Talk Radio Network – FM’s The Phil Hendrie Show continues its expansion into the digital realm, with the debut of The Phil Hendrie Show’s...
Both radio and TV revenues up 10% at Entravision
Television is about twice the size of radio at Entravision, but both divisions had double digit revenue gains in Q2. In fact the same...
Afghanistan gets media focus as July segues into August
The immigration debate and the WikiLeaks finished #1 and #2 in the Project for Excellence in Journalism report on news coverage for the week...
FOX, AppNation partner for "Pimp My App!" contest
Fox Broadcasting Company (FOX) and AppNation have partnered to launch the first-ever “Pimp My App!” contest to find the web developer who can create...
IAB releases independent review of online site intercept studies
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) released “An Evaluation of Methods Used to Assess the Effectiveness of Advertising on the Internet,” which examines the methodology...
Most Americans want an indecency cop on the job
Rasmussen recently released a poll indicating that 57% of Americans believe there is too much inappropriate content on US radio and television. Now it has another one out, indicating that 55% think the FCC should police broadcast content
Emmis stock recovers some ground
There’s been no news of a breakthrough, just SEC filings to formalize the buyout delay that Emmis Communications announced Tuesday, but it appears stock...
News Corp./Fox withdraws from MLB Rangers bidding
There were supposed to be three bidders in the bankruptcy auction of Major League Baseball
Fiscal Q4 revenue growth 6% for News Corporation
Television and cable led the way with operating income gains in fiscal Q4 (April-June), although some other parts of News Corporation held the quarter...
Sinclair making some refinance moves
The folks at Sinclair Broadcast Group have been well aware of the improving financing markets. There was some discussion of refi plans in the...