Media brokers elect officers
Jody McCoy, Director of Media Services Group, was elected to serve a two-year term as President of the National Association of Media Brokers (NAMB)...
Consumer confidence shifts into reverse
After three months of improvement, the Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index dropped from its August level, surprising analysts who were expecting the upward trend...
CNN launches interactive news app
CNN announced the availability of its CNN App on the App Store. The CNN iPhone App is purpose-built and designed to provide a visually-driven...
Analyst turns bullish on Viacom
Barclays Capital analyst Anthony DiClemente says ratings are looking better for Viacom’s cable networks and the stock is trading at a discount to its media peers. So, he’s raised his price target and renewed
Morris Publishing comes to terms with its bondholders
Following numerous extensions of past-due interest payments, Morris Publishing has now come to terms with the overwhelming majority of its bondholders on a debt...
Dish Network closes expanded debt offering
The credit markets are clearly improving for media companies. Dish Network increased its $300 million bond offering to $400 million and found plenty of...
Knight to focus daylight on info challenge
With a troubled economy and internet-spawned turmoil creating havoc for the business models of traditional journalism, the Knight Commission is seeking answers going forward....
NY Times launches “TimesTalks LIVE”
TimesTalks LIVE streams broadcasts of intimate discussions with today’s top talents and thinkers from TheTimesCenter. The simulcasts will be transmitted live, in HD via...
Glick sees brighter days for the US economy
Fox Business Channel “Money for Breakfast” anchor and Fox Vice President of Business News Alexis Glick was invited to talk to broadcasters Friday at...
FCC’s Baker has light-touch for regulation
New Commissioner Meredith Attwell Baker (R) was preaching to the choir at the NAB Radio Show, telling broadcasters she doesn’t want to impose
Mood brightens for consumers, small biz
Two new surveys show that two groups which could be key in driving an economic recovery are more optimistic about that happening. Both consumer...
Survey says radio, online news on the upswing
A poll commissioned by ARAnet and executed by Opinion Research Corporation shows use of online and radio news sources is growing, while people migrate...
KQED-FM part of noncom SF news project
With the city’s newspaper operations in a shambles, a philanthropist, a graduate school of journalism and KQED are coming together to attempt to fill...
FTC studying kid food marketing
With reports of a nationwide obesity epidemic being released like clockwork, particularly affecting the nation’s children, the FCC is looking into the marketing of...
New NAB President to hit the ground running
That’s what former Sen. Gordon Smith told broadcasters at the NAB Radio Show as he declared that “It’s a challenging and exciting time to be in the broadcasting business.” As a Washington