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...
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