Census reveals media use percentages
Traditional media will have the dominant role in the 2010 Census campaign to build awareness and encourage participation in this year’s population count. Television...
CC Outdoor and FBI go after bad guys
Since 2007 Clear Channel Outdoor has been displaying photos of the FBI’s “Most Wanted” criminals on digital billboards, with other billboard companies also joining...
First Lady, Ad Council team up on Haiti
Michelle Obama and the Ad Council are working with the American Red Cross on a PSA advertising campaign for both radio and television with...
E&P finds its white knight
The second shut-down of Editor & Publisher, “The bible of the newspaper industry,” proved to be only a two-week break. Nielsen found a buyer...
Lyla Geller passes
Lyla Geller -- mother of media consultant Valerie Geller (Geller Media International President) -- passed away on 1/13. She was born on 8/10/27 and...
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