Media companies kicking the tires at Newsweek
The Washington Post yard sale, in which its venerable but infirm iconic magazine Newsweek is the featured item, is attracting the attention of other...
Cliff Stearns introduces bill to curb FCC’s net neutrality bid
Democrats have been promising to write laws authorizing the FCC to enforce the concept of net neutrality on the internet. Now along comes
Big movies boost Disney results
Robert Iger had two big box office successes to talk about regarding the performance of The Walt Disney Company in its fiscal second quarter....
Childhood Obesity Task Force comes out with a plan
First Lady Michelle Obama has been heading up a group tackling the epidemic of overweight children, and the group has produced a study identifying...
FCC targeted in $1.4M advertising blitz
Free market watchdog Americans for Prosperity is not at all pleased with FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski’s new proposal for internet regulation, and is spending...
V-me, GLR to offer a new multi-platform news environment
GLR Networks and V-me announced the launch of a sponsorable cross-platform news environment. The package includes presence in Minuto 60 -- the well-known daily national...
Clear Channel Outdoor Q1 up 5%
Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings’ Q1 revenues were $608.8 million, a 5% increase from the $582.2 million reported for Q1 2009, and excluding the effects...
Audi, Dr Pepper, Oracle, Dick's score $3 million in Iron Man 2 product placement
According to Front Row Analytics, these four advertisers whipped up over $3 million of combined broadcast exposure in the blockbuster hit Iron Man 2. ...
SESAC selects TuneSat for TV performance monitoring
SESAC announced a partnership with TuneSat. The pact calls for TuneSat’s technology to detect performances of the SESAC repertory used in audio-visual programs monitored...
COPS: High Speed Pursuit app now on iPhone
After 22 years of airing on FOX, the “COPS: High Speed Pursuit” app from Hands-On Mobile now allows players to take control of the...
The questionable effect of California political ads
The race to be the next governor of California features a Republican primary in which a candidate who has kicked in $19M of his...
MGM sale becomes an auction built for one
Iconic but troubled movie studio MGM has been on the block since last November and eventually attracted three bidders, but a second withdrawal has left only multimedia giant Time Warner
Possible Comcast/NBCU fallout: Senator Zucker
NBCU exec Jeff Zucker has spent a lot of time this year answering questions on Capitol Hill. It seems, however, that in the future he’d rather be on the other
Broadcast and cable boost Washington Post Co. in Q1
Broadcast television holdings posted a revenue increase of 20% to $73.5M over Q1 2009’s total of $61.2M, and CATV increased 3% to $189.4M compared...
Economy trumps two big developing stories
The new immigration law in Arizona and the Gulf of Mexico oil rig explosion each took 16% of available time and space in terms...