Canadian mega-merger moving forward
An Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Commercial List), operating much the same way as a US federal bankruptcy court, has approved the plan to have Shaw Communications acquire a controlling stake in Canwest Global Communications
Common Sense to honor Genachowski
Children’s content watchdog Common Sense is about to hold its Sixth Annual Common Sense Media Awards and one of this year’s honorary foursome is...
President Obama isn’t good for business Big or Small
Glenn Beck's key note at CPAC probably sums up the feelings of the average American: Mad as hell and we are not going to...
PA governor piggybacks 12th District on primaries
The special election to fill the seat of the late John Murtha (D-PA) in western Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, as expected, will be held...
Deadline on future of media now further into the future
Time for commentary on the FCC’s examination of the future of media, which encompasses “…a range of issues regarding whether Americans have access to vibrant, diverse sources of news and information that enable them to enrich
Analyst liked what he heard from CBS
Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente notes that CBS Corporation did not provide formal guidance for 2010 in its quarterly conference call. But the analyst liked what he heard about trends and modestly increased his estimates. As he put it
Radio and TV both growing for CBS
Executive Chairman Sumner Redstone hailed the Q4 results as “fabulous” and praised the “terrific team” at CBS Corporation headed by CEO Les Moonves as the company reported improvement in all areas
Tribune gets more time
A federal bankruptcy judge has given Tribune Company management more time to put together a plan to emerge from Chapter 11. Also delayed is...
Snow takes news chart, but not by storm
The crippling series of snowstorms that caused a whiteout in the East was the consensus top story for the week of 2/8-14/10 among the...
Citizens united against Citizens United ruling
At a time when political polarization seems as great or greater than it’s ever been, rank and file Democrats, Republicans and independents see eye-to-eye...
Salem gets some HotAir
Salem Communications announced at the Conservative Political Action Conference that it has acquired HotAir.com -- the popular right-of-center blog showcasing the news, analysis and...
Independent examiner sought for Tribune
The US Trustee’s office is backing an effort by bondholders to have an independent examiner investigate the 2007 buyout of Tribune Co., now in...
Coalition presses for FCC diversity action
A broad group of minority organizations continues to prod the FCC to action on numerous issues before it of concern to their constituents. They’ve fired off yet another letter on the topic to FCC Chairman
Broadcasters well-represented at SC FCC meet
The FCC Quadrennial Review Road Show officially opens in Columbia SC on 2/23/10, and the lineups for the two panels are well-stocked with broadcasters...
Broadcast Super Bowl ads drive web traffic
A new survey released by Integrated Media Measurement Inc. found that almost a third of a group of Super Bowl viewers visited the website of one of the advertisers between the end of the game and midnight that same evening. Of a group of consumers