Saga free cash flow up, other numbers down
It’s always nice to have at least one pleasant number to point to, and for Saga Communications in Q2 2008, it was free cash...
Debate schedule released
PBS will handle one of three presidential debates and the only VP face-off, with one presidential confrontation each for NBC and CBS, according to...
Political Sponsorship Identification
A failure to include the correct sponsorship identification announcement can result in the station liability. It is the one area where a
News Corp. wraps up a strong fiscal year
TV played a big role as News Corporation reported operating income up 21% to %.4 billion for its Fiscal 2008, which ended June 30th....
Sony buys out Bertelsmann’s 50% label stake
Sony is going to become the 100% owner of what has been known as Sony BMG, buying the 50% of the record company owned by Bertelsmann AG. The record company will be renamed
Dickey Sr. continues to buy shares
The patriarch of the Dickey family, Lew Sr., is continuing to buy lots and lots of shares of Cumulus Media at the beaten down...
Revenues and profits rise for Dish Network
Satellite TV carrier Dish Network reported that Q2 revenues increased 5.6% to $2.91 billion, despite losing 25,000 net subscribers to end the quarter with...
Skip Caray dead at 68
The long-time voice of the Atlanta Braves on radio and TV, Skip Carey, died in his sleep while taking a nap Sunday afternoon, the...
Shifting political battleground map
If Barack Obama (D-IL) can hold on to the states carried by John Kerry (D-MA) he’d obviously still have a ways to go to make it into the White House
Hearst-Argyle challenged in largest markets
Hearst-Argyle CEO David Barrett says the tough economy is “recessionary-like for ad-driven businesses.” His company reported Q2 revenues down 5.6% to $182.1 million, with...
Equipment maker merger a done deal
Comtech Telecommunications Corp. announced successful completion of its tender offer for all shares of fellow electronics equipment maker Radyne Corporation for $11.50 per share....
Networks take aim at basic pillars of indecency law
The big four networks are seeking a lot more than just reinstatement of the FCC’s long-standing exception to its indecency rules for “fleeting” utterances....
Washington Post Co. into the red
The company Friday posted a net loss of $2.7 million in Q2, compared to net income of $68.8 million a year ago, largely due to a charge for an early retirement program to cut head count
Does XM/Sirius justify DirecTV/Dish?
One of the reasons some were surprised the XM/Sirius merger went through is the fact that what you’d think would be almost the same...
Presidential campaign spend outpacing 2004
A new study from the University of Wisconsin Advertising Project has revealed that the campaigns of Barack Obama (D-IL) and John McCain (R-AZ) are taking to the air at an