Napster iPhone app coming?
ElectricPig reports a Napster iPhone app has been made and is good-to-go. That’s the word from Napster’s Thorsten Schliesche, who told them that his...
Free credit report confusion addressed
Consumers are entitled to a free credit report every year. But there are certain advertisements that have confused the issue greatly, and the FTC...
FTC clarifies endorsement rules
The possibility of getting hit with an $11K Federal Trade Commission fine for saying nice things about a product or service that doesn’t live up to expectations has many in the media wringing their hands
Sun-Times unions agree to concessions
Finally coming to grips with the reality that no second bidder was going to surface to buy the newspaper company out of bankruptcy, most...
Windows Marketplace opens to compete with iPhone
ZDNet reports Windows Marketplace for Mobile, Microsoft’s version of Apple’s iPhone App Store, opened for business officially on 10/6 with 246 applications. Yes, that...
Fisher launches 38 hyperlocal neighborhood websites
Fisher Communications launched a network of 28 hyperlocal neighborhood websites in the Portland market and 10 in the Eugene market, increasing local content offerings...
Tribune sale of Cubs approved
Major League Baseball owners on Tuesday gave unanimous approval to the deal by Tribune Company to sell the Chicago Cubs to the Ricketts family....
Murdoch says ad markets are improving
News Corporation CEO Rupert Murdoch had said previously that the worst appeared to be behind us for the advertising recession. Now he’s told a...
Financial reorg filing by Canwest
In Canada it is called a court filing under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, but it’s the equivalent of a Chapter 11 filing in...
Another week of balanced coverage
There’s definitely a lot of important activity going on, both in the US and abroad. But no one issue is news-dominant, according to the...
RTNDA cites website progress
Broadcast news operations are getting much more sophisticated in their use of the internet to enhance their on-air news product, but a new RTNDA/Hofstra...
FTC tightens endorsement rules
There is less room to maneuver now for anybody attempting to endorse a product or service for pay, and new media has been roped into the FTC’s new guidelines for endorsement advertising
Cross-owned combos get another 90 days
The common sense request of a number of broadcasters who also have same-market newspaper holdings has been put on hold yet again, but the combos get to go on as they are for three more months
Fitch Ratings sees tough times continuing for broadcasters
Credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has released a massive commentary on the credit outlook for various media sectors. As you’ve probably guessed
Gannett sets webcast of Florida offshore drilling debate
Gannett Florida is co-hosting a debate on whether oil drilling should take place in Florida coastal waters – and will use all of its...