Morris Publishing to file Chapter 11
Morris Publishing Group, which owns 13 daily newspapers, says it will file a prepackaged bankruptcy reorganization plan which has the support of the majority...
Disney commits $100,000 in aid to Haiti
The Walt Disney Company will contribute $100,000 in humanitarian aid to the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. The donation will be provided to...
FCC’s indecency policy may be in descent
The battle over fleeting expletives returned to the Second Circuit Court in New York, and the FCC found a skeptical audience behind the bench. All three judges
Winners named for DuPont-Columbia University Awards
Six local TV stations – the most in over two decades – are among the 2010 winners of the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Awards...
Watchdog laments lack of watchdogs on FCC panels
The FCC’s dual broadcast finance discussions 1/12/10 looked at the capitalization problems facing broadcasters in both large and small markets, and provided a platform...
ABC.com launches new blog tied to "Ugly Betty"
Beginning 1/13 and updated with each new episode, www.ABC.com will launch a new blog – www.binspiredblog.com -- tied to the one on the series...
Sirius XM stock downgraded
Zacks Investment Research has cut its stock recommendation on Sirius XM to “Underperform.” It is worried about new competition. Zacks cited the deal by Pandora to have Pioneer sell a navigation
Bill Gates reduces Fisher stake
Cascade Investment, the personal investment company of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, has been selling some of its stake in Fisher Communications. As a result, we won’t be getting any more reports
Small broadcasters to FCC: Help, don’t hinder us
The FCC panel on small market financing hinged on a stable regulatory climate, to stabilize a financing regime that was already dicey before the economy turned sour. It was said that radio
Finance community: Bring on some dereg
The prognosis for large-market broadcasting from representatives of the financial community is not good, but the prescription was unanimous – grant another round of ownership deregulation
WSJ Radio Network debuts widget
The Wall Street Journal Radio Network has launched a new interactive, multimedia widget for affiliate station websites. The new WSJ Radio widget displays a...
ESPN Digital Media scores another record year
ESPN Digital Media closed another record-setting year in 2009, highlighted by new milestones and record audience growth. On all platforms -- online, mobile, broadband,...
Triton Digital surpasses 5,000 affiliations
Triton Digital announced its station affiliations leading into 2010 now exceed 5,000 – up 50% from a year ago. Said Neal Schore, Triton CEO:...
YouTube kept out of court, for now
The Supreme Court has ordered that judges planning to put proceedings of a controversial trial up on YouTube take some more time to consider
CEA sees return to consumer electronics growth in 2010
The consumer electronics (CE) industry will generate more than $165 billion in revenues this year, according to the semi-annual industry forecast released