Slowdown, Fix the Economy First Then Healthcare
Townhall meeting reaction to healthcare reform as seen on TV newscasts appears to be grounded in grass roots feelings that people have lost their...
SBE election results
This just in to election central. The votes have been counted and the new officers and national directors of the Society of Broadcast Engineers...
Dismal numbers for newspapers
The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) reports that revenues for the nation’s newspapers fell 29% in Q2. It was the 10th straight quarterly decline....
Clear Channel completes bond buyback
The CC Finco subsidiary of Clear Channel Communications has completed the bond buyback tenders it announced at the beginning of the month. The bottom line is that it has been
Arbitron still paying a dividend
Many of its broadcaster clients have cut or suspended dividend payments, but Arbitron is still sending cash out to its shareholders. The ratings company...
WNBC-TV debuts "NYFM" with WRXP-FM talent
Emmis’ 101.9 RXP (WRXP) “The New York Rock Experience” has teamed up with WNBC-TV for the city’s only music show; “NYFM.” The program is hosted by The Rock Show’s Matt Pinfield and Leslie Fram
Imus leaving RFD-TV
The NY Daily News reports Don Imus is leaving RFD-TV, the network that gave him a second chance. Imus will be leaving the rural-focused...
WorldSpace sale called off
International satellite radio company WorldSpace remains in Chapter 11 and its future is uncertain. In the latest development, the company’s debtor-in-possession lenders have nixed...
Bondholders want Tribune documents
Pre-buyout bondholders of Tribune Company have asked a federal bankruptcy judge to order the company to give them access to internal documents about
Advertisers run afoul of the feds
You rarely see the FCC get involved in advertising content, unless it’s a noncommercial station that is getting a little too frisky with its
Moody’s taking wait and see attitude on Sinclair
Moody’s Investors Service says its debt ratings for Sinclair Broadcast Group remain on review for a possible downgrade, following the company’s announced deal with a note holders group
Creative Loafing chain sold out of bankruptcy
Atalaya Capital Management outbid the founding Eason family at a bankruptcy court auction of the alternative newspapers in the Creative Loafing chain. But while...
Clunkers: The aftermath
The Cash for Clunkers program was nothing if not surprising. It was surprising enough that anything that had to go through Congress had such
Watchdog says teens seeing more cable alcohol ads
The Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youths studied ad placement on cable programming from 2001 through 2006 and found that that ads for beer and other potent potables was reaching a greater
Outcast signs CBS, CNET, HGTV for content
Outcast (formerly Fuelcast), a digital out-of-home media provider, announced new partnerships with providers including CBS, CNET and HGTV. The lineup is part of Outcast’s...