Hutchison soundly defeated in TX primary
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison did not leave her Senate seat last fall to run for governor of Texas, meaning that for now, she still...
Raycom goes hyper-local with station websites
Raycom Media and DataSphere Technologies, provider of hyperlocal Web technology and sales solutions for media companies, will launch neighborhood-focused websites across the U.S in...
House lion supports broadcasters
If Rep. John Dingell (D-MI) was singing on “American Idol” and the NAB State Leadership Conference was America, Dingell would be well on his way to winning the competition. Dingell told those attending
Liberty rebuffed in tender for Live Nation shares
Liberty Media Corporation had wanted to boost its stake as Ticketmaster was recently merged into Live Nation. But its tender to buy more shares...
Incumbent Arkansas senator caught in crossfire
Knowledgeable observers have given the Republican Party a very good chance of unseating incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR). But it looks like they may...
Broadcasters to work Capitol Hill
Over 400 radio and television executives in Washington DC for the NAB’s State Leadership Conference are taking advantage of the situation to fan out over Capitol Hill and make the broadcaster case directly to legislators and key staffers on a
News Corp. buys out Hearst stake in SmartMoney
Dow Jones & Company, owned by News Corporation, announced that it is acquiring the Hearst Corporation's 50% interest in the SmartMoney franchise, bringing Dow...
Sirius XM slips back below a buck
It looked for a while like Sirius XM was going to get back in Nasdaq’s good graces, but it was not to be. The company’s stock price closed back below a dollar on Monday, 89 cents to be precise, ending its string two days short of exchange listing
Nominations for the 45th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards announced
Lady Antebellum Leads with Seven Nominations; Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood Each Receive Six; Taylor Swift Receives Five; Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley Each...
Magazine publishers unite in ad campaign unveiled at 4As
The leaders of five major magazine companies -- Charles H. Townsend, Conde Nast; Cathie Black, Hearst Magazines; Jack Griffin, Meredith Corporation; Ann Moore, Time Inc.; and Jann Wenner, Wenner Media -- jointly announced
Nielsen sells B2B travel brands
Northstar Travel Media announced Monday (3/1) that it has acquired Nielsen Business Media’s Travel Group Brands, which include the business publications Successful Meetings, Business...
Future of Media workshop agenda released
The FCC has assembled three panels of experts and stakeholders to look at public interest, broadcast journalism and digital media. It will run from...
Redstone says he won’t sell Viacom or CBS
Sumner Redstone said in a Monday interview on CNBC that National Amusements Inc. (NCI), through which he controls both CBS Corp. and Viacom, is about
iTunes Store tops 10 billion songs
Apple announced that music fans have purchased and downloaded over 10 billion songs from the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). The 10 billionth song, "Guess Things...
Price revealed for Nielsen trade pubs
The Nielsen Company has filed its annual 10-K report with the SEC, so we now know how much it got for selling its media trade publications in December. New owner e5 Global Media LLC paid $84 million for the eight publications, including