Democrats looking to revamp primaries
The 2008 election season was notable for many things – most particularly a showdown between a black and a woman at a time when...
SBS: Q4 down 19% for radio, up 95% for TV
All in all, that worked out to a 12% revenue decline for Spanish Broadcasting System. CEO Raul Alarcon won’t have to deal with disgruntled investors in his quarterly conference
Moody’s cuts GE’s credit rating
General Electric already saw its cherished Triple-A rating taken away by Standard & Poors. Now Moody’s Investors Service has announced a two-notch reduction, taking...
Entercom wants to let employees swap options
A proposal added to the agenda for Entercom’s annual shareholder meeting on May 12th would allow employees and directors to exchange their outstanding stock...
Changing gurus at MAGNA
Brian Wieser has been named Global Director of Forecasting at MAGNA, succeeding Bob Coen, who is cutting back his responsibilities after seven decades that made him the most closely watched ad
Hillary doc in the docket at SCOTUS
The Supremes will hear arguments in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The plaintiffs are upset that they were not allowed to offer pay-per-view broadcasts of their documentary
Rep open to newspaper bailout
But Jim McDermott (D-WA), who just watched one of his own, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, circle the drain, doesn’t think there’s much will on Capitol Hill to bailout newspapers. McDermott
WTC antenna to be part of 9/11 exhibit
The NY Post reports the TV and radio antenna that once topped the north tower of the World Trade Center will play a key...
CC Outdoor and FBI partnership nabs 13 fugitives so far
Clear Channel Outdoor announced that it has renewed its agreement with the FBI to display “wanted” messages on all of its digital billboards across...
Jeep leverages Organic's marketing intel
Digital communications agency Organic announced the results of its predictive econometric modeling capabilities from its year-long program with Jeep. Organic's Marketing Intelligence practice has
Fisher comes to terms with Gabelli
There will be no proxy fight. Fisher Communications announced that it has reached an agreement with its largest shareholder, GAMCO Asset Management, the investment...
Here’s a stimulus plan: Buy advertising
Writing in Fortune magazine, Bob Pittman suggests that the government’s stimulus plan won’t work unless we get consumers spending again.
On Pilot's Confidence in TV and Barrington
Great to see Bob Pittman and his team at Pilot showing even more support for Jim Yager and his Barrington team. Adding more capital...
DOJ probes Live Nation-Ticketmaster merger
The proposed merger of Live Nation and Ticketmaster isn’t going to race through regulatory approval. The companies say they’ve gotten a second
Phil Goldman interview gets praise
Broker Frank Boyle had some kind words for our interview with former Q-94 (WRVQ-FM) Richmond, VA GM Phil Goldman: "My Compliments to you, Carl