Down month all around
The monthly report for April from Journal Communications shows declines across the board – print, radio and television. Publishing led the retreat, with revenues...
Small market frustration with Arbitron
It would appear to those of us in Condensed Markets that Arbitron couldn't care less about MRC accreditation for PPM. On April 3, 2008 I...
Cash continues to flow into presidential sweepstakes
The Federal Election Commission posted financial results for April, and as has become the norm, Barack Obama (D-IL) led the way. His campaign told...
A Clear Channel Lesson in Site Design
Let's applaud Clear Channel for launching "TotalRadius.com." It's a good 1st draft in doing what has been asked for here many times: creating a...
Dish raises cash
Dish Network had planned to raise a half billion bucks in a bond issue, but Wall Street was so receptive that the offering was...
Senators want conditions on XM/Sirius
Olympia Snowe (R-ME) and Claire McCaskill (D-MO) have collaborated on a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin urging that the pending merger of satellite...
Huffington Post gets serious about political news
New media outlets are poised to make their marks in this year’s election coverage. Case in point: The Huffington Post has hired former RIAA...
Pink slips at McGraw-Hill
Broadcasting won’t be affected, nor will any part of the company’s media holdings, but McGraw-Hill is cutting 395 staffers to save money in the...
Netflix offering movies online
Preparing for the eventual extinction of its DVD-by-mail rental service, the AP reports Netflix is introducing its first solution for subscribers who want entertainment...
Labor strife looming for the NFL?
The owners of NFL football teams have exercised an opt-out clause of a deal signed in 2006, which was based on a basic agreement...
White House objects to NBC edits
NBC correspondent Richard Engel sat down with President George W. Bush for an interview last weekend, and presented an edited version of a response...
Les Moonves: Visionary or fool?
Wall Street has voted thumbs-down on last week’s deal by CBS Corporation to buy CNET for $1.8 billion in cash, putting CBS’ stock price...
Delisting notice for Equity Media Holdings
No doubt the folks at Equity Media Holdings were already aware of their stock price, but Nasdaq has sent them official notice that the...
Schools named for NABEF scholarships
The NAB Education Foundation has formed a partnership with ten schools from across the country for the NABEF Scholars Program. The program, launched in...
Coffers swell at Entravision
Entravision Communications has completed its previously announced sale of its billboard division to Lamar Advertising Company for $100 million in cash. The outdoor advertising...