Coverage chart getting back to normal
The media has certainly begun to spread its attention around again in the aftermath of the 2008 election season - and there's been plenty...
Tribune says it was totally aboveboard
Tribune Company says that nobody from the corporate office has ever tried to influence staffing decisions at the newspaper Chicago Tribune, neither as a...
Who does Tribune Company owe?
If all of the creditors of Tribune Company show up, the bankruptcy judge in Delaware might need a circus tent to hold the hearings....
Was Blagojevich going to Zell with a handbasket?
It’s not every day a sitting governor is charged with peddling an open US Senate seat, as is the case with Rod Blagojevich of...
Bain closing in on Reed pubs
The Sunday Times of London reported that TPG has pulled out of the bidding for Reed Business Information, which Reed Elsevier is trying to...
Equity Media files Chapter 11
RBR/TVBR has learned that Equity Media Holdings filed a Chapter 11 petition yesterday in Federal Bankruptcy Court. The move came just before an Arkansas...
CNN Headline News adds Clark Howard
CNN Headline News announced Dial-Global syndicated radio show host and money coach Clark Howard will debut a new weekend program on 1/3. Every week,...
Bulletin: Tribune Company files Chapter 11
CEO Sam Zell cites a “perfect storm” that has hit Tribune Company since it was taken private a year ago, making it difficult for...
Chapter 11 is the new chapter for Tribune Company
A year after taking Tribune Company private in a massive leveraged buyout, that huge debt load has led CEO Sam Zell to seek protection from a Federal
Marcus launching own hedge fund
Wall Street veteran Drew Marcus is exiting Deutsche Bank at the end of this year to launch his own hedge fund in the media...
Reports: Tribune girding for possible Chapter 11
Both the Wall Street Journal and New York Times reported on their websites late yesterday that Tribune Company has hired the investment banking firm...
Battle of the media ratings titans
The Nielsen Company is invading Arbitron’s turf, US radio ratings, so Arbitron is threatening to fight back by offering TV ratings with its Portable People Meter (PPM). If it comes to a showdown, who is likely
Sumner’s unintended consequences
What did Mark Thomas get when he bought Sumner Redstone’s 87% stake in Midway Games without consulting Midway management? Maybe a financial mess. The company says in an SEC filing that
Lessons Learned In Wilmington
I’ll admit it. I was naive. I thought this digital conversion would be just like Y2K – loaded with angst, and then a peaceful ending. I was wrong. We were not allowed to
Auto woes a double headache for Detroit media
The ailing automobile industry is a major news topic in Motor City, and by all rights, news organizations operating there want to throw as...