Univision touts ratings growth as revenues slip
Q4 revenues declined 7.8% at Univision, with radio down more than television. Even the Interactive Media division was down. Despite the tough ad sales
Lincoln National shares plunge
The parent company of radio owner Lincoln Financial Media took a drubbing on Wall Street, with its shares losing more than a third of...
Turning down the consumer gloom?
Rasmussen Reports tracks consumer confidence on both a daily and monthly basis. The last full month available is February, when the measure was 57.6,...
GM, Chrysler shares down from Obama’s hard line
The Obama administration’s forcing out GM CEO Rick Wagoner and pushing Chrysler LLC toward a merger and threatening bankruptcy for both sent GM shares...
Rethinking Crossownership
It may be too late to help, but FCC Acting Chairman Michael Copps is having second thoughts about his staunch opposition to loosening the crossownership rule. He told the
Nielsen had an up year
2008 revenues grew 6% to $5 billion for The Nielsen Company, with operating income, adjusted for one-time charges, up 12.5%. The company’s media ratings business segment was the star performer
Idaho teacher selling ad space on tests
In a cash-strapped Idaho high school where signs taped near every light switch remind the staff to save electricity, an enterprising teacher has struck...
Hearst-Argyle to weigh buyout offer
As expected, Hearst-Argyle Television has named a special committee of its independent directors to consider the $4-per-share buyout offer from its largest shareholder, Hearst...
Cumulus MP tender at 93.5%
Cumulus Media Partners reports that 93.5% of its outstanding 9-7/8% senior subordinated notes due 2014 were tendered for the company’s proposed exchange by the...
DG FastChannel reworks loans
The digital media services provider says it has taken advantage of the current low interest rate environment to make a favorable amendment to its...
Will newspaper get noncom escape hatch?
Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) has a possible bailout plan that may work for troubled newspapers. He is proposing to allow newspapers to operate as...
KFC take advertising to the streets with pothole repair
KFC is launching a pilot infrastructure renewal program, becoming the first-ever corporate sponsor of "fresh"ly "filled up" potholes in up to five major cities...
Hearst Corp. offers $4 per share for Hearst-Argyle
Hearst Corporation announced a tender offer for all of the shares of Hearst-Argyle Television that it doesn't already own. That's a premium of 91% over...
It's the economy, stupid
The guiding principle of the 1992 Bill Clinton campaign has been adopted whole-hog by the news media in 2009, and the week of 3/16/09-3/22/09...
Michigan daily to shut down
The Ann Arbor News announced that it will cease publishing as a daily newspaper in July. Once the Newhouse family’s Advance Newspapers closes down...