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
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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...
Obama gets the spotlight
The Project for Excellence in Journalism coverage chart for the week of 1/19-25/09 showed just about what you'd expect - a major focus on...
Morris Publishing evaluating capital structure
Lazard Freres & Co. has been retained as financial advisor and Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg as legal counsel for Morris Publishing Group to evaluate...
Private equity buyers write down investments
Private equity funds don’t have to file public reports on their investment values, but they do have to report on their performance to their...
Ford posts record loss in '08; won’t need bailout
Ford just reported its worst full-year loss on record, but said it has enough cash and credit available to survive the year without resorting...
Saga’s stock holds up post-reverse split
Stock prices were generally lower Thursday on bad news on the jobs front and a drop in durable goods sales. But we were particularly interested in watching the stock price of Saga
The Rush to perspective
Whatever one thinks of Rush Limbaugh, he proves the power of radio. Radio broadcasters may be worried about new technologies, competition, and the economy,...
Watchdog throws flag on football ads
“I wasn’t too happy with ads for erectile-dysfunction drugs popping up every 15 minutes whenever I watched a football game with my daughters in...
Washington Post Co. sells bonds
The Washington Post Company priced an offering of $400 million in 10-year, fixed rate notes. The issue, which carries a coupon of 7.25%, was...
NY Times may exit baseball
This is not like Tribune Company, which is seeking to sell the Chicago Cubs outright. The New York Times Company owns only 17.75% of...