CBS blankets Philadelphia with news
CBS is teaming up with Center City Direct to create virtual newsstands throughout Philadelphia. Seven CBS broadcast stations, led by O&O KYW-TV, are involved....
A Traditional Media Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving time shines a very different light for those of us in the media industry… especially in the Traffic department. Often advertisers are looking...
Consumer confidence edges upward
The much-watched Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index turned slightly upward after having suffered a loss in October. Still, almost nobody believes we are in...
Liquid Compass re-ups with Greater Media
Liquid Compass, a streaming delivery network to the radio industry, has re-signed Greater Media to a multi-year contract. In addition to providing ongoing stream...
The Congenital Dictatorship DNA in Hungary
What has happened to Emmis in Hungary is an international tragedy of political deceit and greed. One of first two Independent Radio stations in Budapest were bought in 1994 by
AOL previews new brand identity
AOL has previewed its new brand identity for its future as an independent company committed to creating the world's most simple and stimulating content...
McDowell calls for practical diversity measures
FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell is all for promoting diverse license ownership of FCC regulated assets – but he wants to make sure that regulatory devices to achieve greater diversity
Last.fm, Facebook, Twitter debut on Xbox Live
Xbox Live Gold users can now get access to Last.fm, Facebook and Twitter through a simple dashboard update. The Last.fm streaming music app allows...
Economic trend: sales decline slows but no light
Sales Decline has Stopped Deteriorating, But Still No Light at End of Tunnel YetIt appears that the downward spiral of same store sales growth...
Westwood One back on Nasdaq
The Nasdaq stock market has apparently granted Westwood One’s application for listing. The ticker listing switched from the over the counter market to Nasdaq...
Analyst: Oprah loss won’t be material to CBS
“The Oprah Winfrey Show” draws big ratings in syndication, but analyst Marci Ryvicker at Wells Fargo Securities says it doesn’t really turn a big...
Susan Boyle album sets record on Amazon
The upcoming debut album by British singing sensation Susan Boyle has become the largest global CD pre-order in the history of Amazon.com.Her album "I...
Copps repeats call for diversity, meaningful renewals
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps addressed a RainbowPUSH Coalition event, calling for greater diversity of media ownership and stronger public interest requirements for broadcasters
NBC.com #1 amongst broadcast network websites
Fans continue to make NBC.com the #1 web site versus competitive broadcast network sites in monthly averages of unique visitors (9.4 million), minutes (177...
Newspaper revenues plunge again
The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) has posted ad sales figures for Q3 which are nearly as dismal as for Q1 and Q2. Even online ad sales for newspapers posted their sixth straight quarterly decline