AFTRA works to uncover BP oil spill story
Concerned that reporters are being denied access to public areas and public officials in regards to the BP oil spill, (AFTRA) announced it will begin work to open up the story to full coverage
Stifel and Weisel complete investment bank merger
Two investment banking firms which have both had involvement in the media space have become one. Thomas Weisel Partners Group is no more, having been merged into
ION launches microsite for Without A Trace
For seven years, viewers analyzed and did their best to crack the toughest missing persons cases on television as they watched the hit primetime...
Whole Lott of merging going on: Patton Boggs buys boutique firm
Former US Senators John Breaux (D-LA) and Trent Lott (R-MS) formed lobbying firm Breaux-Lott Leadership Group in 2008. The firm is now becoming part...
Lionsgate tries second poison pill against Carl Icahn
With dissident Carl Icahn now far and away the largest shareholder of Lionsgate Entertainment, the Board of Directors is trying again to block him...
A general change eclipses the oil spill
The unusual convergence of the White House, two generals and Rolling Stone Magazine fueled the rise of the Afghanistan story over the dominant-of-late oil...
Fuel TV launches Android app
FUEL TV, dedicated to the lifestyle of action sports, has launched an interactive, media rich Android app. The app is available for free download...
Electronic journalists selected for fellowship in Germany
The Radio Television Digital News Foundation announced that 13 producers and reporters have been selected to become journalism fellows in Germany this fall as...
2012 national party conventions shaping up
We already know the when and the where of the Republican 2012 national convention. They are a long way, however, from determining the who....
Murdoch
Making good on the proclamations of News Corporation CEO Rupert Mudoch that the company would charge people to access the content of its British newspapers online, The Times and The
Broadcasting stocks battered for second day
For a while it looked like stock prices were rebounding from Tuesday
BMI making commemorative donations to BFA
The Board of Directors of Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) has decided to establish a new tradition of commemorating and honoring the service of deceased...
Inside-the-Beltway media all-stars slated for MMTC conference
Three sitting FCC commissioners, one former commissioner and the heads of both the National Association of Broadcasters and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association...
Azteca America goes mobile on V CAST Video
Verizon Wireless said a wide variety of full-length programs from Azteca America are now playing on V CAST Video. The offerings include programs in...
FCC extends broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership waivers yet again
Perhaps we should call this quarterly exercise the official Britney Spears “Oops – I Did It Again” extension. Companies with cross-owned properties within a...