Action alert: DTV Deadline Extension Procedures
Television stations that wish to turn off their analog stream prior to the new 6/12/09 deadline need to act fast. The attorneys at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice PLLC walk us through it
Stabenow hints at Fairness hearings
Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) was on the radio with syndie Talker Bill Press, and the two were lamenting the loss of liberal talkers in...
NDS privatization has closed
News Corporation and Permira announced that they have closed their deal to buy out the public shareholders of NDS Group and have it continue...
Tribune forms online entertainment news bureau
Tribune Company announced the creation of an online entertainment news bureau that will provide original, multimedia content to the company’s
EchoStar takeover of Sirius XM a real possibility
With Sirius XM facing a $175 million bond maturity on February 17th, the Wall Street Journal reports that EchoStar has been acquiring lots of...
TV option taking is rampant: opportunity for radio
A major media agency CEO confirms what the television and cable market is starting to hear—advertisers are pulling back on upfront commitments and Q2...
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