Obama presses to refuel Clunkers
Birthday celebrant Barack Obama had 57 of his favorite healthy Democratic senators over for lunch, and it was said beforehand that one of his...
Update: US journalists released
North Korea has pardoned US journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling. Their release was announced after former US President Bill Clinton met with North...
Grey launches iPhone 3-D app for LongHorn Steakhouse
LongHorn Steakhouse is taking its new "Discover the West in You" campaign into the digital age with the launch of its first-ever Apple iPhone...
GE settles with SEC for $50 million
General Electric is paying $50 million to settle allegation that it misled investors with its financial statements in 2002 and 2003. The company notes
Journal Sentinel cutting 92 jobs
The daily newspaper flagship of Journal Communications, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, announced a 6.2% workforce reduction. The job losses include both voluntary and involuntary...
Ex-Prez Clinton wins journalists’ release
Former President Bill Clinton made a surprise visit to North Korea Tuesday, met personally with the country’s leader, Kim Jong-Il, and came away with...
Strife between Dobbs, Media Matters
Ever since Lou Dobbs brought up the Obama birth certificate controversy, he’s been generating headaches, mostly for himself, but also for his cable network...
Clunker cash faces Senate obstacles
When the Cash for Clunkers program put the pedal to the metal and ran through $1B in just a week, the House quickly redirected...
Westwood One shareholders approve amendments
Once the wording of the proxy was corrected, it was smooth sailing for the amendments to Westwood One’s corporate charter to increase the number...
Watching the towers rust…
Seeing the audio interview with another real man of genius from iBiquity today (and he really is a smart guy to spin this magic so long and far) brings to old radio minds everywhere
Clear Channel bids to buy back debt
Clear Channel Communications has announced a tender offer to buy back a pile of its debt – at deeply discounted prices. The tender covers...
Sinclair partner gets reprieve
Cunningham Broadcasting, which owns six stations LMA’d by Sinclair Broadcast Group, has gotten an extension on its senior loan, which had been due on...
In response to Dionne Warwick
I have little sympathy for the so-called 'struggling artists' that Ms. Warwick speaks of, when the very people the Performance Royalty Act would hit...
Previewing Q2 earnings at CBS
Lots of broadcasting companies are reporting their Q2 results this week, but Wall Street is likely to focus most closely on the report Thursday by CBS Corporation, the biggest of the pure-play
Broadcasting & Cable back on the auction block
Having failed to find a buyer last year for its entire Reed Business Information (RBI) division, Reed Elsevier has now put many of the...