Bye Bayh: Another senator heads for the exits
When 2010 began, it was the Republican Party that had the most open Senate seats to defend this year, but Democratic retirements in Connecticut, North Dakota and now Indiana, with the surprise exit announcement from Evan Bayh (D-IN), the gap is closing
WVIA-TV signal restored after fire; radio next
The Scranton Times Tribune reports broadcast programming has been restored to most households in that market following a devastating Friday blaze that destroyed the...
What if radio charged for its content?
Content is king. How content is distributed is less important than the quality of content. Radio people intuitively understand that. New-media people didn’t, but recent events suggest they will quickly find out. Amazon, the current king of e-readers
More Reps calling it quits
A spate of retirement announcements has hit both the Democrats and the Republicans, and the bipartisan nature of the exodus has given both parties...
Campaign finance bill on the way
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, Democrats are crafting legislation to restore curbs on corporate political spending. One remedy would involve “reasonable access to television time” for candidates under corporate attack
Nielsen has even found a buyer for Kirkus
Although it was shut down in December, The Nielsen Company has now found a buyer for Kirkus Reviews.Businessman Herb Simon, owner of the NBA...
MMTC makes contribution to Howard U.
The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC) has donated $175,000 to help strengthen the John H. Johnson School of Communications’ initiatives at Howard University...
DGA enters California gubernatorial fray
The Democratic Governors Association is sending a helping hand to Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown in the form of taking on the two wealthy individuals battling for the Republican candidacy. It’s initiating a research project and dedicated
Both radio and TV improving for Journal Communications
“Broadcast had a good quarter,” declared Journal Communications CEO Steve Smith as he reported to Wall Street on Q4. Both radio and television saw...
Webinar set for “Citizens United: New Opportunities for Broadcasters”
Womble Carlyle's Communications and Political Law Groups, the Ten State Broadcaster Associations on the broadcasters’ Amicus Curiae Brief in the Citizens United v. Federal...
News Corporation shakes up MySpace
News Corporation announced that Owen Van Natta will step down from his position as MySpace CEO, effective immediately. He will be replaced by newly-elevated co-Presidents Mike Jones and Jason Hirschhorn, who will each report to Jon Miller
News Corporation sells Dow Jones Indexes
Dow Jones & Company announced a deal with CME Group to form a joint venture to operate a global financial index services business. In short, Dow Jones
Journal directs its attention away from direct marketing
Multimedia mass communicator Journal Communications has cut a pair of deals that are sending its direct marketing operation PrimeNet to new owners. One of...
Rick Dees selects Modulation Index for mobile radio app
Modulation Index announced that Rick Dees selected its custom Internet radio app service to supply the new Dees Digital Network iPhone app. Listeners can...
PA-12 may hold May special election for Murtha’s seat
The passing of John Murtha (D-PA) has opened up the prospect of a special election to fill the seat before November, and the smart money right now appears to be on 5/18/10, when the state already has primary elections scheduled. The reason