Media Networks least weak point for Disney
Fiscal Q3 (April-June) revenues were down in every business unit for the Walt Disney Company, so the 2% drop for the Media Networks division...
Mediabrands launches branded entertainment unit
Nick Brien, President and CEO Mediabrands, the media management unit of IPG, announced the appointment of Scott Donaton, former Entertainment Weekly Publisher, to lead...
Bonneville announces cost-cutting measures
With no public stock and a private owner with a very long horizon (The Mormon Church), Bonneville International has long been regarded as one...
Cablevision spinning off MSG
The board of directors at cable MSO Cablevision has given the thumbs-up for a spin-off of the company’s Madison Square Garden (MSG) businesses to shareholders as a separate, publicly traded
Don’t text and drive
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is one of a quartet of Democrats introducing a bill threatening to withhold hundreds of millions of dollars in highway...
We’d rather the Prez ignores Rather
Former CBS anchor and present HDNet reporter Dan Rather called on President Obama to step in and help the press get through its current...
Presidential product placement
The Obama beer bash in the aftermath of the Henry Louis Gates incident has turned into an unplanned demonstration of the power of product placement, giving free air time to four lucky brews
Lincoln Financial Group drops to a loss
Insurance and radio company (and very little of the latter) Lincoln Financial Group reported a Q2 loss of $161 million, vs. net income of...
Dan Patrick to debut on DIRECTV
Syndicated sports talker Dan Patrick will bring his game to DIRECTV’s The 101 Network with a new TV show, premiering 8/3, based on his...
Music Choice brings channels to CruiseCast line-up
Music Choice, the multi-platform video and music network, has signed a carriage agreement with RaySat Broadcasting Corporation to offer 20 of its music channels...
Clunkers already getting stimulus credit
A non-governmental group that helped enact Cash for Clunkers says the program has already injected millions into the economy before the first new car...
PACs continue to spend
So many issues, so many politicians to target, so little time. Actually, time is the stock in trade of the broadcasting business, and most broadcasters are more than willing to cut a deal with the politically-motivated
Equity group encouraging diverse investment
The National Association of Investment Companies says that investing in diversely-owned companies can be a major driver of economic recovery while at
Media homes in on health care
There was no doubt about it - the debate over health care was the number one media story for the week of 7/20-27/09, according...
Gannett sticks with dividend
Since the company sharply cut its dividend in February, Wall Street has been watching closely quarter to quarter to see if Gannett continues to...