Scammers used media to lure victims
The Federal Trade Commission has busted a group of companies and individuals who used radio, television and newspaper advertising to attract victims with promises...
CC Outdoor, Vision Media Group install mall screens in UK
Clear Channel Outdoor, in partnership with Vision Media Group (VMG), continues to drive its digital outdoor strategy with the launch of HD digital mall...
Lender seeks receiver for Equity Media Holdings
Equity Media Holdings says in an SEC filing that its lenders have declared it in default and declared all loans immediately due and payable....
Viacom cutting staff and costs
Viacom announced plans to eliminate 850 jobs, about 7% of its work force, and freeze senior level salaries for 2009. The company will also...
Will Matthews have to give up his day job?
The rumors swirling around MSNBC’s Chris Matthews and his possible run for the US Senate seat in Pennsylvania are strong enough that his immediate...
Belo details political coverage
Television group Belo took a multipronged approach to following the 2008 US election season, providing extensive news coverage, hosting debates and providing free air...
Scripps wants to sell Rocky Mountain News
Saying its share of operating income from a Joint Operating Agreement (JOA) in Denver is not enough to cover editorial costs, E.W. Scripps put the Rocky Mountain News up
Forget the help wanted category
How about just wanted? The police department of Chesapeake VA, part of the Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News market, has taken out an ad in the...
Moody’s still negative after Citadel amends loan
Citadel Broadcasting completed an amendment and waiver to its bank credit agreement, giving the company some wiggle-room on its leverage
Landmark ends sale efforts
Landmark Communications sold The Weather Channel and weather.com to a joint venture of NBC Universal and some private equity firms for $3.5 billion, but one TV station sale was
Hispanic groups ask for focus on ownership diversity
An organization of Hispanic organizations is asking President-elect Barack Obama to take steps to increase the number of minority owners among the
Measuring Audience Response is What Matters
Nielsen sure stirred up a hornet's nest by entering the radio ratings game. Imagine the activity now that radio has another diary system of measuring its audience to present to media buyers
NYSE also sends a notice to Entercom
Entercom’s stock price has moved back up above a buck, but it still got a notice from the NYSE because its stock price had...
Cox opens an umbrella
A new corporate structure effective with the New Year will put Cox Radio, Cox Television and Cox Newspapers all under the umbrella of Cox Media Group
Citadel gets NYSE notice
Citadel Broadcasting says it has been notified that it has fallen below the minimum market capitalization requirement of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)...