Thursday, July 23, 2026

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...

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...