ESPNLosAngeles.com launches
ESPNLosAngeles.com, the newest of ESPN’s growing network of local sites, has launched as the newest destination for LA sports news and information. The site features exclusive, original content
Broadcasters Foundation to honor Mayor Bloomberg
He may be a billionaire and Mayor of New York City, but don’t forget, Mike Bloomberg is also a broadcaster. He’ll be the recipient...
DNC & RNC dueling to a draw
The Republican National Committee bested the Democratic National Committee in the fund-raising battle for the month of November. But when all is said and...
Clear Channel Outdoor sells $2.5 billion in bonds
After finding the high yield bond market (a/k/a junk bond market) especially receptive, Clear Channel Outdoor (COO) boosted its proposed $750 million
FCC schedules broadcast finance workshop
Businesses in general are aware of the credit shortage as of last fall, but broadcasters have been on to it for years. The FCC...
Gallup sees late surge in holiday spending
The latest figures from pollster Gallup indicate that American consumers have upped the ante since November, adding over $100 to their anticipated holiday spending...
Clear Channel Outdoor offering boosted to $2.5 billion
Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) isn’t just boosting its proposed $750 million bond offering a little bit. Moody’s Investors Service has lowered its rating on...
Clear Channel unit may up bond offering
Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO) says in an SEC filing that it may increase its proposed $750 million offering of senior notes. All of the...
NBA Digital starts new season with television, online, mobile
With an increase in TV distribution, a redesigned website with a commitment to video and a strong mobile presence across multiple carriers, NBA Digital...
News media mostly agrees – it’s the economy
The week of 12/7-13 was one in which the five media tracked by the Project for Excellence in Journalism were in general accord as...
YouTube reveals its most watched videos of 2009
You’ve no doubt guessed that the debut of Susan Boyle on “Britain’s Got Talent” was the video viewed the most times on YouTube in...
Roy E. Disney dead at 79
Former Walt Disney Company Vice Chairman Roy E. Disney has died. A family spokesman said he had been battling stomach cancer. The nephew of...
Another Democratic Rep bowing out
What churn there will be in the upcoming elections for the House of Representatives continues to break for the Republican Party, as the fourth...
Cox consolidating radio stations, WHIO-TV, paper in Dayton
Equipment vendors take note: WHIO.com reports Cox Media Group plans to move its radio and television stations currently located in Kettering, OH into the...
NAB’s Smith looks at radio & TV in 2010
NAB President/CEO Gordon Smith said that top issue for television in the upcoming year was spectrum reallocation – specifically, in making sure that