An armada of reactions to fleeting ruling
Many organizations and individuals have weighed in on the Supreme Court’s decision upholding the FCC’s right to fine fleeting expletives but kicking the case back downstairs for a constitutionality ruling
Emmis buys back more debt
Just a few weeks ago Emmis Communications bought back $34.4 million of its outstanding bank debt for $18.9 million. Now it’s bought back some...
Sharp declines at Fisher
Fisher Communications reports that Q1 revenues were down 27% for television and 29% for radio. The company’s annual meeting took place yesterday, with shareholders...
A reflection on Las Vegas
The one really good experience I took away from Las Vegas came about by accident. We wound with a group of programmers listening to radio air checks from the baby-boomer days
Buffett fingered media’s financial woes
It’s not that financial wizard Warren Buffett said that newspapers and broadcasters would run into trouble – it’s when he said it. He wrote...
Indecency crackdown upheld
A sharply-divided US Supreme Court has voted 5-4 to uphold the FCC’s policy change in 2004 which permitted it to fine stations for “fleeting expletives” under the law prohibiting broadcasting of indecent
Indecency crackdown upheld
A sharply-divided US Supreme Court has voted 5-4 to uphold the FCC’s policy change in 2004 which permitted it to fine stations for “fleeting...
Taking note of Nielsen
The Nielsen Company B.V. is “proposing to issue $300 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2016.” It’s looking to use the cash...
The need for TV, cable and iPod is shrinking
The Pew Research Center repeated a long-standing survey to determine what Americans consider to be a necessity as opposed to a luxury. Television surprisingly straddles the dividing line
GSTVs Nielsen on Location Media Pocketpiece Reports hit milestone
Gas Station TV (www.gstv.com), a Destination Media company and the leading digital television network at the pump, has reached the one-year anniversary of the release of its Nielsen
GM to cut 23,000 jobs by 2011
CNNMoney.com reports General Motors announced plans to cut 23,000 U.S. jobs by 2011, drop its storied Pontiac brand and slash 40% of its dealer...
Univison renews retrans for Verizon’s FiOS
American Spanish TV giant Univision Communications announced that it has secured a multi-year carriage agreement with Verizon’s FiOS TV. The deal covers the entire...
Wall Street takes a breather
Friday, the traders on Wall Street took a day off from fretting and selling off, and the result was a slate of modest gains....
Alcohol back on watchdog radar
A coalition of organizations is pushing both Congress and the administration to update the nation’s policies regarding alcohol, and here’s the shocker – at this point it doesn’t say a thing about
The Mahlman Company launches “Asset Improvement Confederation”
Directed at both lenders and broadcasters in radio and television, The Mahlman Company has assembled a confederation of 25 experienced and active experts in...