More trouble possible for enhanced disclosure ownership form
The FCC’s long delayed Form 323’s, which seek to provide the Commission with accurate ethnic and minority broadcast ownership data, appear to still be...
Apple exploring HD Radio for future iPods & iPhones
Apple Insider reports that Apple may be more interested in radio than it appeared:A new patent application from Apple this week centers around HD...
Moody
Moody's Investors Service said it had placed Viacom's long term debt ratings on review for possible upgrade and affirmed the company's Prime-2
Carmen car Internet radio player unveiled
Livio Radio’s latest product, the Carmen portable Internet radio solution for cars, is being unveiled for the first time at Digital Experience! NYC. Carmen...
ASCAP sues 21 nightclubs, bars and restaurants
ASCAP is again cracking down on establishments which it says are presenting public performances of copyright music from its members without paying the proper...
PAC attack: Democrats outraise Republicans in May
The six national party-linked political action committees hauled in over $32M in campaign funding during the month of May between them, with the edge...
WWE strikes content deal with YouTube
World Wrestling Entertainment and YouTube announced a multi-year partnership that will make full episodes of WWE “Friday Night SmackDown,” “WWE NXT,” “WWE Superstars” and...
NYSBA announces 2010 Hall of Fame nominees
Film critic and entertainment reporter Dan DiNicola, political and business leader Percy Sutton, FM radio pioneer Scott Muni, veteran radio broadcaster Jim Roselle, and...
Sun-Times repping NY Times Chicago editions for dealers
Sun-Times Media has reached an agreement with The New York Times to offer Chicago luxury auto dealers ad opportunities to help them better target...
Consolidation debate hits the mainstream
The ongoing battle over media consolidation and FCC rules regarding ownership is well-known to consumers of the trade press, but it
VSS and Ares announce media lending partnership
Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS), a private equity and mezzanine lending firm already well known in broadcasting and other media circles
Entertainment bean-counters expect big things from digital
Demand is growing for internet-delivered entertainment, and eventually, so to will the revenues it will generate for entertainment companies. But it will require
EMI names Roger Faxon CEO
EMI Group says it plans to combine EMI Recorded Music and EMI Music Publishing under one global leader, and is planning to reposition itself...
Oil rig disaster continues to dominate the news
The ongoing saga of Deepwater Horizon pulled a 34% share of all news coverage during the week of 6/7-13/10, according to the latest tally...
Conservative PAC playing in 11 US Senate races
A brand new conservative political interest group, touted by brand-name Republicans like Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie, has pledged to spend $50M this campaign...