Saga’s stock moves to NYSE Alternext
That’s the former AMEX, which became an exchange for small- and mid-cap companies after it was acquired by the NYSE. The move follows the...
Economics ate the newshole
A wide variety of stories attracted the attention of journalist during the week of 1/26/09-2/1/09, but they were all eclipsed by the economic crisis,...
VCI Solutions sponsoring Green Car giveaway at NAB
VCI Solutions, a provider of software solutions for broadcast and cable operations, announced that they will be sponsoring NAB’s green car giveaway at this...
How to boost auto sales? A tax break
In a move to focus the pending economic stimulus bill directly on boosting auto sales, the US Senate approved 71-26 an amendment by Sen....
Broadcasting down, cable up for Disney
Calling fiscal Q1 (October-December) “challenging,” Disney CEO Bob Iger reported that revenues overall declined 8% to $9.6 billion and net income plunged 32% to...
Employees not in the Spirit of ad campaign
Association of Flight Attendants-CWA is objecting to advertisements from Spirit Airlines, objecting particularly to phrases seen as double-entendres, and to being turned into “walking...
Moody’s worries about broadcasters
The already weak fundamentals for US broadcasters are getting worse, says Moody’s Investors Service, with loan covenant non-compliance likely and the
Combining cinema and TV advertising doubles ROI
The Cinema Advertising Council, the trade association of cinema advertising companies that represent 82% of U.S. movie screens, unveiled the results of a research study conducted on behalf of
Gannett gets a Moody’s downgrade
The Gannett Board of Directors will be reviewing the company’s hefty dividend next month after the company reported a down quarter and plans for a big write-down. That dividend policy is one of the things
Enough with negativity
Let's have more good news about local television stations!! I challenge any other media channel, yes, even in this new digital universe, to show better ROI or more influence than local
1 Down 11 More to go
Jan 2009 has been a panic month for every sector of business. We have 11 months to go and each of us has a Choice - Reinvent your Business Model – or GO OUT OF BUSINESS
Saga bucking a down market
On day two after its 1-for-4 reverse split, Saga Communications on Friday traded back above its effective pre-split price, despite a generally down market for media stocks. That may have been due in part to
News Corp. suffers a downgrade
The alleged cloudy vision of the media giant’s iconic founder is cited as a reason to sell rather than buy News Corp. stock, along with the standard
New rules sought for news copters
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), having completed its investigation of last year’s four-fatality mid-air crash over Phoenix, has proposed new rules for news helicopters. NTSB wants pilots to
Posterscope launches Out of Home survey phase II
Posterscope USA conducted the second phase of its U.S. out-of-home consumer survey (OCS). In 2007, Posterscope became the first out-of-home agency to study media...