Paul Allen reveals new cancer diagnosis
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen successfully fought Hodgkin’s disease a quarter century ago. Now he’s revealed that he is in a new cancer fight, having...
ConAgra partners with Yahoo!
ConAgra Foods announced today its plan to engage consumers through the sponsorship of Yahoo!’s new online program, “What’s So Funny?” The one-year commitment will...
Group of primary concern for GOP
The battle between Democrats and Republicans figures to take a back seat for a time in early 2010 while attention is focused instead on...
LBI Media optimistic, despite another down quarter
With its launch of Estrella TV as a new Hispanic challenger in the national television network business, LBI Media Holdings (Liberman Broadcasting) has been investing in the future even as it deals
Kids advertising in the crosshairs
A pair of legislators wants to do something about the growing epidemic of childhood obesity – and one thing their new bill would do...
Univision partners with YouTube
Univision Interactive Media is partnering with YouTube to make short-length and long-form Univision videos available on the YouTube.com website.Univision, TeleFutura and Galavisión television programs...
Hall of Famers honored in NYC
The New York State Broadcasters Association (NYSBA) last week immortalized six of the state's most distinguished broadcasting legends into the NYSBA Hall of Fame....
Radio show "El Vacilón del Mandril" will air on Mega TV
Spanish Broadcasting Systems announced hat “El Vacilón del Mandril,” its top afternoon radio show on KLAX 97.9 FM LA, will begin airing on Mega...
Consumers may be back in the game
The tea leaf readers at Deloitte have released their latest Consumer Spending Index, and notice that real household income is now actually in better shape than it was a year ago. If that fact
Analyst: Broadcast stock rally may have run its course
With radio and television stocks up so much this year from being beaten down so badly, the question now is when will the rally end? Well, analyst
Moody’s skeptical of Disney CFO change
Disney CEO Bob Iger’s surprise decision to have two of his top lieutenants flip jobs has raised eyebrows at Moody’s Investors Service. For now, Disney’s credit rating remains stable, but
NAB taps Gregory for confab keynote
Veteran Washington NBC newser David Gregory will handle keynoting duties for the NAB’s State Leadership Conference, the annual three-day event that brings NAB members...
Ten Senate flip opportunities
The Republican Party has a good chance to grab some Democratic territory back in 2010, of only because the Democrats took so much Republican territory in 2006 and 2008. And it has some opportunities
VMIX, Qik partner for mobile live streaming
VMIX announced a strategic partnership with Qik, Inc. to deliver mobile live streaming services. As part of the agreement, the companies are integrating Qik’s...
S&P upgrades outlook for Sirius XM
A few days after Sirius XM reported its Q3 financial results, Standard & Poor’s has revised its credit rating outlook for the company from “stable” to “positive.” S&P also affirmed its ratings on the company