Enhanced disclosure ownership forms back online
The FCC is looking to get a more detailed profile of its broadcast licensees, and FCC Form 323 is the regulatory vehicle upon which...
RTNDF selects journalism fellows for German exchange
The Radio Television Digital News Foundation announced that 13 producers and reporters have been selected to become journalism fellows in Germany this June as...
Lamar raises $400 million from bond offering
Lamar Advertising Company announced that its Lamar Media Corp. has sold $400 million of new senior subordinated notes. The proceeds will be used to...
House panel to look at TV internet portal
A day after the Senate Commerce Committee holds a hearing on the FCC’s National Broadband Plan, the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the...
VCI Solutions calls for volunteers, donations for Build 2010 House Project
VCI Solutions is calling on the media community to support the Build 2010 House Project taking place during the NAB Show April 11th –...
Tribune settles with dissident creditors
Tribune Company has reached a settlement that will remove an objection to its Chapter 11 reorganization by Centerbridge Partners, which holds about 37% of Tribune’s senior notes. The agreement proposes to settle all potential claims arising from the
Is Pandora’s Westergren a Pathological Liar?
Why are so many statistics and factoids Tim Westergren, Pandora’s founder, utters a distortion or lie? Is it because he doesn’t understand? Is it...
Health care debate loses heat, balanced coverage in its wake
The Project for Excellence in Journalism news coverage study for the week of 3/29/10-4/4/10 chronicled a dramatic pullback in coverage of the health care...
DG FastChannel sells more stock
DG FastChannel priced an offering of 3,175,000 shares of new stock at $31.50 per share. Net of offering expenses, the company expects to put...
Schurz signs Tribune Interactive for online
Tribune Interactive announced it has signed an agreement to provide the digital platform for more than 60 newspaper, radio and television station
PublicFileOnline.com launches for broadcasters
PublicFileOnline.com announced a new way to achieve FCC Public File compliance for Radio and TV stations. By providing an easy way for stations to...
FCC studying Court ruling, weighing alternatives
In a blog post, FCC General Counsel Austin Schlick said the Commission’s loss to Comcast in the DC Circuit Court was narrowly tied to the approach to internet regulation adopted in 2005, and in no way did it undermine the Commission’s ultimate
LIN prices $200M in new bonds
LIN TV has priced the private placement of $200 million in eight-year senior notes that it announced on Tuesday. The issue priced at a...
Durbin discusses media in meeting with union
In a back-home session with the Illinois Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) reiterated his support for LPFM radio service, and took...
RTNDA announces regional Murrow Awards
The Radio Television Digital News Association (RTNDA) announced the 2010 regional winners of the Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in electronic journalism.RTDNA judges...