Thursday, May 28, 2026

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Nobody should have gone anywhere near Wall Street without proper headgear, what with all the falling stocks everywhere. Sirius XM at least had some...

This Bud’s too slow? More commentary:

So, GM is in trouble. And, Anheiser-Busch has a European management team that dictates when media gets paid. So what! How many of us, have had to wait for the local hospital

Are labels passing the Eminems?

Rapper Eminem is set for a court date with Universal Music Group over just how much he should be compensated when UMG allows his work to be distributed from digital download sites

Watchdog encouraged by Obama’s kid approach

Jim Dyke, the Executive Director of TV Watch, believes that parents, not the government, should have the ultimate say on what children see on television, and is encouraged that this

San Francisco without the Chronicle

Late reports yesterday hit the internet that Hearst Corp. is figuring what to do with the San Francisco Chronicle -- which may include just...

Economy continues to dominate coverage

The election sat atop the Project for Excellence in Journalism media news coverage charts throughout 2008, and now the economy is monopolizing the top...

Entercom posts Q4 loss

Surprised? We think not – and the good news is that the -14% drop in net revenue for Q4 was actually a better result...

Has the Conference Board found bottom?

For economic watchdog The Conference Board, it’s been a record-setting time – it seems like every time it releases a new consumer confidence index,...

1,500 Ft. tower proposed in Chicagoland

Oklahoma-based BMB Communications Management is proposing a 1,500 foot tall broadcast tower in suburban Crystal Lake, IL. According to The Northwest Herald, BMB wants...

Slow-paying clients are generating some buzz:

As a retailer you have to pay for Bud when the beer is delivered. When you buy a car the bank sends the money to GM immediately. So tell me

Murdoch vows renewed emphasis on quality

In the face of a economic challenges measured on a global scale and the loss of a key executive, News Corporation mogul Rupert Murdoch...

Sharpton uses radio to attack TV/newspaper combo

Taking advantage of his own bully pulpit on Emmis-owned WRKS-FM in New York, Al Sharpton suggested that the FCC withdraw waivers allowing Rupert Murdoch’s...

More newspapers open to Chapter 11

The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News are the latest big city newspapers to seek protection from creditors under Chapter 11. Inquirer publisher Brian Tierney said the “…goal is to

Equity watchdog sees tough 2009

Private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson (VSS) expected at one time that the media and communications industries would enjoy growth of about 4.9% in...

Big investor sticks with Clear Channel

Shares of CC Media Holdings are now worth only a tiny fraction of the $36 per share that sellers got for cashing out of Clear Channel Communications