NBA Game Time expands to Vizio, Roku
NBA Digital announced the expansion of NBA Game Time -- the mobile app providing fans with access to NBA scores, highlights and news throughout...
Apple’s iTunes pulls Lala music service
Less than six months after acquiring digital music startup Lala for a some reported $85 million, Apple is pulling the service 5/31. "Lala is...
Tribune’s Ed Wilson leaving; remains consultant
Ed Wilson, who has served as Tribune Company’s chief revenue and sales officer since 2009 and as president of Tribune Broadcasting since 2008, announced...
Democrats looking to fast track campaign finance measure
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Citizen United ruling, Democrats in Congress are looking for legislative throttles that will help control the flow...
2009 revenues down 10% for AP
The ad recession affecting its members and clients was felt last year by the Associated Press. The news cooperative announced that 2009 revenues fell...
“Sunshine in the Courtroom Act” advances
A strong bipartisan majority of the Senate Judiciary Committee forwarded a bill that would allow electronic coverage of events in federal courts, including the...
Retransmission, tighter belt take Entravision into the black
Hispanic broadcast group Entravision experienced a 3% overall gain in net revenue during the first quarter of 2010, bringing home $43.1M compared to $41.7M...
Economy rules the news, with wildcards filling the margins
All five of the media followed by the Project for Excellence in Journalism agreed that the economic crisis was by far the number one...
NBC Universal sold $4 billion in senior notes
In a move related to its pending merger with Comcast, NBC Universal priced an offering of $4 billion aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes. The bond sale was announced by NBCU’s current
Fisher Q1 Television up 31%; net loss narrows
Fisher Communications’ Q1 results were encouraging – with revenues of $35.3 million, an increase of $6.8 million, or 24%, compared to Q1 2009. The...
Allbritton raises $455 million
Allbritton Communications recently sold $455 million of 8% senior notes due 2018 in a private placement led by Deutsche Bank Securities and Banc of...
Ad revenues and profits grow at Viacom
Q1 revenues were down 4% at Viacom to $2.77 billion, with a drop in movie revenues more than offsetting gains in advertising and fees....
NRSC leader jumps into the Charile Crist refund line
With Charlie Crist’s announcement Thursday of an independent run for the open US Senate seat for the state of Florida, news is out that...
Sirius XM to retire some debt
The balance sheet at Sirius XM continues to improve, with the company announcing that it will buy back nearly $114 million of debt. The...
Moody’s raises Cumulus Media to “stable”
Moody’s Investors Service isn’t changing its debt ratings for Cumulus Media, but has affirmed them. More importantly, the ratings service has changed its outlook...