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...
The Death of Radio forever exaggerated
Here is what one writer and observer of electronic media wrote about radio's fate: Everybody knows that radio is a dying medium. Nearly anyone who has a smattering of talent is deserting
Washington rapid response corps responds to FCC broadband approach
They loved it, or they hated it. They thought it went too far, they thought it didn’t go far enough, they thought it was just...
Former Charlie Crist supporters suffering case of buyer’s remorse
The chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, John Cornyn (R-TX) was one of the first to ask for a refund of contributions to the Senate campaign of Charlie Crist (R-, no – make that I-FL)
Genachowski charts a third path to FCC internet oversight
Citing as widely accepted the idea that the FCC needs “backstop authority” to protect consumers and guard against unfair practices, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced that he will pursue
Univision reports strong Q1 results
Despite not having quite the easy comps that mainstream media has, Hispanic broadcaster Univision managed to post double-digit gains in net revenue and OIBDA....
Local broadcast a major plus in CBS Q1 resurgence
You couldn’t see CBS Corporation's executives during the company’s 5/5/10 conference call, but you could practically hear the ear-to-ear grins as it announced that Q1 2010 revenues and profits were up
Key legislators call on FCC to protect open internet
In the wake of rampant fears among public interest groups that the FCC is going to cave in to big telecommunications and cable companies and steer clear of net neutrality
Washington Post wants to sell Newsweek
Usually when somebody tries to sell you a magazine, they’re talking a single issue or a subscription. But the Washington Post is trying to...
TV clicks should cause big box retailers to take inventory
It seems that for as long as media has been converting to digital television, the way the nation shops has also gone through its
Online ad privacy regulation unveiled
The IAB’s (Interactive Advertising Bureau) nightmare: Reps. Rick Boucher (D-VA), and Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL) introduced online ad privacy legislation 5/4. More than a year...