Oil rig dominates coverage during the last week of May
The fact that there is an oil rig crisis in the Gulf of Mexico is nothing new, but fresh coverage of the ongoing attempts...
Nielsen Company files for an IPO
RBR-TVBR first reported in January 2007 that The Nielsen Company, until then known as VNU, would be reworked by its private equity investors for an IPO. That reworking has been accomplished and
Politically-motivated groups ready to open their midterm wallets
A Washington Post survey of more than 20 politically-interested groups reveals spending plans in the $400M range, an amount that will push total political...
Is Jelli the future of radio?
The success of Internet-based services is based less on innovation, and more on the ability to give the illusion of innovation by adapting well-established practices to the web
At long last, Moody’s sees newspapers stabilizing
Revenues are still declining, but the rate of decline has slowed for US newspapers. With major cost-cuts already in place, Moody’s Investors Service sees earnings gains for newspapers and has labeled the sector outlook “stable”
Feder exposes Tribune execs who "desecrated" Tribune Tower
Chicago blogger and veteran media critic Rob Feder has posted a column with photos of CEO Randy Michaels and other Tribune Company executives holding a poker party in the palatial Tribune Tower office that once belonged to the company’s patriarch
BP Oil gusher: 7 in 10 say 'BP' nor 'Obama' have no clue
As BP shares plunge and the U.S. attorney general launches a criminal probe into the worst oil spill in U.S. history, Americans don’t appear...
Activists want the FCC on the beat against internet, radio and cable hate speech
Saying that modern media platforms are proving conducive to hate speech, and that in particular, ownership consolidation has turned hate into a successful business model...
Lionsgate ups revenues, drops loss
As Lionsgate battles to stay out of the clutches of Carl Icahn, the TV and movie production company reported that revenues for its fiscal...
Credit agencies cautious about Mediacom buyout
Both Moody’s Investors Service and Fitch Ratings have taken note of the proposal by CEO Rocco Commisso to buy out other shareholders of Mediacom...
Net neutrality opponents in the House face major roadblock
Most of the Republicans in the US House of Representatives and many Democrats have come out against FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s
Sirius XM shareholders don’t like Leon Black
While other incumbent directors were overwhelmingly re-elected at the Sirius XM annual shareholders meeting May 27th, more voted against billionaire Leon Black than for him. That won’t keep him from
Triton Digital launches free App Store
Triton Digital announced the creation of the Triton Free App Store, an online exchange where media companies can search, browse, and procure free tools...
NBA Digital details multiplatform coverage for The Finals
NBA Digital announced its multiplatform coverage of The Finals for on-air, online, and mobile. Marking its 11th season of Finals coverage, NBA TV will...
Battle for Lionsgate drags on
Carl Icahn has extended his $7 per share bid to buy out other shareholders of Lionsgate Entertainment. The company’s board and management, which are...