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
Stimulus effects slow to take hold
A major concern about the economic stimulus package is how much of it is shovel-ready, and how long it will take to get the...
NAB Show details engineering keynote, winners
The NAB Show's Broadcast Engineering Conference will feature an opening keynote by Gary Arlen, president of Arlen Communications, as well as the presentation of...