Copps bemoans 2nd Circuit short-circuit of indecency rules
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps said that the
VCI Solutions volunteers with Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity
VCI Solutions, a provider of software solutions for broadcast and cable operations, once again joined forces to volunteer with Greater Springfield Habitat for Humanity...
Second Circuit Strikes Down FCC Indecency Policy
A panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has struck down the FCC
FTC gets Nestle to agree to stop boosting Boost
The Federal Trade Commission believes that advertisements for a Nestle probiotic drink called BOOST Kid Essentials make claims above and beyond what is supported...
Kucinich introducing bill to kill junk food ad write-offs
Advertising is a cost of doing business, and as such is part of the annual tax calculations of companies that need to market themselves....
Sony, News Corp. partner to program digital space in Times Square
Sony Corporation of America and News Corp. will partner to program one of the premier digital video spaces in Times Square in NYC. Utilizing...
Discovery
Hive Media, a branded social game company, has signed with Discovery Communications to develop and produce a social game based on Discovery Channel's Deadliest...
NAB petitions for modest ownership rule relaxation
The National Association of Broadcasters told the FCC that broadcasters are committed to providing local and diverse programming in a filing on the
YMCA decides to contract its branding
We recently reported that National Public Radio has opted to stop using these actual words when self-referencing, paring down its identity to the familiar...
Hugh Hefner bids to take Playboy private
Like so many other public companies, Playboy Enterprises is trading well below where its stock price was before the recession. Sensing an
Journal Broadcast/Omaha teams with Susan G. Komen
Journal Broadcast Group Omaha Operations is using the power of its combined media voices to support the upcoming Susan G. Komen Nebraska Race for...
Tribune365 adds travel marketing arm
Tribune365, the national sales solutions group for Tribune Company, today named Lisa Theodore to head up the company’s travel and international sales and marketing...
NABEF enlisting broadcasters to fight childhood obesity
First Lady Michelle Obama has some potent allies in her pursuit of the “Let's Move” anti-childhood obesity effort. Television and radio operators, with the...
MTV Networks acquires social gaming company
Viacom’s MTV Networks announced that it has acquired Social Express Inc., a social gaming development company. The move marks MTV Networks’ first entry into...
Watchdogs ready to spend cash in order to restrict cash
The Disclose Act is not the only campaign finance bill kicking around on Capitol Hill. The less-heralded Fair Elections Now Act has 157 supporters...