Brewer reformulates drink after Sparks fly
MillerCoors has decided to take the caffeine out of its relatively new beverage Sparks, which also contains alcohol, after arousing massive complaints about encouraging...
“Stripping" is key to Jay Leno’s success in prime time
Many people believe that GE/NBC’s plan to move late night icon Jay Leno into a five-day primetime strip is unprecedented. But Hispanic broadcast expert Julio Rumbaut sees a
Gray updates guidance
Gray Television told investors to expect Q4 revenues to be $93.5-94.0 million, up approximately 11-12% from a year ago. That narrows the previous guidance...
Journal taking charge, revenues down
Like so many other media companies, Journal Communications has re-evaluated its asset values and is taking a non-cash charge in Q4. CFO Andre Fernandez...
Dickey buys his own Christmas gifts
If you sold any Cumulus Media shares lately, there’s a real good chance the buyer was Lew Dickey Sr. He continues to buy up...
Foolish stock advice?
Motley Fool has selected five stocks it thinks should be avoided in 2009, and two of them are media stocks. The good news: They...
News preferences in flux
Local television is still the go-to news source for over half of all Americans, but it is now just getting barely over half to...
Utley utterance inspires FCC complaints
Philadelphia Phillies second-baseman Chase Utley has been chased all the way to the FCC by Philadelphians angry about his choice of language when celebrating...
Hoffa attacks Tribune
Teamsters Union President James P. Hoffa lashed out at Tribune Company and CEO Sam Zell as he called for the US Bankruptcy Court to put employees first as Tribune goes through
Dismal forecast from Barclays
The Internet & Media analysts at Barclays Capital have revisited the 2009 ad spending forecast they issued in October and are now looking for an even worse year ahead. They are now expecting double digit
A sign of the changing times
The American Society of Newspaper Editors is planning to remove "paper" from its name and expand its membership to include editors of online-only news...
Fisher finds silver lining in dark cloud
With the economy in a tailspin, broadcasting stocks have been particularly hard hit. In a letter to shareholders, Fisher Communications CEO Colleen Brown notes...
Excellent advice from Ogilvy
Yeah, the economy is sucking wind. But Ogilvy North America notes that while others are ducking and covering, the smart and the bold are...
Entravision gets NYSE notice
No doubt the management of Entravision was well aware that their company’s stock price had fallen below $1. The company has now received official notice from the New York Stock Exchange
Plug for plugging Leno into prime
A reader directly affected by the recent Leno primetime announcement sent in an enthusiastic endorsement. Referencing your story this morning