Gallup is latest to find mistrusted media
Only 45% of Americans have a great deal or fair amount of confidence in the news, according to a new Gallup poll. It echoes...
Knight panel peers into the future of news
If the “blue ribbon” contributors to a report on the future of journalism are correct, it’s headed toward the internet, and the business model...
Conservatives going after conservative talkers
It’s one thing when the Obama administration takes on Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck – it may be surprising in some ways, but it...
Comcast upgraded on NBCU talks
After mulling the possible implications of a Comcast investment in NBC Universal, Wells Fargo Securities analyst Marci Ryvicker has decided it is a positive...
Chicago snubbed in Olympics bid
Broadcasters bidding for the 2014 and 2016 Olympic Games rights won’t be going after the big draw of a 2016 Summer Games in the...
September auto sales plunge
U.S. auto sales fell by more than 20% in September as showrooms emptied after the Cash-for-Clunkers sales boom ended. GM sales dropped 45% while...
Omnicom forms Omnicom Digital unit
Omnicom Group has created Omnicom Digital, a new unit charged with leading strategic initiatives across all digital properties at Omnicom. Jonathan Nelson, founder and...
LAT breaks up with WaPo, joins with McClatchey
The Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service will be no more as of 1/1/10, but LAT is moving on and into a new relationship...
Bayer hit with false ad claims suit
The FTC gets involved with false claims cases all the time, but this time the attack is coming from a public interest group. It...
Bankruptcy is not the only option for overleveraged broadcasters
As a sign of the times last week’s NAB Radio Show’s opening Dickstein Shapiro financial session featured the first-time-ever appearance of a bankruptcy
Newspapers finally reducing churn
Even though total circulation has fallen significantly over the same period, research by the Newspaper Association of America (NAA) finds that its members have gotten better at reducing subscriber churn
Cox completes its newspaper divestitures
Cox Enterprises has found a buyer for the Longview News-Journal and The Marshall News Messenger. The two Texas dailies were the last of the...
Gray and Entravision back in NYSE’s good graces
It appears two broadcasters no longer have to worry about delisting of their stock. Gray Television and Entravision saw their stock prices move back...
You Tube, Warner Music come to terms
YouTube and Warner Music Group have reached an agreement that will return the label's music to the video-sharing site. The multi-year deal gives viewers...
Plenty of takers for new Gannett bonds
What was to have been $400 million in bond sales by newspaper giant (and TV group owner) Gannett Company expanded to a cool half...