Newspaper group A.H. Belo Corporation slows the bleeding
It’s been two years since year-over-year comps at A.H. Belo Corporation were under 10%, but the company only made it into single digit loss...
EarthCam, Total Traffic expand TrafficCam Network
Total Traffic Network (TTN) and EarthCam, webcam technology provider, announced the addition of 25 cameras in six cities as part of their ongoing partnership...
Lawyers and lobbyists seek to teach business about political ads
Most observers believe that the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling opened the doors to a flood of new political spending from businesses and unions,...
Provision to save parties some green on ads has broadcasters seeing red
Broadcasters are already required to provide advertising to candidates for federal office from the bottom of the rate card, charging what is known as lowest unit rate (LUR). The Senate is looking
Time to sell Washington Times
Washington DC’s conservative daily newspaper, The Washington Times, was never a money-maker and the recent downturn in print fortunes hit it especially hard. Now...
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...