Sirius XM bond sale expanded
It seems Wall Street can’t get enough of debt issues by Sirius XM. Demand was so good for the planned $550 million offering that...
Dissatisfaction Evident in President Obama’s Report Card
When will the so call elected officials that are to represent the best interest of the American people going to pull their heads out...
Analyst boosts LIN expectations
After digesting the better than expected Q4 results and Q1 guidance from LIN TV, Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker raised her estimates for...
Health care air wars reheated
Both radio and television stand to benefit from the latest push to get a health care reform bill enacted. Groups on both sides of...
Fisher Communications sees signs of hope
The Pacific Northwest isn’t bouncing back as quickly as some other parts of the country, but Fisher Communications CEO Colleen Brown reported some encouraging...
Patton Boggs may grow a lot with Breaux-Lott
John Breaux used to be John Breaux (D-LA). And Trent Lott used to be Trent Lott (R-MS). Both were prominent members not only of...
Dream Radio launches on iheartradio
Clear Channel Radio launched Dream Radio, a unique channel hosted by the aspiring talent behind Simon Fuller’s “If I Can Dream” online entertainment program....
Pierre Bouvard named Chairman of the IRTS Board
Pierre Bouvard, EVP of Cross-Platform Services at Arbitron, has been elected as Chairman of the IRTS Foundation, one of the premier charities in the...
FCC's Steven Waldman to keynote MFM/BCCA Conference
Steven Waldman, Senior Advisor to the FCC Chairman, will deliver a keynote address at Media Finance Focus 2010, the 50th annual conference for the
Consumer pragmatism is likely long-term
The financial meltdown is showing signs of abating, but the frugal spending habits many developed in response during the course of 2009 are likely...
Q4 revenues down 12% for SBS
Both radio and television posted revenue declines for Q4 at Spanish Broadcasting System. Radio performed better than TV, which is good news for SBS,...
VCI Solutions sponsoring The Build 2010 House Project
VCI Solutions, a provider of software solutions for broadcast and cable, is sponsoring the building of a house in the silver lot of the...
Health care continues to lead the news
After taking a back seat for quite awhile, health care reform spent its second week atop the news coverage chart put together by the...
Rising tide of auto ad spending to lift all media
Numerous media companies have been reporting an upturn in auto advertising, reversing a severe decline during the national recession. The analysts at Wells Fargo Securities say this could be good news for pretty much all types of traditional media outlets
CBS Sports, NCAA, LG team for Final Four Games in 3-D
CBS Sports has teamed up with the NCAA, LG Electronics USA and Cinedigm Digital Cinema Corp. to present for the first-time ever the 2010...