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...
Stitcher raises $6 million for Streaming Talk Radio
Stitcher, a company that creates personalized talk radio streams out of shows from providers such as NPR, PRI and the BBC, is bringing audio...
Three bidders for Honolulu Star-Bulletin
When the US Department of Justice required Black Press to put the Honolulu Star-Bulletin up for sale in order to receive antitrust permission to...
CEO confidence down but still in positive territory
The Conference Board has released its latest sounding on CEO confidence, and finds that in Q1 2010 it dropped, but only slightly, going from...
Publishers Weekly sold to former publisher
Reed Business Information has sold off another of its B-to-B magazine titles. Publishers Weekly is being bought by someone who knows it well –...
LIN TV raising cash
LIN TV is the latest broadcaster to tap the current Wall Street appetite for high-yield media bonds. LIN plans to sell $200 million of...
Sony Pictures, Six Flags Media Networks launch "Karate Kid Challenge"
The Karate Kid Challenge – part of a new multiplatform promotional campaign taking place beginning 5/1 as a result of a partnership between Sony...