Will CBS have enough cash to avoid borrowing?
CBS Corporation executives have said that the company plans to use its cash flow to pay off all of its debt coming due through 2012. But one Wall Street
Chapter 11 for Connecticut School of Broadcasting
The radio and TV training school abruptly closed its 26 locations this week. The Connecticut School of Broadcasting says it will file...
Analyst says “sell” Cox Radio
Calling it the “best house on a bad block,” Goldman Sachs analyst Mark Wienkes issued a “sell” call on Cox Radio and a target...
Arbitron makes another foray into video
The custom research division of Arbitron announced a deal to conduct a national survey for CARE Media Networks to measure the effectiveness of its KidCARE TV, Women’s HealthCARE TV and
Any guesses what's on journalists' minds?
If you guessed the economy, Don Rickles may well award you a gherkin or something. It's no surprise that money worries dominated the Project...
On deck: NABOB Awards Dinner
It’ll mark the 25th time the National Association of Black-Owned Broadcasters has held its Communications Awards Dinner. The event will be held 3/19/09 at...
Downgrades for Belo
Both Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service have lowered their ratings on Belo Corporation’s public bonds. That follows Belo’s reworking of its bank debt,...
Great ideas came from it
RAB’s SVP remembers the days before it was called networking and responds to RBR’s report and Jim Carnegie’s observation - RAB pressing groups to back conference
Fairness down – localism next?
City Journal editor Brian C. Anderson took to the pages of the Los Angeles Times to continue the Fairness Doctrine debate. In so doing, he pointed out some of the absurdities of proposals
Penny Stock hell envelopes CBS
The stock price of CBS Corporation fell dramatically again Tuesday. The stock has been in freefall since dropping below $5 last week – the...
Belo announces dividend; Its last for a while
Belo Corporation announced that its board of directors has declared a dividend of 7.5 cents per share to be paid on June 5th to...
Gannett’s credit rating cut to junk
Standard & Poor’s cut its corporate credit rating for Gannett Company by two notches, putting it into “junk” territory. Gannett slashed its dividend last...
It’s official: Genachowski to FCC
Barack Obama: "I can think of no one better than Julius Genachowski to serve as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission. He will bring...
More on Fairness
The Senate Bill S-160 (The House Voting Rights Act) which is designed to add Congressional seats to the District of Columbia as well as other States, is bound to wind up with arms and legs
Dish Network still managed a revenue gain in Q4
Admittedly, 1% isn’t much of a gain, but against the headwinds of the Q4 economy it is impressive that satellite TV provider Dish Network...