Westwood One begins post-NYSE trading
After exiting the New York Stock Exchange, Westwood One yesterday began trading on the “pink sheets” as WWON. The stock tripled in early trading,...
Luxury sales starting to falter
Various studies and commentaries we’ve been seeing through these troubled economic times have suggested that the biggest squeeze on consumer products and services has...
Hoosier journalists fight libel suit
A police officer in Indiana was accused of misconduct, and the accusation was duly reported by the media. It turned out the accusations were...
FTC wants realistic testimonials
Maybe somebody who buys your new gizmo will achieve stunning results. And maybe they won’t. And if the general expectation is that they won’t,...
Moody’s still negative on the newspaper biz
That’s hardly surprising, but Moody’s Investors Service is now warning of “dire straits” for some newspaper companies in 2009. Moody’s does think the
Alan Colmes to leave Hannity & Colmes
FOX News Channel’s Alan Colmes will relinquish his role as co-host of Hannity & Colmes at the end of the year. Colmes said, “I approached Bill Shine earlier this year about wanting to move on
LAN International launching webinar series
LAN International, makers of the VIERO solutions suite, is set to launch a series of free online product demonstrations beginning next month. Designed to...
TDGA project seeks your input
A 36-member panel of Traffic professionals, Sales experts and Traffic Software developers has launched the first of several research projects aimed at “The Monetizing...
Obama attracted to the final battleground
Two Senate races remain to be decided. One of those, the Minnesota match-up between incumbent Norm Coleman (R-MN) and TV/radio broadcaster Al Franken (D-MN)...
New York Times Co. slashes dividend 74%
Shareholders of the New York Times Company are now going to be paid a quarterly dividend of six cents per share, down sharply from...
Mixed month for Journal Communications
Combined October revenues for the publishing and broadcast operations of Journal Communications were down 2.8% to $38 million. Publishing was down 10.6%. Journal Broadcast...
News Corp. reups with Roger Ailes
Roger Ailes, Chairman and CEO, FOX News and Chairman of FOX Television Stations, has signed a new five year contract with News Corporation, it...
Congress finds a drive through for auto firms
Although the Republican contingent in the Senate figures to shrink, it is still sized at its 110th Congress level, and Democrats have been unable...
Black Friday study offers sliver of hope
Consumer Reports says that despite forecasts of a bleak holiday shopping season, turnout at the nation’s retail outlets on Black Friday
Reed Elsevier publishing sale in doubt
The long process of trying to sell the trade publication business of Reed Elsevier may be near an end – and the end could be no sale. The final bids are reported to be about half what had originally been expected. Will a buyer be found