WideOrbit gets record license renewals in first half
WideOrbit, provider of business management software for media companies, announced record license renewals for its sales, traffic and billing solution, WO Traffic. Since the...
Newsweek sold to Sidney Harman
Audio gear billionaire Sidney Harman is indeed the new owner of Newsweek magazine. The announcement from the Washington Post Company didn’t mention the price...
Poll finds that many think television and radio are too racy
According to a new poll out from Rasmussen Reports, 57% of respondents think that there is too much inappropriate content on television and radio....
Creditors want more time to study Tribune plan
Wells Fargo Bank, as agent for the holders of a $1.6 billion bridge loan to Tribune Company, has asked the bankruptcy judge overseeing the...
Radio One extends exchange offer again
Radio One still hasn
WFAN's Boomer and Carton to simulcast on MSG Network
MSG Network and CBS Radio’s Sports Radio 66 WFAN NYC will bring The FAN’s “Boomer & Carton” show, New York’s No. 1-rated morning radio...
News Corp. in the mix for MLB Texas Rangers auction
Major League Baseball’s Texas Rangers franchise, based in the Dallas-Fort Worth market, is up for auction in a bankruptcy proceeding that will kick off...
The Antennagate Reality Check
I remember the days before I hooked up my TV to a cable or satellite system. I struggled with a rabbit ears antenna, which had the temerity to deliver a better picture whenever I
Rift in Sherrod coverage puts economy into the new top slot
On an overall basis, the score news directors gave to top stories during the week of 7/19-25/10 was economic crisis 17%, Shirley Sherrod 14%,...
FTC rules will treat ad-response calls as telemarketing calls
The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on abusive tactics from some debt relief services by instituting a number of new rules. Among
Washington Post Company mulling Newsweek offers
Bids for Newsweek were due the beginning of July, but as August begins there’s still been no sale announcement. It appears the Washington Post...
Q2 revenues were up 7% for The Nielsen Company
With a $1.75 billion IPO pending, the CFO of The Nielsen Company was restricted in what he could say in the company’s Q2 conference...
Dingell disappointed with FCC broadband approach
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski is attempting to find a middle-of-the-road approach to ensuring that the concept of network neutrality applies to internet providers going...
Soccer gave Univision a big Q2 boost
Univision’s net revenues shot up 23.2% in Q2 to $639.8 million. A good bit of that was attributable to the FIFA World Cup soccer...
Connecticut Republican Senate race heats back up
Well, maybe warms up, or even simmers up, is a better way to phrase it. But former Rep. Rob Simmons (R-CT), after dropping out...