Nasdaq approves Radio One move
Radio One says it has gotten approval from the Nasdaq Stock market to move its lightly traded Class A stock from the Nasdaq Global...
July another downer for the NY Times Co.
Ad revenues dropped 17.9% in July to $119.9 million for the News Media group at the New York Times Company, which includes the newspapers,...
Taking issue with research
I totally agree with Bob Harper about perceptual research being the most important research for programming a radio station, but I could not disagree...
Election resurfaces immediately
The Georgia/Russia conflict briefly knocked Campaign 2008 off the top of the Project for Excellence in Journalism media coverage chart, but it was right...
Payola And Plugola (FCC Fines Made Easy!)
Can You Be On The Take? Sure, But ... Let's Review In Case You Forgot. So, the record promoter comes by the station and offers you two box seats
Employees to buzz from Bee
Just how bad will the ad fall-off for newspapers be? McClatchy’s Sacramento Bee can’t even predict that, so the newspaper isn’t even saying how...
Wegner gets a Nasdaq notice
It may not be much consolation to broadcasting companies who have seen their stock price drop below a buck, but they are not along....
Harris boosts its dividend
It seems business is good for Harris Corporation. The electronics equipment maker has boosted its quarterly dividend by 33% to 20 cents per share....
Democrats extend lead in battle for Senate
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee started Q3 with an edge over its counterpart, the National Republican Campaign Committee, and managed to extend its lead...
Fitch sees Tribune default a “real possibility”
You can bet that Tribune CEO Sam Zell will get some questions in his quarterly conference call today with lenders and bond analysts about...
Emergencies in a world without broadcast
A kerosene company in Pennsylvania recently found itself in a situation that could provide a look into the future, if an emergency situation eliminates...
New radio company going public
Sports Radio Event Network Inc. is not, however, a traditional radio company with AM or FM licenses. Rather, it provides live in-venue broadcasts at sports events. It is being spun off as a stand-alone company
Following the money, Election 2008
Straight from the Federal Election Commission, we have financials for Democratic and Republican elective categories below the presidential level. As of mid-year 2008, contributions...
Pre-Convention Media Scorecard
Advertising: Spot TV, National Cable, and Spot RadioDetails on Candidates' Online presence, Advertising campaigns and TV Ratings for Past Conventions. In advance of the...
‘Exec Disappointed over’
College presidents pushing lower drinking age -- We've always thought that if you're old enough to be handed a gun and sent to die for your country, you're old enough to enjoy a beer or a glass of wine